[ubuntu-uk] Linux Awareness
Paul Sutton
zleap at zleap.net
Mon May 23 19:54:57 UTC 2011
On 23/05/11 20:05, Dino T. wrote:
>
> Re: Grant Sewell
>
> On Mon, 23 May 2011 14:07:08 +0100
> Dino T. wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > A friend and I are brainstorming on a 2 hour presentation to give to
> > Universities and Colleges across Liverpool. To increase awareness and
> > show students that they can save money using free/open source
> > software. This is scheduled for around September 2011.
> >
> > What do you suggest we cover? Has to be very basic too for beginners
> > and if they want to learn more, we'll be providing sheets out to
> > links etc.
> >
> > Dino T.
>
> One thing that you could lean on is the open nature of Free Software
> and how it ties in with the very nature of how Universities (should)
> share information with others. You could talk about how open
> discussion and peer review has pushed the boundaries of scientific
> knowledge over the past century or so, and the parallels with the open
> and collaborative nature of Free Software.
>
> Grant.
>
>
> Good idea Grant. I've made a note.
>
Are you planning to share the end result with the community perhaps
under a cc license so we can use and modify for use elsewhere,
Paul
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