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* Presenters should, where possible, deliver any slides in advance using OpenDocument presentation format.
 
* Presenters should, where possible, deliver any slides in advance 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.
 
** 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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* 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]
  
== Some Confusing or Loaded Words and Phrases to Avoid (or Use with Care) ==
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** "BSD-style"
 
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** "Closed"  
* "BSD-style"
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** "Cloud Computing"  
* "Closed"  
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** "Commercial"   
* "Cloud Computing"  
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** “Compensation”  
* "Commercial"   
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** “Consumer”  
* “Compensation”  
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** “Content”  
* “Consumer”  
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** “Creator”  
* “Content”  
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** “Digital Goods”  
* “Creator”  
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** “Ecosystem”  
* “Digital Goods”  
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** “For free”  
* “Ecosystem”  
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** “Freely available”  
* “For free”  
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** “Freeware”  
* “Freely available”  
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** “Give away software”  
* “Freeware”  
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** Hacker  
* “Give away software”  
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** “Intellectual property”  
* Hacker  
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** “LAMP system”  
* “Intellectual property”  
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** Linux system  
* “LAMP system”  
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** “Market”  
* Linux system  
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** “MP3 player”  
* “Market”  
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** “Open”  
* “MP3 player”  
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** “PC”  
* “Open”  
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** “Photoshop”  
* “PC”  
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** “Piracy”  
* “Photoshop”  
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** “PowerPoint”  
* “Piracy”  
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** “Protection”  
* “PowerPoint”  
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** “RAND (reasonable and nondiscriminatory)”  
* “Protection”  
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** “Sell software”  
* “RAND (reasonable and nondiscriminatory)”  
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** “Software Industry”  
* “Sell software”  
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** “Theft”  
* “Software Industry”  
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** “Trusted Computing”  
* “Theft”  
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** “Vendor”
* “Trusted Computing”  
 
* “Vendor”
 

Revision as of 17:05, 8 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.

  • 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.
  • Presenters should, where possible, deliver any slides in advance 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 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”