Group: LibrePlanet University of South Wales
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* encouraging the USW community to embrace free software | * encouraging the USW community to embrace free software | ||
* assisting new and established free software users | * assisting new and established free software users | ||
| − | * providing opportunities for free software users to co-operate, socialise and share | + | * providing opportunities for free software users to co-operate, |
| + | socialise and share | ||
== About us == | == About us == | ||
| − | Currently, we are a group of one: me, a first year BSc Computer Science student. I really hope to grow the team steadily. | + | Currently, we are a group of one: me, a first year BSc Computer Science |
| + | student. I really hope to grow the team steadily. | ||
== Free software at the university == | == Free software at the university == | ||
| − | I have notified the university that I will not be using proprietary software in the course of my studies. This has involved considerable extra work in finding and learning about free alternatives to the proprietary programs the university recommends / uses, but I think it's worth it. Hopefully, my work will be of use to others. | + | I have notified the university that I will not be using proprietary |
| + | software in the course of my studies. This has involved considerable | ||
| + | extra work in finding and learning about free alternatives to the | ||
| + | proprietary programs the university recommends / uses, but I think it's | ||
| + | worth it. Hopefully, my work will be of use to others. | ||
| + | |||
| + | I am hoping to raise awareness of software freedom at the university by, for example, leafleting and having a presence around computing industry employer events. If anyone would like to help with that, do let me know. If people don't have time to get involved themselves, a little money for things like (ethical) printing costs would be really useful. | ||
== How to Join == | == How to Join == | ||
| − | Come along and say "hi!" See "next events" below. Alternatively, contact me through libreplanet.org (username: hughm). | + | Come along and say "hi!" See "next events" below. Alternatively, |
| + | contact me through libreplanet.org (username: hughm). | ||
== Next events == | == Next events == | ||
| − | I will be in the Treforest library cafe kiosk every Tuesday between (roughly) noon and 1pm. I will try to wear my purple "Free Software, Free Society" t-shirt to help people find me. Come along and discuss free software and associated issues and talk about how we can move things forward on campus. | + | I will be in the Treforest library cafe kiosk every Tuesday between |
| + | (roughly) noon and 1pm. I will try to wear my purple "Free Software, | ||
| + | Free Society" t-shirt to help people find me. Come along and discuss | ||
| + | free software and associated issues and talk about how we can move | ||
| + | things forward on campus. | ||
Revision as of 07:37, 10 February 2015
A student team aimed at:
- encouraging the USW community to embrace free software
- assisting new and established free software users
- providing opportunities for free software users to co-operate,
socialise and share
About us
Currently, we are a group of one: me, a first year BSc Computer Science student. I really hope to grow the team steadily.
Free software at the university
I have notified the university that I will not be using proprietary software in the course of my studies. This has involved considerable extra work in finding and learning about free alternatives to the proprietary programs the university recommends / uses, but I think it's worth it. Hopefully, my work will be of use to others.
I am hoping to raise awareness of software freedom at the university by, for example, leafleting and having a presence around computing industry employer events. If anyone would like to help with that, do let me know. If people don't have time to get involved themselves, a little money for things like (ethical) printing costs would be really useful.
How to Join
Come along and say "hi!" See "next events" below. Alternatively, contact me through libreplanet.org (username: hughm).
Next events
I will be in the Treforest library cafe kiosk every Tuesday between (roughly) noon and 1pm. I will try to wear my purple "Free Software, Free Society" t-shirt to help people find me. Come along and discuss free software and associated issues and talk about how we can move things forward on campus.
