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As today in the US is Labor

Day, I thought I would draw your attention to an event that celebrates

the free labor so many people give to free software. Software Freedom Day 2006 is September 16.

Here’s a blurb from the site:

Software

Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source

Software (FOSS). Our goal in this celebration is to educate the

worldwide public about of the benefits of using high quality FOSS in

education, in government, at home, and in business

— in short, everywhere! The non-profit company Software Freedom

International provides guidance in organizing SFD, but volunteer teams

around the world organize their own SFD events to impact their own

communities.

In my area, the Suncoast Linux User Group (SLUG? ugh) is hosting spots in Tampa and Bradenton. I might head out to the books a million in Bradenton. I don’t really need an excuse to spend a couple of hours there.

The

site has more info, forums, some pictures from past years and a listing

of all the participating teams. Kind of a neat concept. It looks like

this is the third year but it’s the first I’ve heard of it.

Take care,

LewisC