Dear all Saigon Barcampers,
I'm An Nguyen from the
Saigon Linux User Group (aka
SaigonLUG). Here is my
Facebook
and
Twitter account. About SaigonLUG, it's a community dedicated to the advocacy of
Free/Open-Source Software (
FOSS) and Linux, UNIX operating systems especially for SMEs and schools in HCMC.
Every year, FOSS enthusiasts around the world celebrate a worldwide event called
Software Freedom Day in the third Saturday of September to educate the worldwide public about of the benefits of using high quality
FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business. Software Freedom Day 2010 is on
Saturday, September 18. In short, SFD is the most important traditional event of FOSS community around the world. The event will be very familiar to the Barcampers like us since it's an open event for everyone to join and talk about any topic we're interested in (FOSS and Linux related topics only, for sure! :D). All the SFD participants are encouraged to discuss freely about their knowledges and experiences of using FOSS, Linux and UNIX at home, at work,...
For more information about SFD, please visit these links:
http://softwarefreedomday.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Freedom_Day In HCMC,
Saigon Software Freedom Day is celebrated by an open team made of local FOSS enthusiasts, mostly from the local Open Source communities such as SaigonLUG, Ubuntu Vietnam. Last year we organized Saigon SFD 2009 in the University of Pedagogy with about 300 participants. Below are some articles about the event:
http://us.vietnamnet.vn/cntt/2009/09/869505/ (Vietnamese)
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/ITTelecom/2009/09/869729/ (English)
http://www.pcworld.com.vn/articles/quan-ly/trao-doi/2009/10/1210060/gia-tri-cua-phan-mem-tu-do/ (Vietnamese)
Beside, Kevin, our friend, also posted an entry on his blog saigonnezumi:
http://www.saigonnezumi.com/2009/09/19/saigon-software-freedom-day-a-success/
To prepare for Saigon SFD 2010, we are now looking for a venue with better facilities in oder to celebrate a much more successful event this year. Since Barcamp Saigon was organized successfully in RMIT Vietnam University, we think that it'll be great if Saigon SFD 2010 can be celebrated there. So would you kind give me some contacts of RMIT Vietnam?
Thank you very much!
Cheers!
An.
PS: For more information about SFD itself and Saigon SFD 2010, please don't be hesitate to drop me an email or give me a call. I will set up a mailing list for the organizers of Saigon SFD 2010 and will invite you all soon.
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Nguyễn Châu An || An Nguyen
__ GNU/Linux Technician and Blogger
__ Advocate of Software Freedom and Open Source
Mobile: (84) 94-3-747-749
Contact me:
http://contact-an.blogspot.comMy blog:
http://projektantos.wordpress.com
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SaigonLUG || Saigon GNU/Linux User Group
Website:
http://saigonlug.orgEmail:
con...@saigonlug.org
SaigonLUG is a non-profit community-based organization dedicated to the advocacy of Linux and FLOSS. We have a variety of members including bussiness men, lecturers and technicians, each of them has a unique skill set that contribute to the team. Our team consists of friendly, open-minded and active people who always enjoy talking, laughing and working together.
If your company is looking for some experienced Linux, UNIX techinicans and/or open source consultants, SaigonLUG is the right place for you to contact.
If you want to find some new friends who share the same hobbies, please feel free to join us.