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Like ants doing their own thing... an annual day to promote FLOSS grassroots-style
LIKE AN army of ants scattered across the globe, each group joining in hopes their small actions could result in a wider impact, through coordinated action and the power of networking people. Softwarefreedomday.org is being held for the first time ever, on August 28 this year, writes Frederick Noronha.
"We're are in the process to form a team in Hanoi, Vietnam. We have our first meeting tonight, so far we have 20 persons interested," commented David Tremblay of Oxfam in the Vietnamese capital.
As the word went round, small teams sprung up globally in diverse locations.
In short, this coordinated-splash hopes to help make more in the world aware about the virtues of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS, or FOSS). Volunteers plan to set up stations in public places, to give away information fliers and CDs with select software including TheOpenCD and an all-free version of widely-admired Knoppix.
IOSN and Practical Action conduct discussion on Poverty Reduction
