Taking Free Software To the Streets

An anonymous reader writes "It's that time of year again; the nights are drawing in, the leaves are beginning to turn, and literally hundreds of teams of dedicated F/OSS enthusiasts from around the world are preparing to hit the streets in celebration of Software Freedom Day 2009. In an effort to increase awareness of free and open source software among the general public, SFD teams will be standing around town centers and shopping malls, holding talks at schools and universities, giving demonstrations and handing out Linux and FOSS collections for Windows on CD. With money being tight and paranoia about malware and viruses at an all-time high, the time is right to help consumers switch to the myriad of quality open source applications available. If you would like to check for an SFD team in your area and consider attending, be it to help out or simply learn more about free software for yourself, there's an interactive map to help you find your way."

Comments

Re:"Go away"

[Yvan256]

On a sidenote, this would be a perfect opportunity to spread malware. Just pretend you're one of those guys and hand over CDs with some crap that will infect the computer.

I thought giving away copies of Windows ME was illegal?

TLAPD

[pushing-robot]

It's purely coincidental that Software Freedom Day happens to also be Talk Like a Pirate Day... Right?

Re:TLAPD

[maxume]

May the socially ostracized unite!

Re:"Go away"

[maxume]

For extra points, yell "I DON'T KNOW YOU!" and "GIVE ME BACK MY PURSE!"