Talk:Free Software meetings

Organising SFD Devoport

Details

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

Tasks/stuff to get

• Handout material
• Serving isos
• Memory sticks
• DVD blanks
• Security for laptops
• 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
• DreamLinux (ISO pending)
• PCLinuxOS (ISO pending)
• openSuSE

Free Software links

• Software Freedom Day This September 20th there will be worldwide events to celebrate free software
• NZ Software Freedom Day NZ Events
• https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNetbootin
• http://www.linuxalt.com/
• http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Linux_software_equivalent_to_Windows_software#Multimedia
• http://www.libervis.com/wiki/index.php?title=Table_of_Equivalent_Software
• http://www.distrowatch.com/
• http://portableapps.com/
• http://www.osalt.com/
• http://ubuntuforums.org
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Free_software

Notable notes & linkable links

external references

• http://nzoss.org.nz/news/2008/sofwarefreedomday-events