LibrePlanet2010/Speaker guidelines

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.

Some Confusing or Loaded Words and 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”