[IP] more on August 28, 2004 -- Software Freedom Day
Begin forwarded message:
From: Tom Gray <tom_gray_grc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: August 28, 2004 9:11:42 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] August 28, 2004 -- Software Freedom Day
--- David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi
This is just an observation. On the same day that this
paen to the open source movement was posted to the IP
list, another post detailed the the failure of the
software in a Mars probe that almost caused the loss
of the mission.
The failure of the Mars probe was due to the
inadequate testing of a large composed piece of
software. The failure was not due to DOS as indicated
in the Subject line for the posting but to inadequate
design and grossly poor testing. The fault was caused
by the system trying to backup data from one memory to
another memory half its size.
Would it be possible for one to say that the software
community faces far more problems than those addressed
by the free software movement. Would it also be
possible to say that the free software have in any way
been part of the solution to the primary problems
facing this industry.
Tom Gray
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Olan, Michael" <Michael.Olan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: August 28, 2004 9:45:16 AM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: August 28, 2004 -- Software Freedom Day
Dave,
Today is the first annual Software Freedom Day.
From their website:
On August 28, 2004, we will celebrate the first
annual Software Freedom
Day. On that day, we will make the world aware of
the virtues of Free
and Open Source Software (FOSS), and encourage its
widespread use. We
will set up stations in public places to give away
informational fliers
and CDs with selected FOSS, including TheOpenCD and
a Linux Live CD.
This is a global grassroots marketing campaign in
which we are inviting
volunteers from around the world to participate. It
will be up to the
individual teams to chose how they wish to organize
their local PR
efforts. We will assist with bulk production of
supplies, though the
cost of supplies must be distributed.
http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/
One of the participants is the International Open
Source Network, an
initiative of the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and a
Center of Excellence for Free/Open Source Software
(FOSS) in the
Asia-Pacific Region.
http://www.iosn.net/
--
Michael Olan
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Richard Stockton College
Pomona, NJ 08240
-------------------------------------
You are subscribed as tom_gray_grc@xxxxxxxxx
To manage your subscription, go to
http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip
Archives at:
http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers!
http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
-------------------------------------
You are subscribed as roessler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To manage your subscription, go to
http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip
Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/