The Information
and Communication Technology Centre of the Federal University Oye, Ekiti State
has advanced plans to host a five-day Software Freedom Day (SFD) in conjunction
with Computer Science Department.
The coordinator,
Mr. Seun Ojedeji said the goal in this celebration is to educate the public
about the benefits of using high quality Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
in education, government, home, business and everywhere.
He also
said, SFD 2012 is expected to attract software programmer and enthusiast across
the country, pointing out that the event is scheduled between September 10 and
15, with tutorial sessions and workshops.
Disclosing
there would be concurrent training sessions during this period, whereas
participation has been confirmed by Network Management and Monitoring Using
FOSS, FOSS Business Model by ICT@innovation/GIZ Germany, Linux Essentials by
Linux Professional Institute. This will be summed up with conference paper presentation
on September 15, the SFD day.
Additionally, he said, there would be exhibitions, open discussions, and social activities.
... Making SENSE of digital revolution!
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