[ubuntu-us-ma] Fwd: [FSF] Why is free software important to you? Submit your response to our new video campaign!

[Martin Owens]

Hey DPic,

Would you like to do a group video at the next meeting? We could add it
to our blogs and such. Post about it to the rest of the Ubuntu
community.

Martin,

On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 23:03 -0400, Danny Piccirillo wrote:
> Just thought this was a good idea that Ubuntu LoCo's could get in on
> =]
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Holmes Wilson <campaigns at fsf.org>
> Date: Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 15:50
> Subject: [FSF] Why is free software important to you? Submit your
> response to our new video campaign!
> To: info-fsf at gnu.org, info-member at gnu.org
> 
> 
> The FSF is launching a new advocacy campaign, and we'd love to have
> you involved.
> 
> One of the most important tasks for us at FSF is to help foster the
> understanding that free software is crucial to a free society, and
> that citizens should switch to free software at home and in their own
> work, for freedom's sake.  But in many ways, most of this work has
> always been done by the millions of free software users around the
> world, telling others why they care about free software and what they
> use it for.
> 
> So, why not make all that energy, specificity, and persuasion part of
> our message to the world on FSF.org?  And what better way to do it
> than with videos from free software supporters, published using free
> formats and an exciting new free standard for online video?
> 
> In 2-5 minutes, using a camcorder, digital camera, or webcam, you can
> create a video about why you or a friend love free software. Then
> submit your video and invite friends to do the same!
> 
> Submission guidelines:
> 
> * <http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/video_testimonial_guidelines/>
> 
> At the Women in Free Software Summit and the Boston celebration of
> Software Freedom Day 2009, FSF volunteer Dana Moser roved the event
> asking participants the following questions, and making videos of the
> responses:
> 
> * "What do you do with free software?"
> * "Why do you like free software?"
> * "Why is software freedom important to you?"
> 
> Blog post with Dana's videos:
> 
> * <http://www.fsf.org/news/video_testimonials_campaign/>
> 
> Direct links to the video files:
> 
> * <http://static.fsf.org/nosvn/what_like_sm.ogv>
> * <http://static.fsf.org/nosvn/important_sm.ogv>
> 
> More about Dana:
> 
> * <http://curiousart.org/resume.html>
> 
> We look forward to watching your contributions!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Holmes Wilson
> 
> Free Software Foundation
> 
> P.S. We've been collecting written testimonials for a while -- check
> out the link below.  If you'd like to submit a written testimonial,
> email testimonials at fsf.org.
> 
> * <http://www.fsf.org/resources/testimonials>
> 
> If you'd also like to put up a short video to be part of our end of
> year fundraising campaign, instructions are here:
> 
> * <http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/year-end-fundraising-videos/>
> 
> 
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