SFD06 reports

Corey Burger corey.burger at gmail.com
Mon Sep 18 04:09:34 UTC 2006


On 9/17/06, David J Patrick <djp at linuxcaffe.ca> wrote:
> here's mine;
>
> After their initial meeting at linuxcaffe, the ubuntu Toronto group,
> decided that it was worth scrambling to try and make an impact for
> Software Freedom Day. I think they were all a bit surprised with how
> well they did! The wheels lurched into motion, ubuntu wikis were
> utilized, a Google group was created, and the #ubuntu-ca irc channel
> began to hum with planning activity. In one week, a venue was secured,
> CDs amassed, inserts and pamphlets written, laid out and printed, and
> a considerable troupe of volunteers co-ordinated to spread the word.
> On the morning of the 16th, the plans were put into action. The net
> result; hundreds of people got a warm, enthusiastic one-on-one, and
> left with either a shiny new CD or a pamphlet. Around a dozen of the
> most curious were treated to a professional grade demonstration,
> including popular applications, system navigation and themes. I only
> caught Hannas talk, but it was bright, clear and enthusiastic. In a
> word; persuasive ! In the background, Jamon had the projector
> delivering examples like magic.
> The ubuntu-toronto team was impressive. Hard work went into planning,
> prep and execution and for a group that had never done this before,
> they pulled it off with flying colours.
> A hearty congratulations for a job well done.
> I can't wait for the next one !
> David J Patrick

Very cool!

Seems every year I plan on leaving Victoria before SFD and every year
it doesn't happen. Well, this year I had a bit of an accidental SFD. A
local computer club in town (Windows-based mostly) had organized a
mall visit for the 16th and 17th, without knowing what SFD was. As
they invited the local lug along, I decided to help out at the last
minute. However, we did have about 50 cds on hand, plus a great deal
of pamphlets. All in all it went well, lots of pamphlets handed out
(about 150) and about 35 cds. Lots of people in the mall didn't have a
computer, which is sad for a developed country like ours. Got some
unexpected people who already knew or ran Linux and one person in a
local store who ran Ubuntu. Did some guerrilla
placements of cds and pamphlets at the local computer stores as well.

Looking forward to next year,

Corey




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