Welcome to the DFEY South West Website.
DFEY (Digital Freedom in Education and Youth) is a group of young people from across Britain who understand that many communities and mailing lists set up on the Internet may be intimidating to younger members, and for this reason aim to provide a friendly environment in which younger people are not afraid to contribute their ideas with their peers.
The groups would like schools and education establishments to offer a mix of propitiatory (e.g Windows / MS office) and free software (example Linux, open office) to students so that they can develop a wider range of ICT skills in the fast and ever changing 21st century.
DFEY believe strongly in the use of Free software, (as in software that can not only be copied and handed around freely but also modified and changed to suit the needs of the user and community). But also seek to protect these rights and freedoms of developers by campaigning for legislation to ensure that laws protect all forms of software development and distribution.
Contact Us
For more information please e-mail team-sw@dfey.org
We have a mailing list where south west discussion will take place and members are encouraged to also join the General discussion list.
DFEY Can also be found on facebook and identi.ca
We also hang out on Internet Relay Chat, this can be found on freenode
if you click the above link and enter a Nickname (online name) in the nickname box and then enter #dfey,dfey-sw in the channels box then click connect (don't worry about "Auth to services"
You join both the main channel and south south west channel at the same time
Freenode policy says users have to be 13+ to join and register a nickname
There are also links between DFEY and local linux user groups, DFEY has links with the Devon and Cornwall Linux User group