First South Tyrolean Free Software Conference enriches Linux Day in 2004
The predominant German speaking Italian province South Tyrol serves as a bridge between Germany and Italy in a number of aspects. Just as with Free Software.
As Free Software becomes even more important in South Tyrol, the GNU/Linux User Group Bozen/Bolzano/Bulsan [1] has developed the traditional Linux Day into the three day South Tyrolean Free Software Conference (26.-28.11.2004). The Program is varied and even adresses people outside of the classic target groups, e.g. with the first South Tyrolean author meeting of the free encyclopaedia Wikipedia. A typical South Tyrolean highlight hides behind the title "Linux and Art" - alpine wood carvings which are brought to live by GNU/Linux based computers as the "bodyguard", "he" looks after the visitor sceptically.
The Free Software Conference is supported by the Debian project and the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE): Their members will give three different lectures: Werner Koch will speak about "Privacy and encryption techniques", Alessandro Rubini will present "Free Software in teaching" and gives an "Introduction to kernel programming".
The Presentations will be made in German and Italian. The entrance is free. Accommodation can be found at [3].
[1] www.LUGBZ.org [2] www.SFScon.it [3] www.suedtirolerland.it
About the Free Software Foundation Europe:
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a charitable non-governmental organisation dedicated to all aspects of Free Software in Europe. Access to software determines who may participate in a digital society. Therefore the Freedoms to use, copy, modify and redistribute software - as described in the Free Software definition- allow equal participation in the information age. Creating awareness for these issues, securing Free Software politically and legally, and giving people Freedom by supporting development of Free Software are central issues of the FSFE. The FSFE was founded in 2001 as the European sister organisation of the Free Software Foundation in the United States.
Further information: http://www.fsfeurope.org