Software Freedom Day
September 14th, 2006Press Release: Barrie, Ontario, Canada - September 14, 2006
Barrie’s second Software Freedom Day - September 16, 2006
Thousands of people expected to gather in cities around Canada and the world to share and promote the benefits of free and open source software.
The Barrie Linux Users Group is proud to announce Barrie’s inaugural Software Freedom Day on September 16, 2006. Software Freedom Day is a global initiative to celebrate and give back to the community by taking Free and Open Source software to the streets! The event will be held from 9am to 4pm at the Barrie Public Library’s Georgian Room.
Software Freedom Day will have over hundreds of teams across the world doing a variety of activities, including distributing free Linux CDs and other giveaways, running booths about Linux and open source software
More information about free software can be found online at http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FLOSS_Concept_Booklet
Free software offers everyone all the tools they need to improve their computer literacy, without any upfront cost. Computers have become an integral part of society and now drive most businesses. Computer skills have therefore become essential to advancing a person’s career.
In addition to job prospects, computer skills and online communications equip an individual with the means to a better education, online services and goods, a broader community, and to opportunities that simply may not be accessible to them in their area. The online culture does not judge people on their colour, age, sex, or beliefs, but rather on their achievements, and with the right tools, what an individual can achieve with a computer is solely limited by their imagination.
Examples of free software include the Linux operating system, OpenOffice.org office productivity suite, Firefox Web browser, and the GIMP image manipulation tool (similar to Adobe Photoshop). There is also free software for gaming, instant messaging, business and financial applications, and many more areas of computing.
Discover Free Software and what it can do for you on Software Freedom Day, September 16!
About Software Freedom Day
Software Freedom Day is a global initiative to celebrate and give back to the community by taking Free and Open Source software to the streets! See http://www.softwarefreedomday.org for more information.
About the Barrie Linux Users Group
The Barrie Linux Users Group (BLUG) was founded to cater for the needs of the Barrie Linux community and to promote the use of Linux and open source software in Barrie and central Ontario. For more information and the monthly meeting schedule see http://www.barrielug.org/ .
Contacts:
Alexander Rau – BLUG founder & event coordinator – alex.arau[it_goes_here]gmail.com
Pat Wendorf – BLUG founder & event coordinator – dungeons[it_goes_here]gmail.com
James Linden – BLUG co-founder & event coordinator – jl[it_goes_here]jameslinden.com
Journalists are very welcome to these events, and please contact us if you are interested in more information, interviews or photos.
Warmest regards,
Alexander Rau, Pat Wendorf, James Linden
