October 19th, 2009
This month’s talk will be given by Micheal Sparks from the Kamaelia project.
Kamaelia is a free software Python-based systems-development tool and concurrency framework originally developed by BBC Research & Development and subsequently released to the community.
Micheal Sparks has been using GNU/Linux for over 12 years and has been contributing to various free software projects in varying levels for much of that time.
Micheal guides and leads the Kamaelia project and will be explaining what it is and how it works.
The meeting will take place at the usual time, 7pm, at the Lass O’Gowrie pub on Charles Street in Central Manchester. We will be located in the Salmon Room upstairs, although there will be people around a little earlier downstairs(probably sampling the food and drinks on offer). Just ask at the bar if you can’t find us. Their website[3] has full details of how to get there and the fine selection of food and drink available. The venue also provides wifi.
If you would like five minutes to tell us about something, please contact us.
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October 5th, 2009
The October administrative meeting will be on the second Monday of the month at the usual time and place:
* Date: Monday, 12th October
* Time: 19:00
* Location: The Waterhouse
The meeting is open to everyone and normally lasts about an hour. We stay around for a social meet up afterwards, so it’s a good opportunity to meet up with people and have a chat.
The agenda and the minutes of September’s meeting are available on the FSF Groups wiki. If you have any thing you’d like included please contact us.
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September 23rd, 2009
Manchester Free Software is having a competition to find a logo for the group.
The winner will receive a hardback copy of Richard Stallman’s “Free Software, Free Society” and a t-shirt with their winning design.
The competition is open until 23:59, Sunday 4th October 2009. The winner will be decided by voting commencing Monday 5th October 2009.
Full details, including how to enter can be found on the wiki page.
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September 8th, 2009
Join Manchester Free Software at Software Freedom Day; a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software.
When is it?
Saturday 19th September 2009, 10am to 4pm
Where is it?
University of Manchester, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road [ Open Street Map | Google Map ]
Whats in store?
* Free software showcase
* Talks and advice
* Hands-on workshops
* Free software and other giveaways.
* Free culture exhibitions
* Books and merchandise on sale
* Refreshments
And more…
Who’s it for?
The event is open to the public, admission is free and everyone is welcome.
More info…
Please visit the official Software Freedom Day wiki for more information about attending and participating.
See you there!
Tags: fun, sfd09, software freedom day, university of manchester
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September 6th, 2009
This month’s talk will be given by James Wallbank from Access Space Sheffield.
Access Space is the UK’s first free media lab: an open-access learning community, which combines Free, Open Source Software and locally recycled computers with the collective intelligence of a skill-sharing community. The lab is open five days a week for walk-in access and they host regular workshops and activities.
James will explain the Access Space project and the longer term objective of encouraging similar projects, with continued collaboration between them.
The meeting will take place at the usual time, 7pm, at the Lass O’Gowrie pub on Charles Street in Central Manchester. We will be located in the Salmon Room upstairs, although there will be people around a little earlier downstairs. Just ask at the bar if you can’t find us. Their website has full details of how to get there and the fine selection of food and drink available. The venue also provides free wifi.
General information about Manchester Free Software meetings can be found on our meetings page.
If you would like five minutes to tell us about something, please contact us.
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September 1st, 2009
The September administrative meeting will be on the FIRST Monday of the month this time, but still at the usual time and place:
* Date: Monday, 7th September
* Time: 19:00
* Location: The Waterhouse
The meeting is open to everyone and normally lasts about an hour. We stay around for a social meet up afterwards, so it’s a good opportunity to meet up with people and have a chat.
The agenda and the minutes of August’s meeting are available on the FSF Groups wiki. If you have any thing you’d like included please contact us.
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August 13th, 2009
This month’s talk will be given by Debian Developer, Enrico Zini.
In his own words: “I like to tell stories and I have stories to tell. I will start by covering the recent Debian Conference in Cáceres (Extremadura, Spain), and from there I will continue with stories about Debian, and about how Debian is being used in interesting ways.”
Enrico can be found online at http://www.enricozini.org/
The meeting will take place at the usual time, 7pm, at the Lass O’Gowrie pub on Charles Street in Central Manchester. We will be located in the Salmon Room upstairs, although there will be people around a little earlier downstairs. Just ask at the bar if you can’t find us. Their website has full details of how to get there and the fine selection of food and drink available. The venue also provides free wifi.
General information about Manchester Free Software meetings can be found on our meetings page.
If you would like five minutes to tell us about something, please contact us.
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August 3rd, 2009
The August administrative meeting will be on the second Monday of the month at the usual time and place:
* Date: Monday, 10th August
* Time: 19:00
* Location: The Waterhouse
The meeting is open to everyone and normally lasts about an hour. We stay around for a social meet up afterwards, so it’s a good opportunity to meet up with people and have a chat.
The agenda and the minutes of July’s meeting are available on the FSF Groups wiki. If you have any thing you’d like included please contact us.
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July 12th, 2009
This month’s talk will be given by the prolific podcaster and musician, Dan Lynch. Dan will be giving a talk entitled “Professional Audio Production With Free Software”. Where he’ll be going through the free software tools he uses to make the Software Freedom Law Show amongst other podcasts. He’ll do a live demo (hopefully) and cut together a quick example podcast. He’ll also talk a bit about audio in general on GNU/Linux and discuss areas where it could be improved in comparison to proprietary software.
Dan is currently involved in the Linux Outlaws, Software Freedom Law Show and Rathole Radio podcasts. A selection of Dan’s music is available at shedmusic.net.
The meeting will take place at the usual time, 7pm, at the Lass O’Gowrie pub on Charles Street in Central Manchester. We will be located in the Salmon Room upstairs, although there will be people around a little earlier downstairs(probably sampling the food and drinks on offer). Just ask at the bar if you can’t find us. Their website has full details of how to get there and the fine selection of food and drink available. The venue also provides wifi.
General information about Manchester Free Software meetings can be found on our meetings page.
If you would like five minutes to tell us about something, please contact us.
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July 6th, 2009
The July administrative meeting will be on the second Monday of the month at the usual time and place:
The meeting is open to everyone and normally lasts about an hour. We stay around for a social meet up afterwards, so it’s a good opportunity to meet up with people and have a chat.
The agenda and the minutes of June’s meeting is available on the FSF Groups wiki. If you have any thing you’d like included please contact us.
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