[CLUE-Talk] Fwd: Second Annual Free Software & Linux Forum

[Jeffery Cann]

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Subject: Second Annual Free Software & Linux Forum
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 22:17:59 -0700
From: Joseph Grover <joe at fslc.ser.usu.edu>
To: webmaster at clue.denver.co.us


Hello,

There have been some high profile cases in the American court system that
 have brought a lot of publicity to the Open Source and Free Software
 movements, some of it bad publicity.  As an organization that has used,
 supported, or developed software with one of these paradigms, I am sure that
 you are saddened and dismayed by the characterization of Open Source
 developers in our court system.  Many times we are portrayed as pirates,
 only looking to make everything available for free on the Internet.

To help combat this negative image, the USU Free Software and Linux Club will
 be holding our second annual Free Software Forum on November 15th beginning
 at 2:00 p.m.  Our topic this year is "A World of Freedom."  Building on this
 theme, we will be giving several presentations throughout the day that will
 explain many of the different licenses available that fit within the Open
 Source and Free Software paradigms.  We have sent out invitations to
 lawmakers for the surrounding states, as well as local stat and community
 officials in order to get them the word on licensing issues.  We want to be
 able to ensure they are getting as much objective information as possible. 
 After all who wants the RIAA to dictate what we need as citizens?

As an additional treat, our keynote speaker this year is Bruce Perens.  Mr.
 Perens is an open source software advocate and a notable open source
 software developer. His comments promise to be very educational to anyone
 interested in this exciting and revolutionary movement.

We would like for you to join with us in presenting a more positive image of
 the Open Source community.  We invite your organization to send
 representatives to the forum.  We will also be providing space near the
 presentations for interested groups to set up booths depicting what they are
 doing with Open Source software.  If you choose to bring a display to the
 forum, we ask that you make a $20 donation to the USU Free Software and
 Linux Club to help defray the costs of running the forum.  If you can't s nd
 a representative to the forum, we hope that you would consider sending demo
 copies of your products, brochures, or items we could give away in contests
 throughout the day.  If you are unable to do any of the above but would like
 to support our efforts, we do accept donations via paypal through
 treasurer at fslc.usu.edu.

A flyer listing the particulars of the forum can be found at
 http://fslc.usu.edu/images/events/forum-2001-flyer.png.  Mr. Perens
 curriculum vitae may be found at http://www.perens.com.  Further information
 can be obtained by sending an email to info at fslc.usu.edu

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely

Joseph Grover
FSLC Officer
joe at fslc.usu.edu

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