Donna, I was meaning to ask .. the preference between two terms FLOSS and FOSS? (agh.. I should have googled it first). Answer has to do with "Free" as in "Libre" ?<br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOSS">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOSS</a><br><br>Regards Roland<br><br>PS: Now to rename all <a href="http://del.icio.us/rgesthuizen/foss">my FOSS delicious tags</a> .. sigh :-)<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 20/03/07,
<b class="gmail_sendername">Donna Benjamin</b> <<a href="mailto:donna@cc.com.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">donna@cc.com.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I'm pleased to say the Meeting is going ahead!!!<br>Even if it's going to be smallish, it's great to have a start!<br><br> 4.30-6.30 - Wednesday 21 March<br> Westall Secondary College<br> Rosebank Avenue<br> Clayton South, Victoria, 3169
<br> <a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au/contact_details.htm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au/contact_details.htm</a><br><br>If you're planning on coming, could you drop me and Roland an email?
<br>Donna Benjamin <
<a href="mailto:donna@cc.com.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">donna@cc.com.au</a>><br>Roland Gesthuizen <<a href="mailto:rge@westallsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
rge@westallsc.vic.edu.au</a>><br><br>or send me a txt message? 0418 310 414<br><br>just so we have an idea of how many to expect...
<br><br>Programme:<br><br>FLOSS Community Speaker<br> Steve Walsh - Linux Australia<br> Taking your students outside the square:<br> an introduction to FLOSS In the classroom and curriculum<br><br>Education Speaker<br> Roland Gesthuizen - Westall Secondary College
<br> FLOSS in the wild wild westall:<br> An overview of opensource implementations at WSC.<br><br>Open Discussion<br> Where do we want to go from here.<br> Plans and Projects.<br><br><br><br>--<br>Donna Benjamin<br>Conference Director
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