[Ubuntu-SG] Speaker Request for NUS SFD, 19 Sept 2008 @ NUS

[Muhammad Heidir Abd M]

Hi,


I'm not sure whether its right to talk about FOSS, since we are suppossed to talk about Ubuntu. Mr. Chew, care for a suggestion?

About the cart you are talking about, I'm sure you are referring to the carts that was given away when you purchased a printer during COMEX 2008. It can either be pulled behind or pushed, and it can be folded to be carried easily..

Unfortunately I gave mine away to a friend. I'm not sure where you could buy it. You could try Sim Lim Square, or Funan IT Mall - Challenger?

All the best.

Heidir


----- Original Message ----
From: C David Rigby <c.david.rigby at gmail.com>
To: Thomas Goh <tomgohj at gmail.com>
Cc: Ubuntu Singapore Mailing List <ubuntu-sg at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Monday, 15 September 2008 09:46:35
Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-SG] Speaker Request for NUS SFD, 19 Sept 2008 @ NUS





On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Thomas Goh <tomgohj at gmail.com> wrote:

Just wondering if anyone is covering the history of OSS. Might be good to do a short intro. 

Cheer,
Tom Goh

Also a possibility, but perhaps not having the same impact as stuff I could demonstrate on my laptop(s). (I asked Richard, Raymond and Linus to drop by, but they said they were too busy watching Seinfeld and Gates on Youtube. (8-> )

I did consider "A brief history of GNU/Linux" but dragging along my computer museum may be more than I can manage when transported by taxi.

BTW, does anyone know of a good place to by a hand truck or cart (I'm not sure what the correct term is in Singapore)? Something I could stack my gear on to wheel it back and forth. Two wheels, stands by itself, tip to roll, popular with Aunties going shopping.

Cheers
CDR



On Sep 15, 2008, at 9:18 AM, "C David Rigby" <c.david.rigby at gmail.com> wrote:


Good Morning TUSG,

OK, because I'm sort of ornery (just ask my mother) my proposed presentation, to follow those of Chew and Heidir, is "FOSS is not just GNU/Linux!" What I'll cover, super-briefly:


	* FOSS for Windows
	* Other OSes (*BSDs, Minix; Open Solaris will already be covered by Thanh Son most likely)
	* Applications of the Free & Open Source concept to other domains (biology and hardware, for example, but also Creative Commons).What do you think?

CDR


On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 11:02 AM, C David Rigby <c.david.rigby at gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Chew,

OK, I'll see what I can do by way of a presentation topic. It will need to be something I can put together with minimal time expended, given the impressive list of tasks I have still outstanding. I'll cogitate a bit and then propose a topic to you and Heidir. Since you two have the Ubuntu advocacy covered, I should focus on something more generally GNU/Linux, don't you think?

Cheers
CDR



On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Chew EK <chew4097 at gmail.com> wrote:

hi CDR
At the moment, we have the following presentation topics:
1. Why Ubuntu?  About the Ubuntu way.  >> Chew
2. Introduction to Ubuntu desktop and applications.  >> Heider
3. Compiz Fusion demo.  >> Chew
4. Where to get Ubuntu?  Joining the Ubuntu community. >> Chew

The list of topics might still change, since Heidir can't make up his mind. :lol:

K. Sitt has mentioned he can't make it in time, due to work commitment.

It will be great if you could add a presentation to the list.

regards
Chew


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