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For information on [SoftwareFreedomDay2009] click there.  Some thoughts about last years was here:

http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/oceania/nz/hamilton?highlight=(teams/)

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The [Waikato Linux Users Group|WaikatoLinuxUsersGroup] (WLUG) want to thank you for joining us at our [Software Freedom Day|http://softwarefreedomday.org] event!

<b>September 20th 2008, 10am to 5pm<br>
Waikato University S-Block lower foyer</b>

<i>Free Wireless and Coffee all day</i>.

!!Presentations

[WLUG] have scheduled a series of presentations on a wide variety of subjects:''''

  10 am: <b>The free software environment</b> (Nandor Tanczos):
    How free and open source software is good for all.<br><br>

  11 am: <b>Documents, spreadsheets and presentations</b>:
    OpenOffice Writer, Calc and Impress<br><br>

  12 noon: <b>Graphics software</b>:
    Scribus, Inkscape, Hugin, the Gimp<br><br>

  1 pm: <b>Gaming</b>:
    An overview of the hottest free games<br><br>

  2 pm: <b>Free software and you</b>:
    A tour of the best programs and how to use them.<br><br>

  3 pm: <b>Setting up your own WebServer</b>:
    [Linux] + [Apache] + [MySQL] + [PHP]/[Perl]/[Python] = profit!<br><br>

  4 pm: <b>Photography</b>:
    From 35mm to the [GIMP]

There'll also be minor presentations through the day on a number of other topics (to be decided!).<br><br>

!!Hackfest

Come along and join in the all-day hackfest. We are planning an installfest, some demos and general [hacking|http://www.stallman.org/articles/on-hacking.html].

!!Installfest

An InstallFest is a chance for users new to Linux and open source software to bring their computers to have Linux installed on them at no charge by experienced users, as well as providing a supportive environment to ask questions, try out the software and get any technical problems resolved.<br><br>

!!Open Source [Barcamp|WikiPedia:Barcamp]

A barcamp is an open, participatory event or “unconference”, with content provided by all those attending. [WLUG] have organised [VoIP] telephony and WebCam~s (all Linux-based hardware) and plan to connect with other SFD events around the world, as far as timezones allow!

Feel free to browse through our web site:

* HomePage
* NewToLinux

WLUG members keen to help run the day please sign up on the [SFD 2008 Hosts] page.

Enquiries about this event may be directed to president@wlug.org.nz or phone me on 021-214-1196
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