Software Freedom Day - Melbourne |
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MEDIA RELEASE free community technology event - 20 Sept is Software Freedom Day
http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/melb
Software Freedom Day 2008 will be held on 20 September at The Hub, in Docklands. It is a celebration of free and open source software, and the community behind it. The Victorian Government are proudly supporting the Melbourne Software Freedom Day celebration.
This FREE event will showcase the best that the free and open source software (FOSS) community has to offer, including live demonstrations of;
- Free applications such as WordPress, Drupal and Moodle that offer incredible functionality - Free email and internet software such as Thunderbird and Mozilla - Business productivity alternatives such as OpenOffice - Linux and related operating system software
Guest speakers will also present on a wide range of topics, relevant to those who deal with technology in business, education, non-profits and community development.
Software Freedom Day 2008, Melbourne hosts are friendly, speak in non-technical terms and will be happy to assist you to learn more about free and open source applications and software.
Contact Details:
Event Organiser Peter Baker jellyware@gmail.com ph: 0411 437 137 http://softwarefreedomday.org/melb
Media Contact Donna Benjamin donna@cc.com.au ph: 0418 310 414