http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2909 <pre>* MRTG sensors (although the consensus was not using MRTG and instead use RRDs via some other means) + http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/mrtgutils-sensors * RRDtool + http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/ + http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/tut/rrdtutorial.en.html * collectd snmp plugin + http://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Snmp + http://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/collectd-snmp.5.shtml + Example config: - /usr/share/doc/collectd-core/examples/snmp-data.conf - http://git.verplant.org/?p=collectd.git;a=blob;hb=master;f=contrib/snmp-data.conf On 11/05/12 22:30, Michael Dorrington wrote: </pre> Michael Dorrington 2012-05-16T06:44:02 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2908 <pre>Just a reminder that this event is on Friday, and the deadline for booking is Wednesday evening. On 06/05/12 10:52, Paul Waring wrote: </pre> Paul Waring 2012-05-13T12:28:34 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2907 <pre>Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it. * Talks: MRTG + FreedomBox http://oss.oetiker.ch/mrtg/ http://freedomboxfoundation.org/ * Speakers: Daniel Botting + Michael Dorrington * Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory). * Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN. "(Between Thomas St and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)" http://madlab.org.uk/ * Date: Saturday, 12th May 2012 (Not the 3rd Tuesday of the month) * Start time: 14:00 * Finish time: 17:00 Details ------- This MFS May 2012 meeting will be a joint event with MANLUG. Daniel Bottling will do a talk entitled 'Introduction to MRTG' and Michael Dorrington will be demo'ing MRTG as well and other points of interest on the (proto-)FreedomBox. They are supporting each other's presentation. MRTG is a tool to graph network traffic and much more. The FreedomBox¹ is about combining low powered unobtrusive hardware, so that you have it powered on in your home 24/7, and Free Software with an easy to use interface, to achieve control of your computing, data and communication. ¹ http://freedomboxfoundation.org/ Speakers -------- Daniel Bottling is a GNU/Linux enthusiast and a key organiser of MANLUG. Michael Dorrington has been Free Software user and supporter since the last millennium. Michael has worked with FreedomBox Foundation team on the FreedomBox. FSF member #9429 &lt;http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=9429&gt; Transport --------- Parking: There are paid parking lots around the venue, the light blue P in this OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab &lt;http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&amp;lon=-2.23652&amp;zoom=15&amp;layers=M&gt;. A lot of them, perhaps all, are are owned by NCP &lt;http://www.ncp.co.uk/&gt;. If you can't decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale &lt;http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx&gt;. Public Transport: Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram station and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to Madlab, see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab &lt;http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&amp;lon=-2.23652&amp;zoom=15&amp;layers=M&gt;. Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach Station are not too far either. Further details at &lt;http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/2012-05-12&gt;. More Information ---------------- General information about Manchester Free Software meetings can be found on our website. * http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/Meetings * http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/2012-05-12 If you would like five minutes to tell us about something, please contact us at &lt;fsuk-manchester-team-qX2TKyscuCcdnm+yROfE0A&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt;. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [MAN-LUG] Fwd: Fwd: Manlug talk May 2012 - Introduction to Mrtg (Multi Router Traffic Grapher) - reminder Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 08:20:41 +0100 From: Daniel Botting &lt;zen78553-t7T1V0rgxSHpbxjuC2Jv7w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; Reply-To: Daniel Botting &lt;zen78553-t7T1V0rgxSHpbxjuC2Jv7w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; To: MAN-LUG-JX7+OpRa80QmQP3qUSAKzdXBic8s8YrpWmv/VHan8Is&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org Dear all, Reminder as below, to clarify: Talk 1 Introduction to MRTG by myself. Talk 2 Michael Dorrington will be demo'ing MRTG as well and other points of interest on the (proto-)FreedomBox. Hope to you all this Saturday. Many thanks Dan -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: Manlug talk May 2012 - Introduction to Mrtg (Multi Router Traffic Grapher) - deferred since last month Date: Thu, 03 May 2012 07:36:52 +0100 From: Daniel Botting &lt;zen78553-1HOZaDBbGgxaa/9Udqfwiw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; To: man_lug &lt;MAN-LUG-JX7+OpRa80QmQP3qUSAKzdXBic8s8YrpWmv/VHan8Is&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; Dear all, As an update to the below due to venue availability Manchester Free Software will be holding a joint talk with Manlug on 12th May between 14:00 - 17:00. Michael Dorrington from MFS will be demo'ing MRTG as well and other points of interest on the (proto-)FreedomBox. More details to follow. Hope to see you all there. Dan -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Manlug talk May 2012 - Introduction to Mrtg (Multi Router Traffic Grapher) - deferred since last month Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:02:49 +0100 From: Daniel Botting &lt;zen78553-1HOZaDBbGgxaa/9Udqfwiw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; To: man_lug &lt;MAN-LUG-JX7+OpRa80QmQP3qUSAKzdXBic8s8YrpWmv/VHan8Is&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; Hi all, The Manlug meeting for May 2012 is taking place on 12th May, due to work and holidays I've had to move it slightly, details below: Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory). Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN. -- (Between Thomas Street and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)" Date: Saturday, 12th May 2012 Starts: 14:00 Approximate finish: 17:00 Summary: This is the postponed talk from last month and will be given by my good self, it will be an introduction to MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher), requirements, how to install and how to draw pretty graphs of devices on your LAN etc. I always get a tad suspicious when I see the lights on my router flashing away like it's Christmas, ohh and I like to know what is going on, this is a good start. I would suspect most would find it useful to see what their home router is seeing, it is capable of much more. Please come along, bring your friends and relatives, please feel free to cross post this far and wide. PS, a voluntary contribution of £1 -- £2 per person would be highly appreciated to assist our good friends at Madlab in their day to day running costs. --- Notes: 1/ Manlug.org has been updated as above 2/ And to keep up with the crowd &lt; at &gt;man_lug has been tweeted to/on?, somebody already had &lt; at &gt;manlug :-(. I don't understand the whole twitter thing personally. The MAN-LUG list is archived at: http://listserv.manchester.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa?A0=MAN-LUG </pre> Michael Dorrington 2012-05-11T21:30:06 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2906 <pre>On Friday 18 May a number of us from various geek groups will be going for some Armenian food at the Armenian Taverna on Princess Street (just under the Northern Rock behind the Town Hall). We'll be meeting outside the restaurant just before 7:30pm and going straight in for a meal. http://armeniantaverna.co.uk/ There's a menu on the web site which helpfully doesn't show prices(!), but expect £25-30 per head, depending on which you choose and how many beverages you drink. The event is open to all but I need to book a table, so please let me know by email (paul-AhP4oNs1KLk&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org) if you would like to attend. The deadline for booking is 6pm, Wednesday 16 May. Hope to see you there! Paul </pre> Paul Waring 2012-05-06T09:52:48 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2905 <pre>HACMan are submitting a team. MFS could submit a team but need 3 other than me to make up the 4. Are you interested in being on the MFS "theQuiz(); in Manchester" team? See below for details. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: theQuiz(); in Manchester - A geeky quiz on the 26th May, please forward to your networks! Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 12:43:05 +0100 From: Samantha Bail &lt;samanthapbail-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; To: Manchester Girl Geeks &lt;manchestergirlgeeks-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; Ampersand Commerce &amp; Manchester Girl Geeks present: theQuiz(); Saturday, 26th May 2012, 2-4pm &lt; at &gt;AmpersandHQ (Northern Quarter) Join us for an afternoon of geekery, competing for honour and prizes while having tea and biscuits. Find a team of 4, or come solo and we'll put teams together.Everyone is welcome. There will be great prizes and everyone will get a free gift. Categories include - quiz.init('programming'); - Manchester Knowledge - Front-End Development / Design - Famous Geeks &amp; Stuff Geeks Like - eCommerce Watch #theQuizMcr for updates about prizes, clues, and/or to live tweet from the event. The quiz will be followed by an informal walk to a pub for what will (hopefully!) be a lovely, sunny May afternoon. Sign up now - places are limited! http://thequizmcr.eventbrite.com/ ------------------- About Manchester Girl Geeks http://www.manchestergirlgeeks.com/ and &lt; at &gt;McrGirlGeeks Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). ------------------- About Ampersand Commerce http://ampersandcommerce.com and &lt; at &gt;AmpersandHQ Ampersand Commerce is a multi-award winning Magento ecommerce agency specialising in consultancy, development, integration, and support for Enterprise businesses all over the world. Ampersand's team of seasoned technologists live and breathe Magento and through years of delivering some of the most challenging projects on the Magento platform, Ampersand has gained a reputation in the United Kingdom for being one of the most technically able agencies in the Magento ecosystem. Ampersand is hiring! For information about Ampersand's graduate development programme, please visit http://ampersandcommerce.com/graduates. </pre> Michael Dorrington 2012-05-04T16:47:28 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2904 <pre>* Event: International Day Against DRM 2012 Manchester o http://dayagainstdrm.org/ o http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/DayAgainstDRM2012 * Location: Starting at Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory). * Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN. o "(Between Thomas St and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)" o http://madlab.org.uk/ * Date: Friday, 4th May 2012 * Start time: 19:00 sharp (But will leave Madlab about 19:15) * Finish time: 21:00 Details ------- Friday, 4th May 2012 is International Day Against DRM. DRM includes stopping you putting the Operating System you want on your computer¹, see &lt;http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement&gt;. MFS are running a local event. We are meeting at Madlab at 7pm sharp (so don't be late) on Friday, 4th May 2012. We will have a brief overview of DRM and then we will go out around Manchester campaigning until about 9pm. Then to the pub for discussion. ¹ Of course, it is always about who has the keys and so the control. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Coalition against Digital Restrictions Management ready to go for May 4th Day Against DRM Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 00:10:44 -0400 From: Free Software Foundation &lt;info-dGWS0fDw8IM&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; Reply-To: Free Software Foundation &lt;info-dGWS0fDw8IM&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; To: &lt;michael.dorrington-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; ## Coalition against Digital Restrictions Management ready to go for May 4th Day Against DRM BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, May 3, 2012 -- Defective by Design will hold its annual International Day Against DRM (&lt;http://dayagainstdrm.org&gt;) on Friday, May 4th, targeting the use of Digital Restrictions Management on ebooks. Several other organizations have joined to express their concern for the freedoms of authors and readers, including Creative Commons, O'Reilly Media, No Starch Press, the Accessible Computing Foundation, Libre Graphics Magazine, APRIL, the Free Software Foundation and its sister organizations, FSF France and FSF India. Matt Lee, campaigns manager of Defective by Design, said, "DRM is a growing problem in the area of ebooks, where people have had their books restricted so they can't freely loan, re-sell or donate them, read them without being tracked, or move them to a new device without re-purchasing all of them. They've even had their ebooks deleted by companies without their permission." As part of the day, people fed up with DRM are holding protest and awareness events in Cincinnati, Orlando, Amherst, San Francisco, Boston, Madrid, Rome, Manchester, Nagoya (Japan), and Aveiro (Portugal). More events are still being added at &lt;http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:DefectiveByDesign/Day_Against_DRM_2012&gt;. Supporters are also taking action online, displaying the campaign's banner and using the opportunity to blog about their frustrations with DRM. Notable science fiction author and editor of the influential BoingBoing.net blog, Cory Doctorow said, "As an author, I understand that DRM doesn't do squat to protect my interests. As a businessperson, I understand that DRM usurps my commercial relationships with my customers and hands them to DRM vendors." Sanders Kleinfeld, author of *HTML5 for publishers* said in an interview with O'Reilly Media, "What's disappointing right now is that Amazon is very set on their Mobi format for their Kindle device, Apple has made strides away from EPUB 3 with their latest iBooks 2.0 and iBooks Author. I think vendors that make these devices are interested in maintaining that lock-in for customers." Defective by Design has held previous international days against DRM in 2006, 2010 and 2011, focusing on use of DRM by Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and the RIAA. Defective by Design is a campaign of the Free Software Foundation. Information on how to participate can be found at &lt;http://dayagainstdrm.org&gt;. Pictures, videos, and accounts will be posted afterward at &lt;http://defectivebydesign.org&gt;. ### About the Free Software Foundation The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at fsf.org and gnu.org, are an important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at &lt;http://donate.fsf.org&gt;. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA. ### Media Contacts Matt Lee Campaigns Manager Free Software Foundation +1-617-500-3284 &lt;campaigns-dGWS0fDw8IM&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; ### -- Follow us on identi.ca at http://identi.ca/fsf | Subscribe to our blogs via RSS at http://fsf.org/blogs/RSS Join us as an associate member at http://www.fsf.org/jf Sent from the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street Fifth Floor Boston, MA 02110-1335 United States </pre> Michael Dorrington 2012-05-04T06:29:24 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2903 <pre>OWASP Manchester Meeting coming up… Date: May 30th Location: KPMG, St James Square, M2 6DS Registration: Via Eventbrite[1] Schedule: Doors open at 18:00, talks start at 18:30 prompt - please make sure you are there on time. [1]: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/3486200319 “BYOD Could You Would You Should You - Mobile Device Management for BYOD”—Ben Ramduny (KPMG) “Building a secure SDLC utilising OWASP resources”—Jason Alexander (Security Architect - KPMG) Open mic: bring a topic! See: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Manchester Simon </pre> Simon Ward 2012-05-03T10:26:25 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2902 <pre>Just a reminder that this meeting is tomorrow. On Thu, 2012-04-26 at 22:53 +0100, Bob Ham wrote: _______________________________________________ Fsuk-manchester mailing list Fsuk-manchester-qX2TKyscuCcdnm+yROfE0A&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester </pre> Bob Ham 2012-05-01T20:17:56 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2901 <pre>-------- Original Message -------- Subject: MadLab Maintenance Day 6th May Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:32:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Natalie Whittaker &lt;office-bstog1bgBjbe9xe1eoZjHA&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; Reply-To: madlab-organisers-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org To: MadLab-organisers &lt;madlab-organisers-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; Hello everyone, Your favourite day of the month is here: MadLab Maintenance Day! This Sunday 6th May, 11-5pm http://madlab.org.uk/content/madlab-maintenance-5/ Volunteer your time and diy skills, to help us clean up the space. If you can help out please let me know, or sign up under the events post. If you can't make this month, pencil it in your diary for the 3rd Sunday of each month! Many thanks, Natalie. </pre> Michael Dorrington 2012-05-01T18:46:31 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2900 <pre> * We have anti-DRM stickers and badges. * Day Against DRM poster adverts &lt;http://www.defectivebydesign.org/dayagainstdrm&gt; * DRM Elimination Print-At-Home-Kit &lt;http://www.defectivebydesign.org/printable&gt; - Includes "What Is DRM" Leaflet &lt;http://www.defectivebydesign.org/sites/nodrm.civicactions.net/files/TellmeWhatIsDRM.pdf&gt; - Includes sticker images too. For the event it would be great if people read up on DRM so they can explain it to people. A good start is: * What is DRM? Digital Restrictions Management &lt;http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm&gt; * Stand up for your freedom to install free software &lt;http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement&gt; * The Right to Read &lt;http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html&gt; Hope to see you there and others. Regards, Mike. </pre> Michael Dorrington 2012-05-01T08:12:06 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2899 <pre>drm evening campaigning sounds good - what campaign matrieials are there etc? should be able to make it, unless i get called in at work. On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 5:00 PM, &lt;fsuk-manchester-request-qX2TKyscuCcdnm+yROfE0A&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; wrote: </pre> Anna Morris 2012-04-30T17:07:12 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2898 <pre>It is International Day Against DRM on Friday. http://dayagainstdrm.org DRM includes stopping you putting the Operating System you want on your computer¹, see: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement MFS are running a local event. We are meeting at Madlab at 7pm *sharp* (so don't be late) on Friday, May 4th, 2012. We will have a brief overview of DRM and then we will go out around Manchester campaigning until about 9pm. Then to the pub for discussion. Hope to see you there, Mike. MFS Chair. ¹ Of course, it is always about who has the keys and so the control. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [DBD] Come show your opposition to DRM at an event near you on May 4th Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:17:32 -0400 From: DefectiveByDesign.org &lt;info-5/I1Hs30TiVVmv6ocLLGH4SLwOllVvif&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; Reply-To: DefectiveByDesign.org &lt;info-5/I1Hs30TiVVmv6ocLLGH4SLwOllVvif&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; To: &lt;michael.dorrington-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; May 4th is the International Day Against DRM! * &lt;http://dayagainstdrm.org&gt; People will be hosting events all over the world protesting DRM and the companies who use it. We'd like to let you know about the ones happening in your area, so you can meet up with your fellow local activists for a fun and meaningful day of protest. </pre> Michael Dorrington 2012-04-30T07:08:33 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2897 <pre>tl;dr: Curry and beer, 7pm, Friday 4th May, Hardy's Well in Rusholme. On Friday 4th May, a number of us from various geek groups will be going out for a curry and some drinks. We'll be meeting in our usual venue of Hardy's Well pub at the end of Rusholme from 7pm and moving on to a nearby curry house after a drink or two - usually this means by 8pm at the latest. Everyone is welcome to attend, so please feel free to forward this email to other lists and drop me an email off-list if you want a contact number for the evening. If you haven't been before, it would be helpful to know that you're coming so that we can keep a look out for you. Hope to see you there! Paul P.S. You can always find details of upcoming socials at the Currybeer web site[, where there is also a Google Calendar. http://www.currybeer.com </pre> Paul Waring 2012-04-29T09:13:59 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2896 <pre>On Wednesday, 2nd May 2012, the Liverpool Linux User Group¹ will be meeting. Hakim Cassimally² will be shedding light on the mysterious concept of the Internet of Things³ in a talk entitled "Enchanted Objects: the Internet of Things for Humans". In Hakim's words: "In this talk, we'll look at bubbles, owls, bicycles, enchanted objects, designing for humans, and open source frothy goodness!" We will meet at the Liverpool Social Centre⁴ at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. After the talk, we will venture to a local drinking establishment for beverages and further discussion. Liverpool Social Centre is next door to the News from Nowhere bookshop on Bold Street⁵. To access the centre, press the bell for the basement on the left of the door and someone will come up and let you in. This should be another illuminating, possibly even inspiring talk :-) ¹ http://liv.lug.org.uk/ ² http://book.roomofthings.com/authors/ ³ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_Things ⁴ http://www.liverpoolsocialcentre.org/ ⁵ http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.402426&amp;lon=-2.976481&amp;zoom=18 _______________________________________________ Fsuk-manchester mailing list Fsuk-manchester-qX2TKyscuCcdnm+yROfE0A&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester </pre> Bob Ham 2012-04-26T21:53:52 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2895 <pre> In case it wasn't clear, this is a joint event. Daniel Botting will still be talking about MRTG as well. We are supporting each other's presentation. </pre> Michael Dorrington 2012-04-26T08:27:22 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2894 <pre>The MFS May 2012 meeting will be a joint event with MANLUG &lt;http://www.manlug.org/&gt; and will be on Saturday, 12th May 2012 from 14:00 to about 17:00. The meeting is still at Madlab. I will demo'ing the MRTG and other things on the (proto-)FreedomBox. More details to follow. Cheers, Mike. MFS Chair. </pre> Michael Dorrington 2012-04-25T21:00:12 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2893 <pre> Buy a new disk. Seriously. It's cheaper than your time and the risk of it totally failing. </pre> manchester-freesoftware-rFaUCAwe0VHnLTtGmMESvQ< at >public.gmane.org 2012-04-22T20:15:23 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2892 <pre>It would be good if someone could represent MFS at this event and promote the Free Software philosophy. These developers could be programming the Free Software you use. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Young Rewired State - get involved for 2012 Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:11:27 +0100 From: Steven Flower &lt;stevieflow-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; Reply-To: madlab-organisers-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org To: madlab-organisers-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org Hi everyone Apologies for using the google group for this, but I think it could be of interest to a wide range of organisers We've held Young Rewired State [1] at MadLab for a week in August in 2010 &amp; 2011. It's a weeklong "hack" for developers aged 18 and under - held in August It's a chance for developers aged under 18 to come together, build stuff and show the world. Equally, it's also a great opportunity for the communities around MadLab to work with young people. In the past year, the success of YRS has also exploded out into a focus on how IT is taught in our schools [2] We're holding a short meeting at MadLab on* Monday 30th April* (4-6pm) to gather support: http://lanyrd.com/2012/yrs-madlabuk-planning/ Could you volunteer to help during the week? Either by being there at some point or even providing remote support (or even pizza!) is welcome. Also - I'm keen this year that we help YRS'ers find out more about the Madlab groups that take place during the year... Thanks Steven [1] - http://youngrewiredstate.org/ [2] - http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/mar/31/manifesto-teaching-ict-education-minister </pre> Michael Dorrington 2012-04-22T15:23:01 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2891 <pre>Just a reminder that the meeting is happening tomorrow (or today if you get this in the morning :-) On Sun, 2012-04-15 at 20:23 +0100, Bob Ham wrote: _______________________________________________ Fsuk-manchester mailing list Fsuk-manchester-qX2TKyscuCcdnm+yROfE0A&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester </pre> Bob Ham 2012-04-20T22:07:08 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2890 <pre>I hope the talk informed about FreedomBox and inspired people to have a go. If you do want to have a go then get some hardware that you don't mind having on 24/7 in your home, is reliable, and has the functionality you need, such as dual network ports for a firewall/router. You might use a DreamPlug + JTAG cable (DreamPlug is the FreedomBox Foundation reference hardware) or one of the "Targeted Hardware" &lt;http://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/TargetedHardware&gt; or something like a laptop with a broken screen. Just keep in mind the reliable 24/7 operation. Then get a Free Software base system on the hardware. If you are using a DreamPlug then do this using Freedom-Maker &lt;http://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/code/&gt;. Then start "Leaving the Cloud" &lt;http://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/LeavingTheCloud&gt;. Then let us know your experiences. Links: * FreedomBox Videos &lt;http://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/appearances/&gt; * Debian FreedomBox wiki &lt;http://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox&gt; * Wikipedia article on Wireless Mesh Network &lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network&gt; * UK Dreamplug seller &lt;http://www.newit.co.uk/&gt; Be Free, Mike. </pre> Michael Dorrington 2012-04-20T08:18:34 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester/2889 <pre> It would be really good if you could include stuff on the FreedomBox &lt;http://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/&gt;. You could show one or more of the videos &lt;http://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/appearances/&gt; if nothing else. Mike. </pre> Michael Dorrington 2012-04-18T19:58:28 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.politics.software.free-software.manchester