Event Information
Description
Software Freedom Day Software Freedom Day is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS).
This year, SFD would be also organized by fedora volunteers in Belgaum, a city in Karnatak State of INDIA. During this day, a lot of activities would be held for Science students and also for general public. Our goal in this celebration is to educate the public about the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, at home, and in business -- in short, everywhere!
'Happy Software Freedom Day'
Dates/Location
- When: September 20th, 2014
- Where: Gymkhana Hall, G S Science College, Belgaum, India
Responsible People
- Praveen Patil - SFD Team Leader
- Subhash Desai
- Haribhau Rajgolkar
- Dattatreya Dasarai Rao
- Chetankumar Dhavale
- Vaishali Bharati
- Sachin Pawar
And many Science Student volunteers
Event Schedule
September 20, 2014: Software Freedom Day event
Ideas/Brainstorming
Spreading the word
- Public announcement on relevant Fedora Mailing Lists
- Register with Global SFD Community ( already registered link title )
SFD Session Ideas
- Introduction to FOSS
- FOSS For Everyone
- FOSS with Fedora ( Demo of Fedora Live DVD with Educational Science software) by Praveen Patil
- Install Fest - Help people install Fedora or other distros of their choice [it's Freedom :) ]
- Contributing to FOSS when you're not a programmer
- Contributing to FOSS when you're a beginner programmer
- Swag distribution booth ( Stickers, fedora DVDs, Foss information brochures etc...)