Talk:20 September 2008

Organising SFD Devoport

• Software Freedom Day This September 20th there will be worldwide events to celebrate free software
• NZ Software Freedom Day NZ Events

Details

• Time: 9:00 -3pm
• Helpers: Alan, Jaco, Milan (from midday)

Tasks/stuff to get

• Handout material - Got some Ubuntu flyers & stickers. few t-shirts left
• Serving ISO's: DreamLinux & PCLinuxOS
• USB flash drives. Allan can arrange 10x4Gig @ NZ$210

Yes, this is OK as long as Alan can put up the cash, we can give him cash on Saturday --Milan 14:52, 18 September 2008 (NZST)

• DVD & CD blanks
• Security for hardware (cables)
• embed/presentation of http://cgi.softwarefreedomday.org/map.shtml

Software available

Linux distros (emphasis on 32-bit. primarily debian flavours)

• Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Mythbuntu, eeeBuntu (ISO's downloaded)
• Ibex available, courtesy of Alan
• openSuSE
• Mint
• gOS
• IPCop, Endian, eBOX
• VoIP: AsteriskNOW, trixbox
• I'm having absolutely NO joy with these (giving up; someone else try)
• DreamLinux (ISO pending) v3.n i386 gnome
• PCLinuxOS (ISO pending) pclos-gnome2008.iso

Debrief

So, how did it go? Feedback from all participants is welcome here.

What worked well?

• A lot of traffic going past the shop, good location --Milan 17:12, 21 September 2008 (NZST)
• Found out how easy it is to access local radio and do interviews --Milan 17:12, 21 September 2008 (NZST)

Stuff to do for next time

• We will need to register earlier to get the free giveaways --Milan 17:12, 21 September 2008 (NZST)
• Get a story into the local media about a month before hand --Milan 17:12, 21 September 2008 (NZST)
• Tie in with local events gazette --Milan 17:12, 21 September 2008 (NZST)
• See if we can set up an Auckland event that is more like what was done in Wellington --Milan 17:12, 21 September 2008 (NZST)
• Talk to the Wellington SFD ppl --Milan 17:12, 21 September 2008 (NZST)
• Get media involvement, interviews and story for local newspaper and radio. If Auckland-wide, get Herald story --Milan 17:12, 21 September 2008 (NZST)
• Need to prepare and hang printouts in various locations --Milan 17:12, 21 September 2008 (NZST)

General Comments & Nags

• Thanks to the various forms of support offered by the SFD, this project was way easier to pull off than just doing something as an isolated event. With a bit more preparation it could be quite a sizeable yet relaxed event. We were wondering how to make the community aware of free and open source software, and this is a good start. It is also interesting from a business perspective in that it represents a peer to peer and open source marketing campaign. We knew that such things are possible, put partaking in an actual instance is valuable as a test of our theories. So far, the theories are holding up fine.--Milan 17:12, 21 September 2008 (NZST)
• Bit annoyed that we are doing a leaflet campaign and didn't tie in the SFD to kick off the marketing for the local business (Wharf IT).--Milan 17:12, 21 September 2008 (NZST)
• On the other hand, it means that something like SFD could be used to launch any p2p open source business or venture, simply by offering to host the event!--Milan 17:12, 21 September 2008 (NZST)