[SlugLUG] SlugLUG Plans

[Sean Kellogg]

It's really a shame that all of these speaking times are not work 
friendly.  I would love to see him speak, but I don't know how I feel 
about using a vacation day to do it :/

-Sean

On Wednesday 29 August 2007 10:09:08 am Larry Cafiero wrote:
> 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
>
> =====
> stallman e-mail start
> =====
>
> > 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,
>
> =====
> end
> =====
>
>
>
> ______________________________
>
> > _________________
> > Sluglug mailing list
> > Sluglug at sluglug.ucsc.edu
> > http://sluglug.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sluglug
>
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sluglug mailing list
> > Sluglug at sluglug.ucsc.edu
> > http://sluglug.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sluglug



-- 
Sean Kellogg
e: skellogg at gmail.com
w: http://blog.probonogeek.org/

So, let go
 ...Jump in
  ...Oh well, what you waiting for?
   ...it's all right
    ...'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown