[SlugLUG] SlugLUG Plans

[Larry Cafiero]

Hi, Rohan --

For the new year, I have a couple of items that SlugLUG might be interested
in (and while I am not a student, I am a GNU/Linux advocate in Santa Cruz
and could be active in SlugLUG if you include non-students):

First, Richard Stallman is coming to Northern and Central California in
mid-September. It's before school starts, apparently, but I've asked his
assistant if he could get in a speaking engagement in Santa Cruz, preferably
at UC Santa Cruz, but possibly elsewhere if school doesn't start (at the end
of my e-mail is RMS's schedule -- I'm planning to go to Berkeley and SJ
State, possibly Stanford).

Second, I am planning to host a Software Freedom Day 2007 event on Sept. 15,
provisionally in Felton (near where I live), but if anyone has any ideas
regarding space, equipment, etc., I'm open to them (for example, is there
space available on campus prior to the start of school?). I hope to finalize
plans by Friday to get the information out to the press. I've sort of
planned this on my own, and I'd gladly welcome some help if anyone's
interested.

Thanks, and below is RMS's schedule.

Larry Cafiero
"Larry the Free Software Guy"
http://larrythefreesoftwareguy.wordpress.com
831-429-2499

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stallman e-mail start
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> Hello,
>
> Just giving everyone a heads that Richard Stallman of Free Software
> fame will be coming to the bay are next week and giving various
> talks/speeches around the area. All of his talks are open to the
> public (and they are encouraged to attend), slight exception is when
> he is speaking at Berkley on Wed, Sept 12, you must RSVP(I believe
> it's a room space situation).
>
> All info below(I'm not positive about the times, check it out).
>
> Thursday, Sept 6 noon-12:45pm @ Sonoma State University, Darwin Hall,
> room 102. Titled "The Free Software Movement". More info:
> http://www.fsf.org/events/ssu20070906/view
>
> Monday, Sept 10 12:30-2:30pm @ Stanford University, 559 Nathan Abbott
> Way(I believe this is the Crown Quadrangle), room 208A. Titled
> "GPLv3". Info:
> http://www.fsf.org/events/stanford20070910/view
>
> Tuesday, Sept 11 3:00-5:00pm @ San Jose State University, Student
> Union Building (One Washington Square, San Jose, CA), "Umunhum Room",
> Floor 2. Titled "The Free Software Movement". Info:
> http://www.fsf.org/events/sjsu20070911/view
>
> ****This event at Berkley is strongly requested that you RSVP****
> Wednesday,  Sept 12  4:00-5:00pm @ UC Berkeley School of Information,
> South Hall, Room 110, Berkeley, CA 94720. Titled "Copyright vs.
> Community". Info:
> http://www.fsf.org/events/berkeleyischool20070912/view
>
> The following event are on Thursday in San Francisco, but details
> haven't been finalized yet.
>
> Thursday, Sept 13 12:20-1:20pm @ University of San Francisco, Harney
> Science Center, Kudlick Classroom (Room 235). Subject of talk is still
> pending. More info:
> http://www.fsf.org/events/usfca20070913/view
>
> Thursday, Sept 13 5:30-7:00pm @ San Francisco State University. More
> precise location details will be forthcoming. Talk titled "Copyright
> vs. Community" and more info:
> http://www.fsf.org/events/sfsu20070913/view
>
> I repost this info again closer to the dates. Hopefully w/ all the
> details filled in. Any questions, please forwarded them to either RMS
> assistant Jeanne, rms-assist at gnu.org, or me (Steve Bibayoff)
> bibayoff at gmail.com.
>
> Please forward this announcement to anybody/group who may be
> interested. Thank You,
>
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On 8/28/07, Rohan Sheth <ronashet at ucsc.edu> wrote:
>
> Hey guys.
>
> A new year is coming around and if we want to have any cool events we
> better get planning.  I'd like to maybe at least do one thing a month.
> Be it an installfest, a talk, a generic meeting, whatever.  At least
> we'll get started and ramp up from there.
>
> School kicks up Sept 27th (correct me if I'm wrong there) and I'm sure
> we'll all be a little busy during our first week.  So I'm aiming for
> something to happen maybe the first week of October.
>
> I'm totally open to ideas and I can reserve us any
> space/network-ports/etc we might need to facilitate the meeting.  I've
> been researching the SOAR affiliation process for obtaining funding but
> quite frankly the oversight process and such makes it not exactly feel
> worth the effort. Although if anyone wants to help me with putting
> together the board+charter I'd be willing to go in this direction.
>
> I imagine we should probably make some attempt the recruit the incoming
> freshmen into our little organization...but until we have a stable
> schedule of meeting times and whatnot I feel like we might bore people
> if we do not meet often enough.  A recruitment attempt should
> definitely be made at some point...however I think it might need to
> wait for some sluglug structural issues first.
>
> I'll maybe make the web site more 2.0 ("cool looking") at some point
> tomorrow or the day after.  Then if people visit the site at least it
> will be more appealing.
>
> Feel free to respond with suggestions...I could totally go for
> suggestions.
>
> --Rohan
>
>
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