For those of you interested, there is a 462 line full log of the
meeting at http://possum.kicks-ass.org/SFDLog
On 8/29/06, Sick Twist <thesicktwist@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Tonight's SFD IRC meeting began with a few updates about promotional work
> accomplished during the past week: 5 Hillsborough County libraries (West
> Gate, Jimmie B. Keel, Temple Terrace, John F. Germany & Seminole Heights)
> have been supplied with flyers, Craigslist now has our events listed, and at
> least one local reporter (Suzanne Schmidt of The Loop, Temple Terrace
> community news) is doing a story on our plans for SFD. Additional help with
> promotion is always welcome so if you can assist in spreading the word about
> our plans for SFD please do.
>
> After that, the meeting discussion shifted to plans for the SFD exhibits at
> MOSI and Mirta's. Our focus will be promoting Free Software, (not
> necessarily Linux), by showcasing its advantages, availability, and ease of
> use. We will do this by presenting a slide show that illustrates the many
> ways Free Software liberates PC users, handing out CDs, and allowing event
> attendees to get first hand experience with some powerful and polished
> pieces of Free Software (Firefox, OpenOffice.org, a Linux Desktop with Xgl,
> etc).
>
> We plan on having Fedora, Suse, Ubuntu, and TheOpenCD available for event
> attendees. There are 140 Suse CDs, 12 Fedora and about 250 of TheOpenCD. Not
> sure about Ubuntu yet. Any donations of additional Free Software would be
> appreciated.
>
> There will be PCs at both MOSI and Mirta's to demonstrate some of the Free
> Software that is being distributed. This will keep visitors interested (much
> more exciting to see Firefox ad-blocking in action than just to hear someone
> talk about it). At this point, we have a small number of demo machines
> available so if you have any working
> desktops/laptops/mice/monitors/keyboards/powerstrips that you can lend to
> either exhibit please let me know.
>
> Both exhibit locations have wireless Internet access available so we will
> need a wireless bridge or a Linux box running as a wireless bridge in order
> to get the demo PCs with wired NICs on the Internet. If you have access to a
> wireless bridge or have the knowledge to set up a Linux box to do this
> please get in touch.
>
> The next SFD IRC meeting will be next Tuesday, September 5 at 7 p.m. in
> #slug.fl on irc.freenode.net and will be for all the volunteers who plan on
> running the exhibits at MOSI and Mirta's. We will discuss what is to be
> expected on SFD and try to determine how many volunteers will be at each
> location. And of course, I have to mention the wiki:
>
> http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/america/USA/FL/Tampa
>
> Jonathon
>
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