[IAEP] Trans.: [info-fsf Digest] Turtles all the way down to the source code

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Software Freedom Day, Melbourne, Sat 19th September
http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/melb

Squeak - Tansel Ersavas 12:30
Scratch&TurtleArt - Tony Forster 1:00


> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:24:56 -0400
> From: Deborah Nicholson <membership at fsf.org>
> Subject: [FSF] Turtles all the way down to the source code: FSF's
> 	Boston	Software Freedom Day event to feature Walter Bender
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> BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 -- On
> Saturday, September 19th, Boston's casual free software users and the
> technologically curious will gather together for a Software Freedom
> Day event hosted by the Free Software Foundation (FSF).
> 
> Software Freedom Day is the international holiday dedicated to
> recognizing and promoting software that respects computer users'
> freedom. While the FSF is hosting its day-long public gathering in
> Boston, other teams all over the globe will be celebrating in their own
> cities, towns and villages as well.
> 
> Saturday's event schedule includes workshops, demonstrations,
> lightning talks by attendees, and hands-on free software activism. In
> addition, Walter Bender, the founder and executive director of Sugar
> Labs, will be the morning's featured speaker. He'll be talking about
> "Turtle Art," which is a fun and creative educational free software
> activity for kids that runs in the Sugar environment on platforms like
> the One Laptop Per Child project's XO. In the afternoon, Richard M.
> Stallman, founder of the GNU Project and president of the FSF, will
> speak to participants about how and why to make the move to free
> software.
> 
> "It's usually a relaxed affair, attracting both new and experienced
> users from the community, getting together in the same space and
> sharing tips and tricks," said Matt Lee, FSF campaigns manager. This
> is the FSF's third year hosting a Software Freedom Day event in
> Boston.
> 
> The event will take place on September 19th from 10am-5pm, and
> participation is open to the public at no charge. More info about the
> schedule is available at
> <http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/Boston_Software_Freedom_Day>, and RSVPs to
> <membership at fsf.org> are appreciated. The location is in Chinatown at
> the Encuentro 5 Community Center (<http://www.encuentro5.org/>), 33
> Harrison Ave, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02111.
> 
> More information about other Software Freedom Day events around the
> world can be found at <http://www.softwarefreedomday.org>.
> 
> ### About the Free Software Foundation
> 
> The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
> promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
> redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
> use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
> system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
> software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
> political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
> located at fsf.org and gnu.org, are an important source of information
> about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at
> <http://donate.fsf.org>. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.
> 
> 
> ### Media Contacts
> 
> Matt Lee
> Campaigns Manager
> Free Software Foundation
> +1 (617) 542 5942
> <campaigns at fsf.org>
> 
> John Sullivan
> Operations Manager
> Free Software Foundation
> +1 (617) 542 5942
> <campaigns at fsf.org>
> 
> 
> 
> 
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