[kwlug-disc] Software Freedom Day

[Paul Nijjar]

These are all good ideas. Lets make some of them happen. 

I am going to revive our sfd-planning list from last year, and then
(re-)add the following people: Nick, Bob, Khalid, Ralph. 

We could definitely use some energy in getting the word out, for those
of us who do not have overwhelming social anxiety issues.

- Paul


On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 11:37:59PM -0400, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> I totally agree with Ralph on the outreach to non-conventional channels to
> get more audience outside the usual converts.
> 
> Yes, government, local, municipal and provincial are good candidates.
> 
> Here are some other avenues as well:
> 
> - The two school boards?
> 
> - Alerting the conventional media (The Record, CTV, CBC) well before the
> event
> 
> - Listing the event in the Calendar section of The Record that is printed
> in the Friday "Night Life" section, well ahead of time (I think it is free
> to list).
> 
> - Perhaps one page pamphlets distributed in key areas in downtown (e.g.
> eating places for lunch clients?)
> 
> I could do a "what is open source and why use it?" talk if needed.
>