Great news, great SFD support, thanks Ryan! And many thanks to Henri, SFD Team Lucid organiser.
South Library lab open for SFD 10am-4pm today. *Nix new users / installees invited, helpers with favourite distros welcome. Come and say hi. Kia ora Rik On 18/09/10 20:31, Ryan McCoskrie wrote: > On Wednesday 15 September 2010 12:14:22 Rik Tindall wrote: > >> Greetings All, >> >> This weekend is Software Freedom Day, the annual international >> celebration of free and open-source software. >> >> The usual South Library, South Learning Centre PC lab venue will be open >> - from 10am to 4pm at 66 Colombo Street in Beckenham, on Sunday 19 >> September. >> >> This year we are joined by Team Lucid, who will do promotional work for >> the event from 11am to 3pm at the Central Library in Gloucester Street, >> on Saturday 18 September, . >> >> All welcome to attend, join in, have fun - getting the excellent >> software news out to the wider community. >> > Like I said before I can't do anything on a Sunday* but I joined in with the > Lucid Team today and I have to say that my first experience of face to face > open source collaboration was thoroughly exhilarating. I've been feeling > completely jazzed all evening. Just a bunch of volunteers stepping and doing > what is needed with no thought or need of formality. > > Normally when I try to work in a team I either stand in the back feeling > guilty that I'm not being of any use or get shouted at because I have somehow > ruined everything. Today I feel that I have bought constructive and reasonably > implemented ideas to a cooperative anarchy as well as being a general team > player. > > Everyone who came made it undoubtedly one of the best Saturdays ever. > > I'd really like to hear some stories about the installfest planned for > tomorrow. > > *No I don't believe that the Sabbath should be held by Christians but the > logistics got awkward. > _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
