[wlug_org] Re: [NZOSS-OpenChat] Software freedom day (report)

[Brent Wood]

some feedback....


Thanks to Joel's efforts getting the CD's etc...

In addition to the SFD stands at Victoria University on Friday, we had stands
at Dymocks bookshop and DSE Manners Mall on Sat AM. 

I picked up about 100 of the 200 CD's from Joel on Wed. On Thursday I drafted a
flyer to go with them, with one side on SFD05 and the other about the upcoming
Wellington Linux Installfest being run by wellylug. This is available on the
wellylug website at:

http://www.wellylug.org.nz/installfests/installfest_2005.pdf

I met with Joel on Sat AM and we took about half the balloons/flyers/CDs each.
He was at DSE & I was at Dymocks. Some interest, occasional enthusiasm (in one
case from a parent used to buying software for their kids) & no trouble
chatting about OS concepts with passers by, and giving away the disks &
balloons.

Using the OpenCD as a giveaway provide a great point of interest to introduce
and briefly explain Open Source concepts to a wide range of people who have
never really heard of it, certainly never thought much about it.

If the event is run again next year, hopefully we can provide more support for
SFD with more and larger teams throughout NZ.


Brent Wood