Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 10:43:41 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun@mssrf.res.in> Dear Phil and friends: We may also consider a similar freedom day for freeing the scientific and scholarly research literature from the clutches of toll-access journals so anyone with access to Internet can access the full text of research papers online. Already many individuals (such as Peter Suber, Stevan Harnad, Barbara Kirsop, Leslie Chan, Jean-Claude Guedon, Francis Muguet) and groups (Open Society Institute, Budapest Open Access Initiative, the Wellcome Trust, the Berlin Declaration group, the Electronic Publishing Trust, Bioline International) are active in this area, but they are not as numerous as the groups working in the FOSS movement. I believe that setting up interoperable open access institutional archives is the best hope for making universal access to relevant research information a level playing field. It is very important for scientists in the developing world. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] MSSRF, Chennai ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Shapiro" <pshapiro@his.com> To: <digitaldivide@milhouse.edc.org> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 11:35 AM Subject: [DDN] Software Freedom Day - Sept 10, 2005

hi DDN communty -

this upcoming global event looks like it will move things forward. do please spread the word about the event and consider ways that you and organizations (or businesses or government entities) you're connected with can participate.

http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/

"Software Freedom Day is a global grassroots effort to promote the use of Free and Open Source Software. Over 70 teams joined the celebration last year, organising a range of events at schools, universities and public places. This year, we have every opportunity to grow and make a serious impact on public opinion."

blog on,

- phil

if you're looking for ideas of what to do on that day, consider showcasing Moodle. (Moodle.org) the smartest people i know are big fans of Moodle. they include people right here in the DDN community.

http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/grstevens http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/sgatling http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/FrancesL http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/murdock

see also http://www.digitaldivide.net/blog/pshapiro/view?PostID=3137

-- Phil Shapiro pshapiro@his.com http://www.his.com/pshapiro/ (personal) http://teachme.blogspot.com (weblog) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/pshapiro (technology access work) http://mytvstation.blogspot.com/ (video and rich media)