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Lightning Talk Intermediate First Talk

Reviving Software Freedom Day

Proposal status is Rejected
Session Description

Talking points:

  • What is Software Freedom Day (SFD)?
  • Explaining the concept of SFD
  • What differentiates SFD from other FOSS events?
  • History of SFD
  • About the inception of SFD
  • About the growth and decline of SFD
  • About the recent revival of SFD
  • Plans for the future
  • The role of the Digital Freedom Foundation (DFF)
  • The role of local movements
  • Current day importance of Software Freedom Day
  • Why it's important to educate a broad audience
  • Positive communication versus negative communication
  • End goal: more/new people are aware of the possibilities and importance of FOSS

Session Categories

FOSS

Speakers

Jurgen Gaeremyn & Frederick Noronha
Jurgen Gaeremyn & Frederick Noronha board member | Digital Freedom Foundation

Jurgen will not be present on FOSSASIA, but this talk will be presented by Frederick Noronha (FN) as a joint presentation.


Jurgen is board member at the Digital Freedom Foundation since 2023, and has been involved in organizing Software Freedom Day in Brussels since 2012.


Frederick Noronha (FN) is a journalist who has covered the FOSS, Creative Commons,Wikipedia and Open Assess movements in India over the past two decades.