Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society SFD 2007 writeup
Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) Software Freedom Day 2007 report
Trinidad Guardian newspaper article about Software Freedom Day 2007 event by the TTCS http://www.lyndersaydigital.com/writing/bd07/sep/files/BitDepth595.html
Photos on Flickr : http://www.flickr.com/photos/ttcs/sets/72157602189102284/
18 minute video of the TTCS SFD 2007 is now online and available in the following formats :
ttcs_sfd2007.ogg, a 75MB OGG file.
ttcs_sfd2007.avi, a 40MB XviD file.
TTCS_SFD2007.mp4, a 105MB MP4 file.
Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS)
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be celebrating Software Freedom Day (SFD) 2007 on September 15, 2007 from 1pm to 6pm at Hand, Arnold (Trinidad) Limited, El Socorro Road Extension, El Socorro, San Juan (View satellite image at http://tinyurl.com/knbef).
Our goal in this celebration is to educate the Trinidad and Tobago public about of the benefits of using high quality Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in education, in government, at home and in business, in short, everywhere! You can learn more about Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) at http://www.ttcsweb.org/sfd
Anyone who uses a computer is welcome to attend the Software Freedom Day event. While stocks last, attendees will receive
one TTCS OSSWIN CD (a CD with over 100 free and open source programs for Windows) and
one Ubuntu CD (a popular linux-based operating system bundled with many applications)
FREE OF CHARGE. Additional Linux distributions can be obtained for TT$5 each.
Among some of the activities planned :
demonstrating open source software (OSS) for Windows from the TTCS OSSWIN CD.
demonstrating Ubuntu, a popular Linux-based operating system.
- how to install Ubuntu on your Windows PC (dual booting).
- how to use a Linux "live" CD (no need to install Linux on a hard drive).
- how to do common computing tasks using Linux and open source software.
Please let us know via email at: admin at ttcsweb d.o.t org if you are attending and what CDs you may be interested in getting so we can prepare the venue accordingly.
Promoting TTCS SFD 2007
TTCS SFD 2007 Flyer (PDF ; 180K)
