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| <h1>Celebrate Software Freedom Day with NetBeans!</h1> |
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| Can you imagine not having access to the NetBeans IDE source code? Not |
| being able to adapt NetBeans IDE to your needs or create NetBeans |
| plugins for the benefits of other developers? Or contribute your |
| knowledge to help make the NetBeans IDE the ultimate development |
| environment? Well, neither can we! |
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| On September 20, 2008, the free and open source software (FOSS) |
| industry will celebrate the virtues of free and open source software in |
| the annual Software Freedom Day (SFD). |
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| <a href="http://softwarefreedomday.org/">Software Freedom Day</a> is an |
| event with hundreds of teams, from all around the world running local |
| events—installfests, seminars, product demos, giveaways and more—to |
| help their communities understand the signicance of Software Freedom |
| and to encourage the adoption of free software and open standards. |
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| As a successful and vibrant open source project, NetBeans is proud to |
| be a part of Software Freedom Day, and we encourage our community |
| members to take part in this global celebration by hosting local events |
| on their campuses, with their user groups and more. To help NetBeans |
| community members who are interested in spreading the open source |
| message, we are offering a limited number of free t-shirts and DVDs. |
| Learn more below.<br> |
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| <h2>How Can You Get Involved with Software Freedom Day? <br> |
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| <h3>Find an Event!</h3> |
| With more that 300 teams in over 65 countries planning local |
| events, there is |
| likely to be an event near you! For existing events:<br> |
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| <li>Visit the <a href="http://cgi.softwarefreedomday.org/map.shtml">listings |
| page</a> |
| on the official Software Freedom Day website.</li> |
| <li>Find out where <a href="http://www.sun.com/softwarefreedom">Sun, |
| its communities and campus ambassadors</a> will be |
| participating. </li> |
| </ul> |
| <h3>Host Your Own Event!</h3> |
| If you can't find an event near you, and would like to create your own, |
| here |
| are two great ways to get started:<br> |
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| <ul> |
| <li>Visit the <a href="http://softwarefreedomday.org/StartGuide">SFD |
| Start Guide</a> |
| on the official Software Freedom Day website </li> |
| <li>Register your event as a Sun organized event at the Software |
| Freedom Day <a href="http://cgi.softwarefreedomday.org/register.html">registration</a> |
| site.</li> |
| </ul> |
| Looking for inspiration? Check out Sun Campus Ambassador <a |
| href="http://blogs.sun.com/jaysblog/entry/open_source_hut_video_compilation">Jay |
| Mahadeokar's blog post</a> about his recent Open Source event. <br> |
| <h3>Promote It!</h3> |
| Invite your friends and promote Software Freedom Day events via your |
| blogs and |
| social networks. (Browse for Software Freedom Day <a |
| href="http://www.sun.com/cgi-bin/sun/webdesign/index_banners.cgi?item=awareness:_software_freedom_day">web |
| banners</a>.)<br> |
| <h3>Have Fun! |
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| Meet NetBeans developers and open source enthusiasts, and learn more |
| about other |
| communities. Last, but not least: HAVE FUN!<br> |
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| <h2>To Order Supplies |
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| To receive free NetBeans IDE 6.1 DVD Starter Kits and t-shirts your |
| event must be listed on the official <a |
| href="http://cgi.softwarefreedomday.org/map.shtml">Software Freedom |
| Day events listing page</a> or on <a |
| href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=111775096783007817384.000454fba5edd6c12fbf5&ll=39.368279,-114.257812&spn=37.980197,62.490234&z=4">Sun's |
| Software |
| Freedom Day website</a>. |
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| For shipping purposes only we require the following information:<br> |
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| First & Last Name |
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| Contact Telephone Number |
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| Full Mailing Address |
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| Name and Date of the Event |
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| Event URL |
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| href="https://netbeans.org/about/contact_form.html?to=2&subject=Software%20Freedom%20Day%20Request"><br> |
| Order Form</a><br> |
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| <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(September |
| 2008)</span><br> |
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