On 23/05/11 20:05, Dino T. wrote: > > Re: Grant Sewell > > On Mon, 23 May 2011 14:07:08 +0100 > Dino T. wrote: > > > Hi > > > > A friend and I are brainstorming on a 2 hour presentation to give to > > Universities and Colleges across Liverpool. To increase awareness and > > show students that they can save money using free/open source > > software. This is scheduled for around September 2011. > > > > What do you suggest we cover? Has to be very basic too for beginners > > and if they want to learn more, we'll be providing sheets out to > > links etc. > > > > Dino T. > > One thing that you could lean on is the open nature of Free Software > and how it ties in with the very nature of how Universities (should) > share information with others. You could talk about how open > discussion and peer review has pushed the boundaries of scientific > knowledge over the past century or so, and the parallels with the open > and collaborative nature of Free Software. > > Grant. > > > Good idea Grant. I've made a note. >
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