[H-GEN] Software Freedom Day (new thread)

[Ewan Edwards]

On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:43 pm, Russell Stuart wrote:
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> Which all means, failing other suggestions, its the Sunday
> Computer Markets or nothing.

What about outside one of the major computer stores around the town, 
an example being Harvey Norman at Carindale.  

IIRC there are 2 or 3 computer shops in the shopping centre near the 
corner of Nursery & Logan Roads, Mt Gravatt ... may be worth 
considering.

Also, Computer Alliance and someone else are at the corner of 
Broadwater & Logan Roads.  

There are probably a number of other places around Brisbane that would 
attract sufficient people on a Saturday morning for a small stall.

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> We need to make a decision soon to give ourselves time to
> make CD's, posters, and so on.  I suggest we use this list
> as a poll so we can see what the consensus is.  So if you
> want to be involved please post a yea or nay.

I can be available to help on Saturday morning for a few hours, but 
not much more than that.  Also, I have a Fairmont wagon that could be 
used to transport stuff.

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> If you have other suggestions, follow them up and try to
> post the results today.

Not so much a suggestion as a comment:  
Anyone talking to the general public extolling the virtues of OSS in 
general, and/or Linux in particular, must take special care not to 
turn it into a Microsoft bashing exercise.

I'm sure most of the people on this list will clearly understand at 
least a few of the reasons for that.