Tag Archives: Travel

Meeting of FSFE’s Spanish Team in Miraflores de la Sierra

Posted on 4. March, 2006 by Georg Greve

Thanks to snow chaos in Munich, I spent most of yesterday on planes and airports to finally get to the beautiful Spanish town Miraflores de la Sierra, home of FSFE’s Spanish associate organisation, the Free Knowledge Foundation (FKF) who organised … Continue reading →

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FOSDEM and back

Posted on 28. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

After two meetings at the United Nations in Geneva I made my way to Brussels to participate in FOSDEM, which took place at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles on Saturday and Sunday. As usual, FOSDEM was a place of great … Continue reading →

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Catching up and pledging to never buy DRM CDs

Posted on 20. January, 2006 by Georg Greve

After an interesting trip to Boston, which let me experience various wonders, such as Logging into the internet on an airplane, 10km above the middle of the Atlantic, to join other Fellows in a discussion on our Fellowship Jabber server. … Continue reading →

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LACFREE 2005

Posted on 8. December, 2005 by Georg Greve

As you may know, I am currently in Recife and Olinda in the Brazilian Northeast. While most people come here for vacation on some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, I hardly found time to enjoy any of … Continue reading →

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Introducing: The Fellowship Bermuda-Shorts

Posted on 1. December, 2005 by Georg Greve

As you know, I am currently in Porto Alegre, Brazil, waiting for the LACFREE conference in Recife, which is where I will be next week if they can finally get the tickets organized. As Fernanda was busy coordinating the printing … Continue reading →

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Another Latin American experience: Driving in Porto Alegre

Posted on 29. November, 2005 by Georg Greve

I like Latin America a lot, and as you may already have figured out from my first "Latin Experience report", I am getting a good dose on this trip. Today there was another highlight: driving a car through the rush … Continue reading →

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First pictures of the FSF Latin America

Posted on 25. November, 2005 by Georg Greve

As promised, here are the pictures from the official presentation of the Free Software Foundation Latin America to give you an idea of the event and the people behind FSFLA. The introduction of FSF Latin America and welcoming in the … Continue reading →

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If you REALLY hate having customers, require them to buy wireless vouchers

Posted on 25. November, 2005 by Georg Greve

Remember the story about unsuccessfully trying to find internet connectivity at Buenos Aires airport as part of my "genuine Latin American experience"? After the conference in Rosario ended last night, Fernanda Weiden, Alexandre Oliva and myself are currently back at … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, it is an FSF!

Posted on 23. November, 2005 by Georg Greve

It is done. The world has another Free Software Foundation. As my personal highlight of the 5tas Jornadas Regionales de Software Libre in Rosario, Argentina, the Free Software Foundation Latin America (FSFLA) has just been officially introduced and the bylaws … Continue reading →

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Another FSF (almost) come to life

Posted on 22. November, 2005 by Georg Greve

These are exciting times here in Rosario, Argentina at the 5tas Jornadas Regionales de Software Libre. Despite (or because of?) the very typical Latin American experience in getting to the event, my keynote on Sunday was a lot of fun. … Continue reading →

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