Group: LibrePlanet Boston

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== About Us + Goals ==
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The LibrePlanet Boston Team is a group of activists, volunteers, technologists, and computer users that collaborate to achieve the following goals:
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* Create a community where everyday users of free software can ask questions and trade tips.
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* Organize outreach: tabling, giving out free (as in freedom and beer) FOSS CDs and literature.
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* Develop presentations and marketing material that can be used to educate people on free software.
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We operate in accordance with the LibrePlanet [[LibrePlanet:Mission_Statement|Mission Statement]] and [[LibrePlanet:Code_of_Conduct|Code of Conduct]].
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Group nickname: Libre Boston
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Website: http://libreboston.org
  
 
== Meetings ==
 
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* We meet every March and September. We should meet more often.
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Meetings are held monthly on the first Wednesday of each month.  Please always confirm date, time and location via our calendar or our email announcement.  Our calendar is currently hosted by Meetup.com.  However, meetings are also announced via the BLU 'announce' mailing list.
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  Meetup.com:
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  http://www.meetup.com/desktop-linux-users-group/
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  BLU Mailing Lists:
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  http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo (join 'announce' for meeting announcements)
  
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== Members ==  
  
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* We are working on the Boston-dialect translation of fsf.org.
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* [[User:Willrico|Will Rico]]
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* [[User:Mattl|Matt Lee]]
  
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This is an example group for LibrePlanet. See [[LibrePlanetItalia]] and [[Manchester]] for others.
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* Community Outreach
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* Student Outreach (high school and college)
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* Installfests
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* Meetups: social, activist, and technical
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 20 February 2022


About Us + Goals

The LibrePlanet Boston Team is a group of activists, volunteers, technologists, and computer users that collaborate to achieve the following goals:

  • Create a community where everyday users of free software can ask questions and trade tips.
  • Organize outreach: tabling, giving out free (as in freedom and beer) FOSS CDs and literature.
  • Develop presentations and marketing material that can be used to educate people on free software.

We operate in accordance with the LibrePlanet Mission Statement and Code of Conduct.

Group nickname: Libre Boston Website: http://libreboston.org

Meetings

Meetings are held monthly on the first Wednesday of each month. Please always confirm date, time and location via our calendar or our email announcement. Our calendar is currently hosted by Meetup.com. However, meetings are also announced via the BLU 'announce' mailing list. 

 Meetup.com:
 
 http://www.meetup.com/desktop-linux-users-group/
 
 BLU Mailing Lists:
 
 http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo (join 'announce' for meeting announcements)

Members

Activities

  • Community Outreach
  • Student Outreach (high school and college)
  • Installfests
  • Meetups: social, activist, and technical



LibrePlanet Boston
Note Boston, MA group for free software activists
Area USA
Available language(s) English
Contact Will Rico
Members 2
Current status Active
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