Saturday 19 September 2009

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New Mexico Ubuntu LoCo

We have been involved with Software Freedom Day for 3 years click the links to see what we have been up to!

Software Freedom Day 2007 Software Freedom Day 2008

Software Freedom Day 2009

New Mexico Artwork

Software Freedom Day Flyer SVG source

Software Freedom Day Flyer printable png file

Software Freedom Day tri-fold brochure printable pdf file

Big News we will have a Albuquerque Team and a Portales Team this year! More to come.

Saturday, September 19th 2009

We Need you! Please add you name to this list (if you need help editing on the wiki contact dthomasdigital) if you are going to be volunteering for Software Freedom day 2009!

Please only add yourself to the list if you know you are coming.

Volunteer sign up list

  • {*} dthomasdigital

    {*} doomcat

    {*} rofthorax

    {*} jay4rest

    {*} protonchris

    {*} jimrz

List of this years swag

  • Ubnutu 9.04 LiveCD's 32bit
  • Ubuntu 9.04 Server CD's 32bit
  • Kubuntu 9.04 LiveCD's 32bit
  • Fedora 12 LiveCD's 32bit and 64bit
  • Fedora 12 DVD's 32bit and 64bit
  • Ubuntu Case badges
  • Fedora Case badges (limited supply)
  • Ubuntu Stickers
  • Software Freedom Day stickers
  • Open CD (windows open source software)

We are working on other items as well.

Some guidelines to make SFD a positive celebration:

  • DO present the capabilities and practical benefits of FOSS.
  • DO NOT pretend that FOSS is perfect for everyone or everything.
  • DO have the ability to present FOSS ideology clearly and concisely to interested people.
  • DO NOT beat uninterested people over the head with ideology; this will confuse and intimidate them. Instead...
  • DO let the quality of the software speak for itself and its ideology.
  • DO have demo machines present if possible.
  • DO your best to connect people with a local FOSS community.
  • DO provide contact information for your SFD team so people can subsequently contact you for more information.
  • DO get contact information from interested and willing people, so you can proactively follow-up with them later.
  • DO proactively follow-up with people who attend your SFD event.
  • DO find and cooperate with other SFD teams in your area.
  • DO start other SFD teams in your area - this is cooperation, not competition!

  • DO NOT -- seriously -- DO NOT bash Microsoft or SCO or any other false Great Satan. Software Freedom Day is not about any individual companies or people; Software Freedom Day is a positive community celebration of Software Freedom.