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'''We've put together this list of guidelines for speakers for both our events, but also as a basis for other people running free software events.'''
  
We've put together this list of guidelines for speakers for both our events, but also as a basis for other people running free software events.
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* Remember, this is a free software conference. When talking about software that the user can share, modify and distribute, please call it Free Software or FLOSS, instead of Open Source or OSS.
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* When talking about [http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/words-to-avoid.html terms that hurt our community,] such as "Intellectual Property", consider alternative terms, or simply referring to these terms as quotations, ie say "quote Intellectual Property unquote".
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* Presenters should, where possible, deliver any slides in advance '''(to campaigns@fsf.org)''' using OpenDocument presentation format. We'll provide laptops running fully-free GNU/Linux distributions for presenters to use.
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** Any slides which cannot be sent in advance should be presented using a free software operating system such as GNU/Linux. 
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* If you aren't sure where to start with free software applications for presentations, OpenOffice.org, KPresent, LaTeX and S5 are all great ways to do smart looking presentations using free software.      
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* Finally, when you're referring to an operating system with a Linux kernel, don't be afraid to call it GNU/Linux -- we're all friends here, and many of us work on building the GNU OS.
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* Be mindful of the power of words and the importance of framing the issues being discussed and worked on in the best possible terms -- this is a free software conference, not an open source conference.
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* Presenters should, where possible, deliver any slides in advance '''(to campaigns@fsf.org)''' using OpenDocument presentation format.
 
** Any slides which cannot be sent in advance should be presented using a free software operating system such as GNU/Linux.
 
* Below is a list of [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html confusing or loaded words, as well as phrases to avoid or use with care]
 
 
 
** "BSD-style"
 
** "Closed"
 
** "Cloud Computing"
 
** "Commercial" 
 
** “Compensation”
 
** “Consumer”
 
** “Content”
 
** “Creator”
 
** “Digital Goods”
 
** “Ecosystem”
 
** “For free”
 
** “Freely available”
 
** “Freeware”
 
** “Give away software”
 
** Hacker
 
** “Intellectual property”
 
** “LAMP system”
 
** Linux system
 
** “Market”
 
** “MP3 player”
 
** “Open”
 
** “PC”
 
** “Photoshop”
 
** “Piracy”
 
** “PowerPoint”
 
** “Protection”
 
** “RAND (reasonable and nondiscriminatory)”
 
** “Sell software”
 
** “Software Industry”
 
** “Theft”
 
** “Trusted Computing”
 
** “Vendor”
 

Latest revision as of 16:11, 9 February 2010

We've put together this list of guidelines for speakers for both our events, but also as a basis for other people running free software events.

  • Remember, this is a free software conference. When talking about software that the user can share, modify and distribute, please call it Free Software or FLOSS, instead of Open Source or OSS.
  • When talking about terms that hurt our community, such as "Intellectual Property", consider alternative terms, or simply referring to these terms as quotations, ie say "quote Intellectual Property unquote".
  • Presenters should, where possible, deliver any slides in advance (to campaigns@fsf.org) using OpenDocument presentation format. We'll provide laptops running fully-free GNU/Linux distributions for presenters to use.
    • Any slides which cannot be sent in advance should be presented using a free software operating system such as GNU/Linux.
  • If you aren't sure where to start with free software applications for presentations, OpenOffice.org, KPresent, LaTeX and S5 are all great ways to do smart looking presentations using free software.
  • Finally, when you're referring to an operating system with a Linux kernel, don't be afraid to call it GNU/Linux -- we're all friends here, and many of us work on building the GNU OS.


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