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Software Freedom Day
Event Details
Time: September 20, 2008 from 1pm to 4pm
Event Type: Celebration
Organized By: Christan Grant ::: Christan.Grant@SUN.com for more information
Latest Activity: Sep 4, 2008
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
Notes
Welcome to Codetown!
Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
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