[Opensource] Software Freedom Day - support for schools

[Cameron Bell]

I used the OpenDisc iso, but don't know the version number. I'll check 
on Monday.
C

Roland Gesthuizen wrote:
> I agree with Donna, need to put these into the hands of parents.
>
> Many teachers hold the mistaken belief that operating systems and 
> software is free (we can probably blame the skewed thinking that 
> happens around state-wide select agreements that hide the true costs)
>
> Cameron, what ISO image did you use? CDs are so cheap to make that I 
> might budget some of our school eLearning funding to produce a school 
> open CD that we can give to all parents.
>
> Regards Roland
>
> 2008/5/8 Donna Benjamin <donna at cc.com.au <mailto:donna at cc.com.au>>:
>
>     Hey Peter, 
>
>
>     It would be good to co-ordinate plans to celebrate a little...
>     encourage
>     more schools to register and run activities.
>
>     I was at the education show last year and handed a teacher an OpenCD.
>     She looked at it, listened to my spiel, and glanced at the brochure.
>     Then she looked me in the eye and said
>      "You're serious?"
>      "yep" I said.
>      "Why don't more people know about this. It's brilliant".
>
>     Yep.  SFD is a great way of getting the word out to more people and
>     engaging with the community.  But better than that - it really is a
>     global event.
>
>     Who else is planning on running SFD activities this year?
>
>     What assistance do you need to do it?
>
>     What resistance are you facing?
>
>     - Donna
>
>
>
>     On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 07:22 +0930, Peter Ruwoldt wrote:
>     > Hi
>     >
>     > I am on the SFI board that organises "Software Freedom Day", a
>     global
>     > event that supports local communities to celebrate and educate how
>     > Free Open Source Software can benefit people in their area.
>     >
>     > FOSS fits well with the ideal 'Free and Open Education' by being
>     able
>     > to give the learning tools to students so that they can use,
>     share and
>     > build upon them. Collaboration and sharing fits well with this ideal
>     > and FOSS.
>     >
>     > One of our objectives for 2008 is to better support schools to host
>     > Software Freedom Day events. For schools already making use of FOSS,
>     > it is a great way to help their community understand what and
>     why they
>     > are doing this and to involve their FOSS communities in the process.
>     >
>     > I would like to start some conversations about this so that we can
>     > better understand how to help schools participate and to share
>     > stories, resources and experience. If you want, you could put these
>     > ideas straight onto the SFD wiki
>     >
>     > http://softwarefreedomday.org/Resources_to_support_schools
>     >
>     > Cheers
>     >
>     > Peter
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > --
>     > Free and Open education for all
>     >
>     > Peter Ruwoldt
>     > Grant High School
>     > Hosking Avenue
>     > MOUNT GAMBIER SA 5290
>     >
>     > P. 08 87263128
>     > F. 08 87250173
>     >
>     > ruwoldtp at granths.sa.edu.au <mailto:ruwoldtp at granths.sa.edu.au>
>     > http://ruwoldtp.googlepages.com/
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