[hblug] Software Freedom Day: Ideas

[Daniel Faulknor]

On 9/8/06, Michael Adams <mbadams at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:44:07 +1200
> Daniel Faulknor wrote:
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> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > Software Freedom Day is Saturday 16 September
> >
> > First Thing:
> > First thing i need to know to make plans is who is available, and when
> > you are available.
> > We will be looking to cover: Napier, Taradale, Hastings (and maybe
> > Havelock- not sure about that one)
> > Maybe splitting the day into morning and afternoon would be a good
> > approach. One area in the morning (ie Napier/Taradale & Hastings) and
> > the other in the afternoon.
> > This all depends on how many people are available, and when etc.
>
> I'll do saturday morning anywhere


Its looking like saturday morning for napier/taradale

> Other Things:
> > The plan is to hand out ubuntu leaflets with a "business card" in them
> > with a way for people to contact someone about ubuntu. Are there any
> > people who would be happy to volunteer to have their name and phone
> > number printed on some of the cards (im going to be on some, but some
> > other people would be good, to share the job a bit).
>
> I'll hand out cards with my own name on them. I am no Ubuntu guru, hell,
> i am no mandriva guru. ph 8447531


Cheers

> Also it was suggested to me maybe we could buy a pack of baloons and
> > put ubuntu stickers on them. If we encounter any families the children
> > would get the baloons and the adults would get a leaflet. This would
> > give us a way to draw attention to ourselves.
>
> Give them balloons and stickers seperate, some kids collect em and half
> the fun for a kid is deciding where to stick them. I'll up front $10 for
> a balloons kitty.


Good idea, and thanks

> Do we want to give out just Ubuntu cds or do we want to look at
> > Kubuntu and Edubuntu as well? - Edubuntu is aimed at
> > teachers/edutational institutions. With Ubuntu/Kubuntu, would we
> > really only want to give out kubuntu if the person we were giving it
> > to knew what it was, or do we want to give them out randomly? (keep in
> > mind at the moment we have very limited numbers of Kubuntu cds)
>
> Focus on Free Software initially. The LEGAL give away is the clincher,
> people won't care what it is. So i vote stick to one pruduct for
> simplicity.


Ubuntu then, as we have more

> Finally, does anyone else have any other suggestions for things we
> > could do on the day?
>
> Offer Daniel as a raffle prize to the highest bidding housewife.
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> Joke Daniel


LOL
i had to laugh at that  :P

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