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Software Freedom Day: Free As In Freedom

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Come September 15th, Linux users all around the globe celebrate the 4th Annual Software Freedom Day. This is definitely a day to say to the world that Free and Open Source Software does not mean free beer, but free as in freedom. Freedom to do what it is you need to do to accomplish something. Freedom to choose. Freedom to be heard.

This is a special day that Linux enthusiasts take time to spread good words about FOSS in local communities, educating the children and introducing it to those who are uninformed. Users also get to know each other in person, taking the Linux community from mailing lists and forums to personal and face-to-face discussions.

Groups do their share by participating in key notes speeches, fun activities and games and of course, giving away goodie bags (yay!). This is also a time to exchange ideas and distribute loads and loads of free and open source software kits .

Some Philippine groups have already registered to participate in the event and expect the big announcement sometime next month. You can check the SFD site to get the latest updates.

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2 Comments to “Software Freedom Day: Free As In Freedom”

Alain Yap December 8, 2007 at 11:12 am
Greetings!

We’re a company based in Cebu (but the staff are spread across Pinas) and we’ve just come up with our first product called MorphhelpME. It isn’t much now but we have ambitious projects coming up by next year.

Anyway, we’d like to gather Open Source advocates who may want to partner and test the coming platform we’re setting up. It also pays to have majority of fellow Noypi’s than anyone else, of course.

Please do check em out. We’d apprciate hearing your valuable comments.

Best.
alain
kamotegirl December 8, 2007 at 11:34 am
Hey Alain

It is great to know that there are bright Filipino minds working with OSS.

Keep up the good work!