Software Freedom Day on September 18 2010 at Trincity Mall, Trincity from 10am to 5pm

The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be celebrating Software Freedom Day 2010 on September 18th 2010 with a booth display at Trincity Mall, Trincity from 10am to 5pm.

Our booth will showcase various aspects of Free and Open Source Software including :

  • Free and Open Source Software for Windows included on our TTCS OSSWIN CD 
  • demoing Ubuntu, a popular linux-based operating system bundled with many applications.
  • Ushahidi crowd-sourcing system to track/monitor incidents/disasters in Trinidad & Tobago

Booth visitors will get both the TTCS OSSWIN CD and Ubuntu CDs while stocks last

We will also be giving out flyers with information about the TTCS as well as tips on using Free and Open Source Software and keeping safe online.

If anyone would like to volunteer to help us out on that day, please contact [email protected] 

Any help you can give us is welcomed.

See you there!

About Software Freedom Day

Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a global, grassroots effort to educate the public about the benefits and availability of Free and Open Source Software. The non-profit company Software Freedom International coordinates SFD at a global level. Volunteer teams throughout the world organise local SFD events around the third Saturday in September.

The Software Freedom Day events in 2007 and 2008 hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society both received a “highly commended” award out of 500 international teams from Software Freedom International.