FOSS Means Business

Free and Open Source Software

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Promotion

We encourage people to help promote the FOSS Means Business event. If this page does not have the information or materials that you need to help promote the event, please leave a note about what you require.

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Documents

If you can make better flyers, or alternative ones, please do.

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A flyer for office notice boards

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A flyer for college notice boards

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Graphics

A basic logo, if needed:

Image:Foss-means-business.jpeg

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Wanted

  • A flyer for office notice boards, 1-page PDF black & white
  • A flyer for colleges, 1-page PDF black & white
  • A PDF invite (business-style), 1-page PDF black & white
  • Event logo (should we use the one at the top of the page?)
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Event descriptions

Here are a few blurbs which have been written to promote the event, or for Events page listings, etc.

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Suggestion one

Richard Stallman and Bruce Perens will keynote at this event targetted at fueling transitions towards Free Software solutions in the IT departments of businesses and the public sector. CEOs and CIOs may particularly be interested in the business angle of Bruce Perens, and Richard Stallman will speak on the updating of the GNU General Public License (GPLv3) and "Free Software in Ethics and Practice". Other speakers from the public and private sectors are to be announced soon and there will be many opportunities for networking at the event.

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Suggestion two

Richard Stallman and Bruce Perens will keynote in Belfast on March 16th (Thursday). This whole-day event is tailored towards IT decision makers in medium sized businesses and public administration - but the content will have a wide appeal. Among other topics, Richard Stallman will discuss GPL version 3, and will take questions on the current draft and the drafting process. Bruce Perens will deliver a CEO / CIO targetted opening keynote. Other speakers will discuss the practical issues of transitioning to Free Software and there will be opportunities for networking.

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Suggestion three

The two biggest names in Free Software and Open Source Software, Richard Stallman and Bruce Perens, will keynote at this business orientated event. Bruce Perens will give an economics perspective, from his experience advising CEOs and CIOs. Richard Stallman will give a rare business-orientated speech, and will discuss the redrafting of the GNU General Public License (GPLv3). Attendees will have opportunities to network and ask questions at what is to be one of the biggest Free Software / Open Source Software gatherings in Ireland.

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Words to use

Here are some words which describe aspects of this event, for those with writers block.

  • FOSS Means Business
  • Richard Stallman
  • Bruce Perens
  • Thursday, March 16th
  • Belfast
  • IT decision makers
  • public sector / public administration
  • policy
  • procurement policy
  • GPLv3
  • transitioning to Free Software solutions
  • "All-Island"
  • whole-day
  • (business) networking
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Places where this has been publicised

This is a list of every that we know this event has been noted. This is quite a small list, so please notify other communities (and add a note to this list). Thanks.

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Places yet to be notified

The following is a list of places which would surely be interested, but who have not been notified. If you can notify them, please do.

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