Dear Fellows subscribed to this list,
As you ought to know, FSFE has recently added donor quotes to its
front page. (If you have not seen those quotes yet, take a look at
<https://fsfe.org/index.html>.) These quotes are good reasons to
support the Foundation. However, they are geared a bit towards
entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs usually have money; however, they do not
have time. Thus, the quotes contain good reasons for entrepreneurs to
support Free Software financially. Nevertheless, it would be useful to
let people who have more time or who do not have entrepreneurial
tendencies know why they should support Free Software and the
Foundation.
Thus, we are, as of now, collecting quotes from our Fellows on what it
means to be a Fellow, why they became Fellows, what part has the
Fellowship played in their life, et cetera. The quotes should not be
too long and they should be accompanied by the Fellow's picture. I
cannot guarantee we will use all the quotes, but I am sure we will use
some. Thus, by sending in a quote and a picture you obviously consent
to whatever use the FSFE is going to put those quotes to. :-)
As the quotes (or some of them) are going to be published anyway, you
ought to send in your quotes and pictures as replies to this very
e-mail. When we will have gathered enough and we will have decided
where exactly to display them, we will make some kind of a selection
and everyone will have an opportunity to see the finest experiences,
reasons, et cetera.
To begin with, here is my very own quote: "I honestly do not know why
I joined the Fellowship. However, the @fsfe.org e-mail alias is simply
great and you won't find a finer company to hack with on the Earth;
thus, I recommend joining us anyway, regardless of whether you are
into translating, coding, design, law or anything else even remotely
connected with Free Software." Now, I won't attach a picture, as mine
can be easily found on the Fellowship Interviews blog; however, you
should attach a one.
Furthermore, as it would get boring if everyone simply repeated what a
great Fellowship we have, you should try to put in a bit more of your
personality. It would be great if the quotes gave an overview of what
we Fellows (and other volunteers) do, why we do the things we do, and
who we are.
As you probably get what we want, just send in your quotes. And do not
worry if you do not know what we are looking for: It would be more
beneficial to send in your quote anyway.
Faithfully,
--
Heiki "Repentinus" Ojasild
<repentinus(a)fsfe.org>
<https://wiki.fsfe.org/Fellows/repentinus>
<http://blogs.fsfe.org/repentinus/>
On 14 February 2012 13:53, Jelle Hermsen <jelle(a)fsfe.org> wrote:
> Hi,
> Unfortunately I didn't get any response from Tekmote. I take it they're not interested, although a reply from them would have been nice.
No problem.
I am starting to believe that we should postpone this until next year
and do it right. If we wanted to, it would be possible to rush it
through, but I am of the opinion that we simply would not get the
results we are looking for, and it would be more beneficial to pick
the idea up in December 2012 to organize a grandiose competition.
Regards,
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<repentinus(a)fsfe.org>
<https://wiki.fsfe.org/Fellows/repentinus>
<http://blogs.fsfe.org/repentinus/>
* Jelle Hermsen <jelle(a)fsfe.org> [2012-02-14 21:47:47 +0100]:
> I'm not debating what would actually be the best wording, just the
> most common and therefore easiest to understand.
Yes, it is quite common today, but it also is the easiest to
_mis_understand.
Regards,
Matthias
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On Tuesday 14 February 2012 21:10:47 Jelle Hermsen wrote:
> Regarding the license at the bottom I would suggest replacing "laxer" with
> "more permissive". I think that's the common way to describe a more
> liberal license.
I disagree. Calling it "more permissive" might lead to the conclusion that
copyleft licenses are not giving you enough permissions while instead they
just require you to pass on the freedoms that you received.
Torsten
* Jelle Hermsen <jelle(a)fsfe.org> [2012-02-08 15:53:10 +0100]:
> You could give away Lemote Yeeloong as a prize, they are running 100%
> Free Software, including the bios. I know tekmote.nl imports them in
> the Netherlands.
If you have contacts to them, you can ask them if they would give that
to us as a prize or how much it would cost us.
Regards,
Matthias
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I do not want to give something to a winner, which forces him to
use non-free software.
You are right.
What about putting his definition on the preface or the spine of a
book about Free Sofware history and philosophy?
Judith Lukoki
+33 (0)6 15 94 50 23
http://www.movingyouth.euhttp://blog.ethicalsocialnetwork.org
Hi there,
as you have seen we got a quote from Stephen Fry for Document Freedom
Day. That's really cool! But we should we stop with that? Why shouldn't
we be able to get more cool quotes. So who of you will be able to get
another cool quote from a celebraty?
Whoever is able to get Arnold Schwarzenegger saying "Your file 'll be
back. So better make sure to use Open Standards!"? will be my personel
hero for the next year!!
So, if you have any ideas, please contact them, explain them briefly
what Open Standards are and ask them for a quote. Believe me, it can be
fun finding a hook to explain Open Standards to different people.
Regards,
Matthias
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Dear Follower,
sorry but the following mail is in German only because it is about an
event in Germany during the "I love Free Software" Day. Obviously this
event might not be of interest for you if you are not living in Germany.
But you are welcome ton join our online-campaign if you have a look at
ilovefs.org
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Liebe Fellows und Freunde,
wie ihr wahrscheinlich wisst, ruft die Free Software Foundation Europe
(http://www.fsfe.org) jährlich alle Unterstützer Freier Software dazu
auf, den Valentinstag zu nutzen um seine Liebe für Freie Software
auszudrücken und so gemeinsam einen "I love Free Software"-Day zu
zelebrieren. Dazu gibt es wieder eine Mitmach-Kampagne, für die ihr
Material und Ideen auf ilovefs.org findet.
Dieses Jahr wird es außerdem erstmalig auch eine "I love Free
Software"-Veranstaltung im Unperfekthaus geben
(http://unperfekthaus.de), ein Künstlerdorf in der Innenstadt Essens.
Im Unperfekthaus können Künstler, Gründer und Gruppen kostenlos Räume,
Technik, Bühnen uvm. bekommen. Es gibt hier CoWorking Plätze und eine
Ladengemeinschaft, außerdem steht das Haus Besuchern offen. Der
Veranstaltungsort wurde ausgesucht, weil die offene Atmosphäre zum
Feiern einlädt und das große Angebot an Erlebnismöglichkeiten viel Spaß
für jedermann verspricht.
Die Veranstaltung soll ein Vergnügen für die ganze Familie - von klein
bis groß - ermöglichen. Gleichzeitig möchten wir - wie der Name es
vermuten lässt - auch den Austausch und Input zu und über Freie Software
fördern. Workshops und Einführungskurse werden deshalb auf dem Programm
stehen, darunter Einführungskurse in GNU/Linux, Projektvorstellung von
netzwerkbildung.net, Musikproduktion mit Linux, funktionierende QR-Codes
selber sprayen usw. Abends gibt es ein Live-Konzert mit IntroVagant,
KIT, /angstalt/ und fukked-up. Alle weiteren Informationen findet ihr
auf der Veranstaltungsseite:
http://fsfe.org/campaigns/ilovefs/2012/unperfekthaus.en.html
Um zu der Veranstaltung vorzudringen, muss man den handelsüblichen
Eintritt für das Unperfekthaus bezahlen. Dafür hat man aber auch vollen
Zugang zu allen Annehmlichkeiten, die das Unperfekthaus sonst so bietet.
Die FSFE plant mit dieser Veranstaltung möglichst viele Anwender,
Entwickler und Unterstützer Freier Software zusammenzubringen. Fühlt
euch alle ganz herzlich eingeladen und weist eure Umwelt auf diese
Veranstaltung hin. Wem gar ein Thema vorschwebt, über das er sich
austauschen möchte oder eine Software, die er auf der Veranstaltung
vorstellen möchte, der kann sich noch bei fellowship(a)fsfeurope.org
melden - jeder Input ist willkommen.
Wir freuen uns natürlich auch sehr wenn ihr unsere Veranstaltung oder
eure Teilnahme über Facebook, Twitter, Identi.ca oder sonstigen
Social-Media-Kanälen ankündigt. Dabei gibt es auch etwas zu gewinnen:
Die FSFE verlost zwei Schlafplätze vom 14. auf den 15. Februar im
Unperfekthaus in einer 16er WG - zusammen mit den auftretenden Bands und
den Veranstaltern der FSFE. Wer kommen möchte und sein kommen über eine
beliebige Social-Media-Plattform mit dem Tag #ilovefs ankündigt, der
kann einen der beiden Schlafplätze gewinnen. Schickt dazu einfach eine
Mail an fellowship(a)fsfeurope.org mit einem Link zu eurer Ankündigung.
Die Gewinner werden unter allen Einsendern verlost.
Mit den besten Grüßen,
Erik
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* Jelle Hermsen <jelle(a)fsfe.org> [2012-01-24 21:39:14 +0100]:
> Given the idea of six degrees of separation this theoretically
> shouldn't be that hard if we properly utilize our friends (I suggest a
> combination of chocolate and frightening tales of documents longing
> for freedom).
Methods authorised ;) Please Proceed!
Cheers,
Matthias
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Hi all,
you are part of a Free Software group? Please a) become supporting
organisation of Docuemnt Freedom Day b) make an activity for DFD and C)
if you participate provide us a nice picture and quote, like we already
got from Stephen Fry:
"Open standards makes sense. What makes no sense is that large
companies in the field still do not understand this. It is time once
and for all to end the pointless nonsense of one document sent on one
platform being incomprehensible to the user of another." Stephan Fry
http://documentfreedom.org/testimonials.en.html
Here more information on DFD (pass it along):
Document Freedom Day (DFD) <http://documentfreedom.org> is a global day
for document liberation. It is a worldwide event celebrating Open
Standards and raising general awareness about the need for their
adoption. DFD is actively redefining perceptions of Open Standards in
media, public administration and educational institutions. Thanks to
generous donations, in the last year we were able to:
- Organise 42 events in 14 different countries around the world, ranging
from Brazil and Mexico, to Greece and Portugal,
- Coordinate an important talk at the European Parliament with multiple
speakers, and
- Raise the profile of pioneering users of Open Standards, such as
German news website 'tagesschau.de', by awarding certificates and
prizes in view of the press.
The winner of the DFD 2011 Germany prize went to a popular news website
which provides its 1.4m daily visitors with current affairs videos in
the Free video format Ogg Theora. The award was presented in Berlin,
resulting in coverage in 8 national and international media outlets. The
city of Munich received the European prize, for the use of Open
Standards in its LiMux project.
In 2012 we will celebrate Document Freedom Day for the fourth time. We
shall again organise more than 42 events, include countries that were
previously not involved, and strenghten engagement with the public
sector.
To make these plans a reality, we need your support as a partner of
Document Freedom Day 2012! Talk with your friends/regional groups, and
think about activities and events that you could organise to promote
Open Standards. We would be happy to help you with ideas, prize-giving,
and finding sponsors.
With your help we will be able to organise more events in 2012, and
together we can raise awareness for Open Standards around the world.
At the moment we are coordinating our activities with international
partners and sponsors. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more
detailed information about partnership opportunities for Document
Freedom Day 2012.
Please let us know until 6. February if you want to organise your own
activity or event, and/or if you want to be listed on our supporter page
as a supporting organisation.
Thanks,
Matthias
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