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== Ideas for getting Free Software across to public in New York. == | == Ideas for getting Free Software across to public in New York. == | ||
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** You need different approaches for different demographics | ** You need different approaches for different demographics | ||
*** You cannot use tech strategies to change the minds of non-tech people | *** You cannot use tech strategies to change the minds of non-tech people | ||
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*** Is the goal to get more people using Free Software? | *** Is the goal to get more people using Free Software? | ||
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| − | + | === NYC Subways === | |
| − | + | * Deface ads | |
| − | + | ** Put a sticker on windows mobile ads that say... ? | |
| − | + | ** Put up same ad with slightly different information, but "look alike". "subvertising", [http://www.rtmark.com/projects/markets/digital RTMark]-style culturejams | |
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** Fake service advisory posters: PC line out of service in 5 years, due to DRM [http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2005/12/07/mta_hack_make_y.php] | ** Fake service advisory posters: PC line out of service in 5 years, due to DRM [http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2005/12/07/mta_hack_make_y.php] | ||
| − | + | * Do car-by-car subway slogan speaking | |
| + | * Challenges | ||
| + | ** It's illegal (or is it?) | ||
| + | ** Cannot be official | ||
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| + | === Education for Colleges/Universities === | ||
* FSF could start a small college to develop software? | * FSF could start a small college to develop software? | ||
| − | + | * Well, ok, that's a huge job, but maybe a course that would help people learn about Free Software development process. | |
| − | + | * But, on the other hand, isn't that too Open-Source-y, not getting the politics out to people. | |
| − | + | * Can we show young people and students the community aspects? | |
| − | + | * Ethics have to be part of teaching development methodology | |
| − | + | * People trying to explore idea of freedom | |
| − | + | * What about a class where two competitive teams try to do a particular job? | |
| − | + | * Challenges: | |
| − | + | ** Finding departments/professors that are receptive. | |
| − | + | ** Need people who can develop courseware | |
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| + | === Get Everyone Giving Talks and Speeches === | ||
* How many people are off giving talks? How do we get more people giving talks? | * How many people are off giving talks? How do we get more people giving talks? | ||
| − | + | * Could prepared speeches be made available? | |
| − | + | * no, we need tools and people to help them to learn how to speak. | |
| − | + | * Challenges: | |
| − | + | ** We have to make everyone join toastmasters | |
| − | + | ** Public speaking is fearful for some | |
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| + | === Automatic Donation Links in Emails === | ||
* Shouldn't we all have automatic links at the end of the email | * Shouldn't we all have automatic links at the end of the email | ||
| − | + | * .signature line that gets automatic general | |
| − | + | * Challenges: | |
| − | + | ** bkuhn mentions having tried it but it didn't work well (only Orion gave) | |
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| + | === Let's Be A Cult? === | ||
* Should we be like the Mormons/Scientologists/Falun Gung | * Should we be like the Mormons/Scientologists/Falun Gung | ||
| − | + | * "Would you like to be contacted later from someone who will teach you about software freedom?" | |
| − | + | * But it's so hard to get across the ideas simply; no one knows or cares about software issues. This tact is less effective with such people. | |
| − | + | * Challenges | |
| − | + | ** We don't want to be a cult | |
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| + | === Elementary Schools == | ||
* Free Software in the elementary schools | * Free Software in the elementary schools | ||
** Challenges: | ** Challenges: | ||
*** Very very hard to do education stuff at K-12 levels, particularly in NYC | *** Very very hard to do education stuff at K-12 levels, particularly in NYC | ||
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| + | === Need a Philsophically Focused GNU/Linux Distribution === | ||
* GNU/Ubuntu | * GNU/Ubuntu | ||
Revision as of 17:38, 1 April 2006
Ideas for getting Free Software across to public in New York.
Worries about this very process
- You need different approaches for different demographics
- You cannot use tech strategies to change the minds of non-tech people
- How do we figure the who-when-where to properly address those demographics?
- We have to define the goals?
- Is the goal to just advance revenue/membership of FSF?
- Is the goal to get more people using Free Software?
- You need different approaches for different demographics
NYC Subways
- Deface ads
- Do car-by-car subway slogan speaking
- Challenges
- It's illegal (or is it?)
- Cannot be official
Education for Colleges/Universities
- FSF could start a small college to develop software?
- Well, ok, that's a huge job, but maybe a course that would help people learn about Free Software development process.
- But, on the other hand, isn't that too Open-Source-y, not getting the politics out to people.
- Can we show young people and students the community aspects?
- Ethics have to be part of teaching development methodology
- People trying to explore idea of freedom
- What about a class where two competitive teams try to do a particular job?
- Challenges:
- Finding departments/professors that are receptive.
- Need people who can develop courseware
Get Everyone Giving Talks and Speeches
- How many people are off giving talks? How do we get more people giving talks?
- Could prepared speeches be made available?
- no, we need tools and people to help them to learn how to speak.
- Challenges:
- We have to make everyone join toastmasters
- Public speaking is fearful for some
Automatic Donation Links in Emails
- Shouldn't we all have automatic links at the end of the email
- .signature line that gets automatic general
- Challenges:
- bkuhn mentions having tried it but it didn't work well (only Orion gave)
Let's Be A Cult?
- Should we be like the Mormons/Scientologists/Falun Gung
- "Would you like to be contacted later from someone who will teach you about software freedom?"
- But it's so hard to get across the ideas simply; no one knows or cares about software issues. This tact is less effective with such people.
- Challenges
- We don't want to be a cult
= Elementary Schools
- Free Software in the elementary schools
- Challenges:
- Very very hard to do education stuff at K-12 levels, particularly in NYC
- Challenges:
Need a Philsophically Focused GNU/Linux Distribution
- GNU/Ubuntu
