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Saturday Sep 20, 2008

Software Freedom Day 2008

 

Melbourne was a good place to be this week - particularly for those lucky enough to hear Charles Leadbetter talk about his book  We-think at the State Library of Victoria. Thinking about organisation and action without organisations was interesting, as well as the advice to constantly ask the question "Is there an open source way of doing this?" He summed up by affirming that being open is good for democracy, is good for equality and is good for freedom. Inspirational stuff.

It would be good to still be there today to celebrate Software Freedom Day with Brianna (Wikimedia), Kathy Reid and Gerry White.
Plenty of other activity around the world too
http://cgi.softwarefreedomday.org/map.shtml

Software Freedom Day seems a perfect time to think of and thank those freedom fighters who have inspired us.