Press release as promised

[Kim from Durham]

I crafted a press release to try to promote and encourage the press to
cover the day.

Please be critical and let me know if I have stepped on toes.
___________________________________________________________________
Press Release for immediate distribution
12 September 2006
Direct all inquiries to demsu...@gmail.com

Freedom and Open Source Software (FOSS) enthusiasts around the world
will once again take to the streets for the third annual Software
Freedom Day (SFD) on September 16th.

Ten teams in Canada will join 137 teams from more than 100 countries
around the world in celebrating software freedom through installfests,
free CD distribution, demonstrations, workshops and talks. Celebrations
are planned for Melbourne, Australia,Mumbai, India, Manilla,
Phillipines, San Francisco, California and Victoria, B.C, as well as
many more places.

In Toronto the Linux User Group (LUG) known as Ubuntu-Toronto will be
operating a program promoting the use of the open source and free
software. I particular they will be handing out free copies of the most
recent release of Ubuntu 6.06.

Ubuntu is a free, open source Linux-based operating system that starts
with a stable operating system and adds regular releases (every six
months), a clear focus on the user and usability, and a commitment to
security updates with 18 months of support for every release (and with
the most recent Ubuntu 6.06 LTS you get 3 years on the desktop and 5
on the server!). Ubuntu ships with the latest technology release as
well as a selection of server and desktop software that makes for a
comfortable desktop experience off a single installation CD.

Ubuntu is happy to call itself open source. Ubuntu proudly includes
members who identify with both the free software and open source camps
and many who identify with both. The philosophy of free, open source
software fits well with the name Ubuntu. Ubuntu is an African concept
of "humanity towards others".

This is a "works first time and everytime" operating system with
everthing that you need to run a modern computer. Ubuntu-Toronto Linux
User Group will be handing out free Ubuntu computer operating systems
at Dundas Square at 10 am on Saturday morning and offering an on-line
workshop at ( http://www.linuxcaffe.ca/ ) at the Chatbox for those who
are considering installing the Ubuntu operating system. The linuxcaffe
Chatboxwill be staffed with Ubuntu-Toronto members from 9am to midnight
on the 16th of September.
People who are interested in obtaining a free copy of the Ubuntu
operating system software can speak to the members of Ubuntu-Toronto
Software Freedom Team who will be at Dundas Square at 10 am on Saturday
morning or they can go to the Linux Caffe at 326 Harbord Street,
Toronto.

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This can be distributed either by Fax or e-mail
It may be too late for some of the weekly mags but it should be okay
for most daily press

Kim King

[Dave Sullivan]

http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/america/Canada

Take a look at this guys... namely, under Toronto. It looks like someone
is already starting up a SFD campaign of sorts in Toronto.. perhaps we
could join forces?

As for the press release, great job Kim. I made a few small comments
below.

On Mon, 2006-11-09 at 19:18 -0700, Kim from Durham wrote:
> I crafted a press release to try to promote and encourage the press to
> cover the day.
>
> Please be critical and let me know if I have stepped on toes.
> ___________________________________________________________________
> Press Release for immediate distribution
> 12 September 2006
> Direct all inquiries to demsu...@gmail.com
>
> Freedom and Open Source Software (FOSS) enthusiasts around the world
> will once again take to the streets for the third annual Software
> Freedom Day (SFD) on September 16th.

Perhaps you could drop a short paragraph here explaining what FOSS is? I
think media outlets might pick this up even moreso now that an article
on Ubuntu and Mark Shuttleworth has been published by Reuters, and it
might clarify things further if we explain exactly what 'open source'
means. As for the Reuters article, see here:
http://news.google.com/news?tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&q=Ubuntu+%22space
+tourist%22&btnG=Search+News

This stuff here is, of course, up in the air, and can always be modified
later. These things will be discussed on Wednesday, and plans will be
(hopefully!) finalized. I'll print off a copy of this and those who can
make it on Wednesday can go through it and discuss the content. Is that
cool with you, Kim?

[kim]

Please make changes and adapt the document to fit your needs
I am new to Linux and I put the release together with
limited knowledge of what would be happening.   Wednesday will mean further changes and I will not be there to make them so please make it work for the group.  I will draft up a paragraph on FOSS tomorrow evening to be inserted where you suggest.

[ubuntu-toronto]

I'll get in touch with Teddy Mills and see what he's working on. I see
him at the cafe quite a bit and also on the GTALUG list. Likely he's
unaware of our efforts and will be happy to join us.

[Kim from Durham]

I made some minor revisions but I know that this is going to have to be
changed to match the needs of the group. Let me know what he final
version is. I will leave it to you to send out the final version. Kim

______________________________________________________________

Press Release for immediate distribution
12 September 2006

Direct all inquiries to demsulli...@gmail.com

Freedom and Open Source Software (FOSS) enthusiasts around the world
will once again take to the streets for the third annual Software

Freedom Day (SFD) on September 16th. The movement towards Open Source
Software has been gaining momentum through the increasing popularity of
Linux computer operating systems. Open Source software has freely
available source codes that encourage the user of the software to
improve, develop and share their improvements.

Ten teams in Canada will join 137 teams from more than 100 countries
around the world in celebrating software freedom through installfests,
free CD distribution, demonstrations, workshops and talks. Celebrations

are planned for Melbourne, Mumbai, San Francisco and Victoria, B.C, as

well as many more places.

In Toronto the Linux User Group (LUG) known as Ubuntu-Toronto will be
operating a program promoting the use of the open source and free

software. In particular they will be handing out free copies of the

most recent release of Ubuntu 6.06.

South African multi-millionaire Mark Shuttleworth is the founder of
Ubuntu . It is a free, open source, Linux-based operating system that

starts with a stable operating system and adds regular releases
(every six months), a clear focus on the user and usability, and a
commitment to security updates with 18 months of support for every
release (and with the most recent Ubuntu 6.06 LTS you get 3 years on
the desktop and 5 on the server!). Ubuntu ships with the latest
technology release as well as a selection of server and desktop
software that makes for a comfortable desktop experience off a single
installation CD.

Ubuntu is happy to call itself open source. Ubuntu proudly includes
members who identify with both the free software and open source camps
and many who identify with both. The philosophy of free, open source

software fits well with the name Ubuntu, which is an African concept
of "humanity towards others"

This is a "works first time and everytime" operating system with

everthing that you need to run a modern computer. Ubuntu-Toronto Linux
User Group will be handing out free Ubuntu computer operating systems

on a single CD at Dundas Square at 10 am on Saturday morning and

offering an on-line workshop at ( http://www.linuxcaffe.ca/ ) at the
Chatbox for those who are considering installing the Ubuntu operating
system. The linuxcaffe Chatboxwill be staffed with Ubuntu-Toronto
members from 9am to midnight on the 16th of September.

People who are interested in obtaining a free copy of the Ubuntu
operating system software can speak to the members of Ubuntu-Toronto
Software Freedom Team who will be at Dundas Square at 10 am on Saturday
morning or they can go to the Linux Caffe at 326 Harbord Street,
Toronto.

_______________________________________________________________

Wish I could be there on Wednesday
Kim from Durham

[Michael Lacey]

Nice job on the press release, Kim. Since this is on similar topic and I am on the run:

I am much shorter on time this week than I thought I would be. I quickly threw together a CD insert, I'll attach it to this message in OpenOffice format. Change it to your liking, I simply outlined contact info for Ubuntu-Toronto and other elements of the community, so when a user opens his/her CD jacket they can be immediately reassured of a supportive environment.

The document is of the proper dimensions, so if you were to print it, it would be the size of a common CD insert (slightly smaller than a jewel case, 12cmx12cm).
Good luck with the whole campaign, again I wish I could make it for Saturday but this has turned out to be an extremely busy work week.

See you around!

[kim]

You said everything that needed to be said
welcoming in a tiny space Looks good

Kim

[Dave Sullivan]

Excellent work. My only suggestion would be to add one more link, and
that would be to the official community documentation wiki -
http://help.ubuntu.com/community

Just a thought.. what do you think?

Dave