[NMLUG] Software Freedom Day

[dthomasdigital at gmail.com (David Thomas)]

We are proud to announce that the New Mexico Ubuntu Loco will be hosting a
special event on Saturday September 15th for Software Freedom Day 2007! This
is the biggest international celebration and outreach event for Software
Freedom globally with hundreds of teams from all around the world
participating!

In an increasingly digital age, more and more of our everyday experiences
depend upon software. Software influences how we interact with each other,
enjoy different media, vote, get paid, and even navigate our roads. Software
underpins our very way of life, our basic freedoms such as freedom of
association, freedom of thought, freedom of choice and much more, yet many
people do not realize the importance and influence of software and other
technologies on their lives.

What do we mean by Software Freedom? Software Freedom is about a technology
future that we can trust, that is sustainable, and that doesn't negatively
impact on the basic human freedoms we take for granted. Untrusted electoral
systems can lead to civil unrest and a lack of trust in governing bodies.
Spyware that watches what we listen to, our banking details and who we email
can be installed on our computers without our knowledge. Region encoding of
movies introduces an artificial barrier to the international content; where
is our personal choice? Proprietary data formats can mean lockout to
accessing our own information! Software Freedom can be maintained by
transparent systems (such as Free and Open Source Software) that are based
on open, secure and sustainable standards including data formats and
communication protocols.
Software Freedom Day is a yearly celebration of Software Freedom and why it
is important; our purpose is public education about these important issues.
Information about the Software Freedom Day event in Rio Rancho, New Mexico
at the Rio Rancho Main Library located at 755 Loma Colorado Dr. NE, Rio
Rancho, NM  87124 can be found at
http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/northamerica/NM/Albuquerque/NewMexicoUbuntuLoco
and we invite you to come along to a fun day with software handouts,
demonstrations,  and information.

We would love for representatives of the New Mexico LUG be there as well,
please contact me for more information.

If your near Socorro a Software Freedom day event will be held there as
well, get more info at
http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/northamerica/NM/Socorro/NewMexicoTech
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