Software Freedom Day 2009

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I took up Bluepoint's Total Linux course last 2002 and time and again, what I've learned are still relevant today. Why? The course was developed with security and performance in mind.

In less than two months, I was able to learn the best practices in setting up Linux as a server: installing Linux at a bare minimum; removing standard and unnecessary programs, files and folders; protecting critical files and folders; compiling server software and the Linux kernel from scratch with optimized settings and necessary features only; installing servers in a jailed environment; designing and implementing a paranoid firewall.

Aside from the hands on lecture, we also had the toughest practical and written exams.

This quality training helped me obtain a score of 100% in my RHCE exam last March 2005. The first person I thanked was of course, my instructor, Engels Antonio of Bluepoint Institute.

- Chivas Sicam
Senior Science Research Specialist
ASTI-DOST

Software Freedom Day 2009

Saturday, Sep 19, 2009, 7:09 PM

Bluepoint Linux Users Elite (BLUE) in cooperation with the Commission on Information & Communications Technology-National Computer Center (CICT-NCC), University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Ateneo de Manila University Department of Information Systems and Computer Science (DISCS), and Bluepoint Foundation celebrated Software Freedom Day with the rest of the world today at the National Computer Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.

More than 500 pre-registered attendees and walk-in participants joined us in this international celebration. Registration and refreshments were FREE, thanks to our sponsors:

We started accepting pre-registrations last August 17, 2009. All 400 slots were confirmed and reserved by August 24, 2009. To accommodate the large number of attendees, including more than 100 walk-in participants, three venues at the National Computer Center (NCC) were utilized to maximum capacity.

	AUDIO VISUAL ROOM	SEMINAR ROOM
08:00	Registration
09:00	National Anthem
09:05	Invocation Sen. Jovito Salonga Trustee Emeritus Bluepoint Foundation	Invocation Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio Executive Director Bluepoint Foundation
09:10	Software Freedom Day Irene Balaoing SFD09 Team Leader	Software Freedom Day Arnold Laurinaria SFD07 Team Leader
09:20	Keynote DG Angelo Timoteo Diaz de Rivera Director General National Computer Center	Keynote Dr. Grace Javier Alfonso Chancellor UP Open University
09:40	Vyatta The Open Source Alternative to Cisco Paul Magahis BLUE	Red Hat Major Sponsor Justin Rivera Technical Officer MSI-ECS
10:15	Red Hat Major Sponsor Robert Reidenbach Technology Manager UR Solutions	GCC Linux Serial I/O Programming Michael Balcos BLUE
10:45	SugarCRM Commercial Open Source CRM Chivas Sicam BLUE	Kannel Open Source WAP and SMS Gateway Mike Cabalin PH-LWUG
11:30	CodeFest 2009 Awarding Dr. Reena Estuar Chair Ateneo DISCS	CodeFest Presentation Ryan Baclit CodeFest Team Leader BLUE
12:00	Lunch Break
13:00	GCC Linux Serial I/O Programming Michael Balcos BLUE	SugarCRM Commercial Open Source CRM Chivas Sicam BLUE
13:45	Fedora Project Herson Pagcaliwagan BLUE	Vyatta The Open Source Alternative to Cisco Paul Magahis BLUE
14:15	Open Internet Exchange Bani Lara ASTI-DOST	ASTI Awarding Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio Bluepoint Foundation
15:00	Closing Remarks
15:10	Complimentary Snack

	OVERFLOW AREA
09:30	National Anthem
09:35	Invocation	Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio Bluepoint Foundation
09:40	Software Freedom Day	Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio Bluepoint Foundation
09:50	Free and Open Source Software	Engels Antonio Bluepoint Foundation
10:35	Bayanihan Linux	Marison Florendo Advanced Science & Technology Institute
11:15	Red Hat	Robert Reidenbach UR Solutions
12:00	Lunch Break