Registrations for SFD 2007 are open!
You'll need to register before the schwag deadline (31 July) to receive shirts, balloons and stickers to help your event look spectacular. Teams that register after the schwag deadline will still be included as official events, but will not receive any goodies.
Bringing software freedom to a street near you
Software Freedom Day is a global, grassroots effort to educate the public about the importance of software freedom and the virtues and availability of Free and Open Source Software. Local teams from all over the world organise events on the third Saturday in September. The most recent event involved over 200 teams from all over the world.
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Registrations for SFD 2007 are open!
Read the announcement for details about registering, schwag and more for SFD 2007! This years event includes a competition that will be announced soon.
Put SFD 2007 in your diary!
The date to remember for the next SFD is Saturday 15 September 2007. We're currently putting together plans for this event, so please check back here or join the mailing list to hear what's happening.
T-Shirts
For 2007 registered teams will be receiving limited numbers of T-shirts, and you will be able to buy more. Keep an eye on this site and on the mailing lists.
Winners of the SFD 2006 competition
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The SFD 2006 event hosted by LinuxChix at Mutare University, Zimbabwe, won the Best Event category |
The results of the SFD competition have been announced - congratulations to the winners, and thanks to those who submitted entries!
More News
For More News. And check out the archives for previous events!
More Resources
SFD Mailing Lists and the Forum
We now have three mailing lists:
SFD-announce - low-traffic announcement list (sponsorships, competitions,etc)
SFD-discuss - join up to hear discussion from around the world about SFD events
Please join the SFD-announce list to keep up to date on what's being organised for the next SFD event.
Open Letters For Use in Your Community
We've got a starting point for an open letter that anyone can personalize and send to a local educational institution. An open letter to the government has also been created, but it needs your input!
Press and Marketing Materials
Find some useful press releases done by other teams and contribute your own press coverage on the Press page and find other useful marketing resources on the marketing page.
Artwork
You can use the SFD 2007 logo for your promotional material, or else take a look at all the logos, T-shirt designs and posters which have been contributed at Artwork.
Previous Software Freedom Days
If you want to see what happened in previous years, see news items from SFD 2005. If you want to find out what previous years' teams found worthwhile and what not, take a look at lessons learned.
You are welcome to participate! Our StartGuide has some pointers on how to join the SFD celebration.