Software Freedom Day 2008 - Qingdao
September 20th, 2008 Qingdao
Introduction
Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). It 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 organize events on the third Saturday in September. The most recent event involved over 500 teams from all over the world.
Objectives
The vision of SFD is to empower all people to freely connect, create and share in a digital world that is participatory, transparent, and sustainable.
- to build awareness of free software,
- to promote and spread the spirit of free software,
- to show the benefits of knowing, using and contributing to the free software movement,
- to introduce some outstanding free softwares,
- to connect people who are intested in free software.
Sponsors
Organizers
Co-organizers
National Software and Integrated Circuit Public Service Platform (CSIP)
- Qingdao University Network Information Center of Students' Union (QDUNICSU)
Details
Date September 20, 2008 (Saturday)
Time 13:30 to 17:30
Venue Qingdao University West 4 Building 104 Room
Official Language Chinese & English
Schedule
- 13:00 - 13:30 Registration (gifts for every registration)
13:30 - 14:00 Free and Open Source Software Talk by Haiyong Zheng in Chinese
14:00 - 14:20 Computer History and Linux by Josh in English
14:20 - 14:50 Experience from Windows to Linux by Metsikao in Chinese
- 14:50 - 15:20 Coffee Break+Surprise Time (gifts for participators and somebody)
15:20 - 15:40 What to "expect" in Linux by Anders Wei in Chinese
15:40 - 16:10 Programming Difference between Linux and Windows by Alex Zhang in Chinese
16:10 - 16:30 Linux for Embedded System by Chong Li in Chinese
- 16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break+Surprise Time (gifts for participators and somebody)
- 17:00 - 17:30 Free Discussion
Target audience
Considering the scope of the event (educating the public) we believe the main targets at this stage in Qingdao are students (Universities) as well as their teachers. However, it's open for anyone who are interested in the event.
Content
We're targeting one opening speech and 5-7 speakers in line with our topic. Speeches will start at 13:30 up until 16:30 depending on the number of confirmed speakers.
Q&A will be moderated by the Master of Ceremony or eventually special guests. Questions will come from both the MoC or the audience. To help make the audience participate, interact, moderators will ask questions related to the speeches and give away gifts to audiences who can answer.
Confirmed speakers:
Haiyong Zheng: Free and Open Source Software Talk
Josh: Computer History and Linux
Metsikao: Experience from Windows to Linux
Anders Wei: What to "expect" in Linux
Alex Zhang: Programming Difference between Linux and Windows
Chong Li: Linux for Embedded System
Annexe 1: Introduction to Organizers
QDLUG (Qingdao Linux User Group: http://www.qingdaolug.org/) was launched in August 2007 with the help of BLUG(Beijing Linux User Group: http://www.beijinglug.org/). It is an open-for-all non-profit organization promoting and supporting the GNU/Linux community in Qingdao. The objectives are to publicize UNIX, Free and Open Source Software, GNU/Linux, etc. QDLUG aims to provide such a platform for UNIX/Linux hobbies in Qingdao to communicate and learn from each other. Over one year, QDLUG has created a mailing-list (qdlug@googlegroups.com) and hosted the website: http://www.qingdaolug.org/. QDLUG also attended the 2008 Linux Developer Symposium in Beijing and get in touch with companies such as Red Hat and Red Flag, and open source celebrities like Andrew Morton and Jim Zemlin. Each company and celebrity has taught us one thing: the open source movement in China is more a matter of business than a matter of passion.
OSQDU (OpenSource Qingdao University) is an unofficial open-source interest group in Qingdao University. It was launched in May 2008 and aimed at the promotion and application of Linux, Solaris as well as other open source software. OSQDU devoted itself to publicize Ubuntu OS in the education of university and apply the open-source webserver in the network of university after establishment. OSQDU also participated and maintained several projects as follows:
- to make good use of obsolete servers as well as save money, OSQDU have successfully migrated DNS server to obsolete Solaris (sparc).
- to guarantee OA running well in Qingdao University, OSQDU have participated to upgrade and maintain the hardware and operating system of OA servers.
- to save money for database service, OSQDU have successfully installed and maintained the database server of Web Learning Platform in Qingdao University.
- to study and publicize the managing advantages of Debian GNU/Linux and save the cost for software of network traffic monitor, OSQDU is working for collecting the network traffic information and logs using free software.
Annexe 2: Speaker list
Dr. Haiyong Zheng, Embedded System Lab and Image Processing Lab, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China.
Mr. Josh, good at Computer Science from America.
Mr. Metsikao, GNU/Linux System Administrator, Qingdao University.
Mr. Anders Wei, Alcatel-Lucent in Qingdao.
Mr. Alex Zhang, GNU/Linux Programming Developer, Qingdao University.
Mr. Chong Li, Linux for Embedded System, Ocean University of China.
Annexe 3: Universities in Qingdao
Ocean University of China (http://www.ouc.edu.cn/)
Qingdao University (http://www.qdu.edu.cn/)
Qingdao University of Science & Technology (http://www.qust.edu.cn/)
Qingdao Technological University (http://www.qtech.edu.cn/)
Annexe 4: Posters
Annexe 5: Map
