Group:FSF/Ideas

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Contents 1 Membership Benefits 2 Campaigns 2.1 Existing 2.1.1 Working Together For Free Software 2.1.1.1 Welcoming newcomers 2.1.1.2 Profiles 2.1.2 Defective By Design 2.2 Proposals 3 Events 3.1 Existing 3.1.1 LibrePlanet Conference 3.2 Proposals 3.2.1 FSF 25th Anniversary 4 Projects 4.1 Existing 4.1.1 LibrePlanet 4.2 Proposals 5 Website 6 Store 6.1 Manuals 7 Miscellaneous

Membership Benefits

• offer them a gnu.org or fsf.org or maybe best a libreplanet.org mail adress. Freedom is not just a word, it's a duty! 11:45, 11 February 2012 (EST)
  • We do this already Dpic 00:17, 9 April 2012 (EDT)
    • No, just forwarding--email receiving is great, but email sending is even better! Mtraceur 22:35, 16 April 2012 (EDT)
• offer them a mini-guide bash in paper a sort of 20 page bash survival guide with informations about the usb key card, their mail adress, the existing projects and gnu mailing list. Freedom is not just a word, it's a duty! 11:45, 11 February 2012 (EST)
• offer them a libreplanet sticker just one but a good one Freedom is not just a word, it's a duty! 11:45, 11 February 2012 (EST)

Campaigns

Existing

Working Together For Free Software

Welcoming newcomers

How does the refocused homepage look?

• We should create a Working Together for Free Software badge that featured projects can display and link back to the campaign --Dpic 15:00, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Profiles

Suggest individuals involved in free software to have their profile featured by the FSF.

• Mako --Dpic 15:01, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Defective By Design

Post ideas here: Group:DefectiveByDesign/Ideas

Proposals

• Launch a joint fundraising campaign to donate to the FSF, EFF, Public Knowledge, and Creative Commons on behalf of ASCAP and NMPA in response to their letter opposing free culture. All that would be needed is a simple website which has one page explaining the issue, and another with links to these organizations to donate/join. This could also be done for ACTA. --Dpic 15:13, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
  • The issue is that these organizations actually share only very few points in common. Public Knowledge does not have the same position on copyright as FSF. EFF and Creative Commons both don't see free software as an issue. FSF, for the most, does not work for free culture (most of their non-programming material is not 'free')--OsamaK 15:43, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
    • The purpose is to build upon what they do have in common, to build bridges rather than burn them, and to unite on one issue that concerns all of them and a good amount of the general public-- enough to help bolter support for all organizations. We may not always be working together, but we are not working against each other. --Dpic
      • Sure, but what issue do they work on and have similar opinions? (Sorry, I don't know any). I'm not suggesting that they do or should work against each others, it's just that they have different views, that sometimes lead to different conclusions (maybe like free software and open source)--OsamaK 13:48, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
        • Like opposing ASCAP's letter or ACTA, as i mentioned. Dpic 18:38, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Events

Existing

LibrePlanet Conference

• Offer a solution of live video / audio streaming of the conference --Aurélien 9:49 Sat Febuary 9.50 (UTC 2012
• It should be an international event that is also hosted outside the U.S. just like GPLv3 conferences. This can be done in collaboration with other FSF* organizations. In addition, it should be in summer instead of March where many people are able to consider attending. These two issues do matter to many free software advocates who are students.--OsamaK 15:04, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Proposals

FSF 25th Anniversary

• The Free Software Foundation's birthday is October 4th: Social gatherings? A simple, orchestrated global action? Something? --Dpic 18:29, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Projects

Existing

LibrePlanet

Did you have ideas for the LibrePlanet Project?

Proposals

• Offer a gnu.org Host to all Free Software / Distro type of project --Aurélien 9:44, 11 Febuary 2012 (UTC)
• Offer a gnu.org or fsf.org or libreplanet.org E-mail adress to all fsf members --Aurélien 9:43, 11 Febuary 2012 (UTC)

Website

• Free Software Supporter read by someone cool (audio and video versions)

Store

Suggest products for the store.

• RMS or GNU Bobble Head.
• Tote bag
• A quality winter GNU, Libreplanet and FSF cap (bonnet in french) for winter ;-) --AurélienFreedom is not just a word, it's a duty! 12:05, 11 February 2012 (EST)
• Sell quality GNU, libreplanet and FSF baseball caps --Aurélien 19:27, 9 Febuary 2012 (UTC) (in fact suggested on irc ~ 1 or 2 years before :)
• Accept Google Checkout --Dpic 16:38, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
• Free software definition card, like EFF's Bill of Rights card --Dpic 16:38, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
• FSF "SWAT" Hat, like EFF's --Dpic 16:38, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
• METAL keychain --Graziano Sorbaioli - 9 July 2010
• laptop / netbook bag --Graziano Sorbaioli - 9 July 2010
  • I like this one. I can have one of these.--OsamaK 22:09, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
• laptop / netbook skins --Graziano Sorbaioli - 9 July 2010
• ball pens --Graziano Sorbaioli - 9 July 2010
• mugs --Graziano Sorbaioli - 9 July 2010
• Sturdy multi-use plastic bags painted with promo graphics--Rm 19:47, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
• A DVD archive of http://audio-video.gnu.org/ (not just a website mirror, but with some kind of convenient shell for selecting and launching video/audio)--Rm 19:47, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
• Trisquel DVDs (4.0)--Rm 19:47, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
  • I think this should be left to the original Trisquel project. Selling DVDs is an important way to fund the project.--OsamaK 22:09, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
• Posters, bags, backpacks, stickers and more with all the logos of FSF, EFF, CC GNU, (Canonical), Firefox (Mozilla), VLC, etc... I'd be happy to walk around with a laptop backpack full of those! --Nat90 23:02, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
• GNU Coins http://osstore.com/coins/GNU-FSF
• Iron-on GNU transfers
• laptop bag
• knit hat
• travel mug for coffee
• embroidered polo with logo on it (I second this idea --Johns 14:37, 13 February 2012 (EST))
• baseball caps
• Baby gear
• license plate frames
• GNU-shaped pasta called "emacs & cheese" for hungry freedom lovers
• tie and/or shirt and/or socks for the unfortunate GNU lovers evolving in more corporate environment
• Branded knife / multitool -- if it's good quality. Debian is doing this: http://wiki.debian.org/Merchandise/SwissKnives
• Emacs button which says - "I am a Saint in the church of Emacs". Here is a sample : SaintButton
• Either GNU/Hurd or GNU OS stickers (similar in scope to the GNU/Linux sticker*
• Cotton T-shirts with messages about freedom plus a GNU reference. They can be serious or funny. E.g.:
  • Front: (large text) I am a hacker. (smaller bullet points) I solve interesting problems so you don't have to. I respect the freedom of my users. I defend that freedom with Copyleft. I run GNU/Linux. Back: Free Software Foundation logo Mtraceur 22:44, 16 April 2012 (EDT)
  • It's free software and it gives you freedom!
  • My computer is running software which respects me.
  • Call me $WHATEVER, but my computer obeys me.
  • Freedom is an important thing. Because of that I use GNU.
  • No, I won't use that privative software.
  • GNU Emacs User (or) Emacs User
    • I second this. (After the Emacs mugs selling out in 24hrs, I think the case is made for the viability of this.) Ciaran 16:51, 11 May 2012 (EDT)
  • Dynamic Duo: the GNU and the Penguin in flight t-shirt
  • GNU and Freedo 100% Freedom T-Shirt (Made from the image of GNU & Freedo from the FSFLA Linux-libre site)
• Emacs reference card mug
• Emacs reference card poster
• Sticker of Freedo, the Linux-libre mascot
• Sticker that says: "Linux-libre Inside"
• Sticker of GNU and Freedo 100% Freedom (Made from the image of GNU & Freedo from the FSFLA Linux-libre site)
• Sticker of the Breaking Windows Art
• Stuffed animal of Freedo, the Linux-libre mascot
• Flash drives of the GNU head with the FSF logo on the back & Freedo with the FSFLA Logo on the back. The Linux Foundation has something similar with Tux: Tux Flash Drive
• A GNU Maintainer Bundle (Bazaar, Texinfo, Guile manuals)

Manuals

We're going to be printing a new book soon. Please add your ideas and add your vote for any that you think would be good.

• An intro to gnu-autotools for newbies
• Guile 2.* manual
• Hard copy of "GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual" seconded #704823
• GNU Bash manual.
• Lilypond
• Bazaar
• Texinfo

Miscellaneous