Software Freedom Day in Cape Town
September 15, 2009 in Events by Alastair Otter
September 19 is Software Freedom Day, the day that free and open source fans celebrate their passion for free software. Across the globe, and across South Africa, FOSS advocates are planning day-long celebrations. In Cape Town the Cape Linux User Group (Clug) is planning a day of fixing up the UCT Freedom Toaster as well as having a party.
From the announcement:
Our plans are: Spend a day fixing up our Freedom Toaster and have a bit of a party. There are a whole pile of things that need to be done, so you don’t need any insane Linux-wrangling skills. We need people who can use power tools, people who can chat, and people who would like some help with some Linux problem, and people who’d like to develop front-end software for the toaster.
The aims of the day are:
* Have a party
* Replace the toaster extractor fan
* Replace the LCD
* Start writing some new software for it
* Re-install the software and horrible touch screen driver
For details of other Software Freedom Day celebrations across South Africa check out the Software Freedom Day wiki.
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