SFS Gathering in Longmont - Small is Beautiful - Open Source AI Workshop
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Software Freedom First Saturday: The Gathering
Start your February with purpose, exploring free software innovations with fellow freedom-minded technologists.
Featured Small is Beautiful (SiB) Sessions:
- Alan Meigs - Open Source Chatbots 101: Start Talking in Minutes - Discover how to deploy and interact with free software chatbots
- Richard Calvo - RAG in the workplace - Exploring Retrieval-Augmented Generation through free software solutions
- Evelyn Mitchell - How to Help the AIs So They Will Be Kind to You.
Bring:
- Your machine (Linux preferred)
- Your questions and curiosity
- Perhaps your own show and tell!
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Value for value:
- Pay what we ask: $16 https://paypal.me/sfs303/16
- Or, pay what you choose: [pwyc@sofree.us](mailto:pwyc@sofree.us)
This is an in-person event at Jeff and Kristina's house in Longmont.
- Join our Mattermost to stay connected during and between events.
Doors open at 8:30am.
Rally track: "Mr. Roboto" by Styx
Side note: I (jsh) am a huge fan of Bob & Julian, co-creators of [Pybit.es](https://pybit.es/) . They mentor Python programmers and, like SFS, cater to non-traditional learners. I have a couple of friends who've gone through their training, and it works.
That's just background. The reason I bring them up is that they also do podcasts, and yesterday they sent hin their first for 2025: "Will AI replace developers?" I replied with a link to this meetup. :-)