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Story: Learn more about free and open source software at Software Freedom Day 2014Total Replies: 9
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the_doctor

Sep 16, 2014
9:18 AM EDT
Software Freedom Day is this coming Saturday, but you wouldn't know it from the number of events currently registered and scheduled on their official website.

The number of events scheduled in the past were:

2013 = 316

2012 = 301

2011 = 442

2010 = 397

2009 = 562

2008 = 563

2007 = 286

The current number of worldwide events scheduled for September 20th is 175.

Perhaps it was a lack of press coverage or a lack of interest or even a sign of economic hardship. Well, there's always next year.

Happy Software Freedom Day!

Bob_Robertson

Sep 16, 2014
10:45 AM EDT
Right after International Talk Like A Pirate day.
notbob

Sep 16, 2014
7:04 PM EDT
> Right after International Talk Like A Pirate day.

I'll keep an eye out.
jdixon

Sep 16, 2014
8:04 PM EDT
> I'll keep an eye out.

Can I parrot that?
the_doctor

Sep 18, 2015
8:51 AM EDT
The current number of worldwide events scheduled for September 19th, 2015 is 131. 44 less than last year. :(

http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/map/

Happy Software Freedom Day!

Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day!
JaseP

Sep 18, 2015
9:49 AM EDT
Is it pathetic that the Isle of Man has 20% the number of scheduled events that the USA does???
AwesomeTux

Sep 18, 2015
11:49 AM EDT
It's returning to where it started...



:-(
mbaehrlxer

Sep 18, 2015
1:11 PM EDT
it's 132139 now but at least one is a duplicate because the two events in beijing joined forces...

btw: the map for 2014 now has 198 teams, 23 more than the_doctor observed. but he posted 4 days before the event. now it's already friday, so i doubt the number will grow much beyond 132.

greetings, eMBee.
seatex

Sep 18, 2015
8:29 PM EDT
It's the economy/
notbob

Sep 19, 2015
12:37 PM EDT
No! .....it's Talk Like a Pirate Day. Aaarrr!

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