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=== 10:30: Opening keynote by Máirín Duffy ===
Topic: The highly-effective outreach effort called "Fedora Design Ninjas."
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# [http://shaunagm.net/ Shauna Gordon-Mckeon] for the Sunlight Foundation Meetup
# [http://jesstess.com Jessica McKellar] on the Boston Python
# [http://mike-burns.com/ Mike Burns] for the [http://bostonandroid.org/ Boston Android
# [http://benalman.com/ Ben Alman] for the [http://www.meetup.com/jquery-boston JQuery Boston Meetup]
# Asheesh Laroia for OpenHatch▼
# Nate Aune on Django Meetup
# Walter Bender on Sugar Labs
# Martin Owens, on the Ubuntu LoCo (local community)
# [http://mako.cc Benjamin Mako Hill], on [http://debian.org/ Debian]
== Noon: Lunch, on your own ==
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* 1105 Mass Ave: [http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-sushi-cambridge Cafe Sushi]
Also, both Harvard and Central are about an 8 minute walk away so and there are lots of other reasonable options in both places.
== 1 PM: Show & tell ==▼
▲== 1:00 PM: Show & tell ==
The speakers from the Ignite community talks will be available for show & tell conversations in the main hall.
Also, if you get excited, you can jump right into an installfest.
== 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM: Two tracks ==▼
We divided the afternoon into two so that more experienced contributors can discuss nitty-gritty, while newcomers to software freedom can learn the basics.
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=== 1:30 - 2:00: Deborah Nicholson, on how to message free software ===▼
When explaining free software to newcomers to the movement, it's important to speak to their experience. Learn from Deborah Nicholson's experience.▼
▲When explaining free software to newcomers to the movement, it's important to speak to their experience. Learn from
The Boston Python Workshop is a free, project-driven introduction to the Python programming language for women and their friends. With 3 iterations under its belt since March and no sign of slowing down, the Workshop has brought over 100 women into the Python community in Boston. It has also inspired similar outreach events across the globe.
=== 3:00 - 3:30: Jeff Mitchell, on the history of the KDE community team ===▼
Hear from Jessica McKellar, the lead organizer for the Boston Python Workshop, about lessons learned running this open source diversity and outreach event and what it takes to run your own!
Years ago, amidst internal strife, KDE created the Community Working Group to resolve community issues. Jeff Mitchell has been involved in that group since the early days, and also contributes to free software by contributing code to Amarok and Tomahawk, and system administration generally to KDE.▼
▲=== 3:00 - 3:30: Jeff Mitchell, on
▲Years ago, amidst internal strife, KDE created the Community Working Group to resolve community issues. Jeff Mitchell
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▲=== 1:30 - 2:00: Jessica McKellar, on cool command-line skills ===
At Software Freedom Day, Jeff will discuss communities, their makeups, and common pitfalls. He'll then discuss the lessons learned from KDE's CWG experience, and how the focus of KDE's CWG has evolved.
A hand-out will be provided so you can practice the skills at home.▼
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Rob McQueen is co-founder and partner in Collabora Ltd., a company that provides software development and other services to companies building consumer electronics products. He joins us from Cambridge, England.
Today, free software can help you edit and mix video and audio. Learn more as long-time video free culture fan Danny Piccirillo teaches you the basics of one such tool.▼
Rob will talk about his experience employing engineers to work on free software applications and the business model that Collabora has used in its six years of life.
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=== 3:00 - 3:30: Oliver Day, on the the solid basics of online security ===▼
<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA; font-size: 142%; margin-bottom: 10px;">Track two</div>
Learn from Oliver Day on the Akamai security team how you can stay safe online. You'll learn about tools like GPG and SSH but more importantly you'll leave with an understanding of the basics of security that will serve you in an ongoing fashion.▼
=== 1:30 - 3:00: Installfest and installation help ===
We will provide CDs and DVDs containing free software: this will include applications for proprietary operating systems (Windows and Mac OS), as well as installation disks for, and common Linux distributions.
A team of helpers will be able to provide advice and assistance with these programs:
* Oliver Day
=== 3:00 - 3:30: Danny Piccirillo, on the basics of video editing in PiTiVi ===
▲Today, free software can help you edit and mix video and audio. Learn more as long-time video free culture fan Danny Piccirillo teaches you the basics of one such tool.
A hand-out will be provided so you can practice the skills at home.
▲Learn from Oliver Day,
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We intend to have an after-party at a nearby location,
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