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Reminder: MFS May 2012 meeting - Saturday,12th May 2012 at 14:00.

Michael Dorrington — 2012-05-11T21:30:06

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 <http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=9429>


Transport
---------
Parking: There are paid parking lots around the venue, the light blue P
in this OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.
 A lot of them, perhaps all, are are owned by NCP
<http://www.ncp.co.uk/>.  If you can't decide otherwise then park in
Manchester Arndale <http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>.

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
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.
 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach
Station are not too far either.

Further details at <http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/2012-05-12>.

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 <fsuk-manchester-team-qX2TKyscuCcdnm+yROfE0A< at >public.gmane.org>.

-------- 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 <zen78553-t7T1V0rgxSHpbxjuC2Jv7w< at >public.gmane.org>
Reply-To: Daniel Botting <zen78553-t7T1V0rgxSHpbxjuC2Jv7w< at >public.gmane.org>
To: MAN-LUG-JX7+OpRa80QmQP3qUSAKzdXBic8s8YrpWmv/VHan8Is< at >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 <zen78553-1HOZaDBbGgxaa/9Udqfwiw< at >public.gmane.org>
To:     man_lug <MAN-LUG-JX7+OpRa80QmQP3qUSAKzdXBic8s8YrpWmv/VHan8Is< at >public.gmane.org>



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 <zen78553-1HOZaDBbGgxaa/9Udqfwiw< at >public.gmane.org>
To:     man_lug <MAN-LUG-JX7+OpRa80QmQP3qUSAKzdXBic8s8YrpWmv/VHan8Is< at >public.gmane.org>



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 < at >man_lug has been tweeted to/on?,
somebody already had < at >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

Fri 18 May: ArmenianBeer

Paul Waring — 2012-05-06T09:52:48

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< at >public.gmane.org) if you would like to attend. The deadline 
for booking is 6pm, Wednesday 16 May.

Hope to see you there!

Paul

Fwd: theQuiz(); in Manchester - A geeky quiz on the 26th May, please forward to your networks!

Michael Dorrington — 2012-05-04T16:47:28

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 <samanthapbail-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org>
To: Manchester Girl Geeks <manchestergirlgeeks-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org>

Ampersand Commerce  &  Manchester Girl Geeks present:
theQuiz();
Saturday, 26th May 2012, 2-4pm
< at >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 & 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 < at >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 < at >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.

Today: International Day Against DRM 2012Manchester

Michael Dorrington — 2012-05-04T06:29:24

* 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
<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, 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 <info-dGWS0fDw8IM< at >public.gmane.org>
Reply-To: Free Software Foundation <info-dGWS0fDw8IM< at >public.gmane.org>
To: <michael.dorrington-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org>

## 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
(<http://dayagainstdrm.org>) 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
<http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:DefectiveByDesign/Day_Against_DRM_2012>.

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
<http://dayagainstdrm.org>. Pictures, videos, and accounts will be
posted afterward at <http://defectivebydesign.org>.

### 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
<http://donate.fsf.org>. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.

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OWASP Manchester Meeting 30th May

Simon Ward — 2012-05-03T10:26:25

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

Fwd: MadLab Maintenance Day 6th May

Michael Dorrington — 2012-05-01T18:46:31

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: MadLab Maintenance Day 6th May
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:32:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Natalie Whittaker <office-bstog1bgBjbe9xe1eoZjHA< at >public.gmane.org>
Reply-To: madlab-organisers-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw< at >public.gmane.org
To: MadLab-organisers <madlab-organisers-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw< at >public.gmane.org>

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.

Day Against DRM in Manchester - Friday, May 4th,2012

Michael Dorrington — 2012-04-30T07:08:33

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 <info-5/I1Hs30TiVVmv6ocLLGH4SLwOllVvif< at >public.gmane.org>
Reply-To: DefectiveByDesign.org <info-5/I1Hs30TiVVmv6ocLLGH4SLwOllVvif< at >public.gmane.org>
To: <michael.dorrington-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org>

May 4th is the International Day Against DRM!

  * <http://dayagainstdrm.org>

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.

Fri 4 May: Currybeer social

Paul Waring — 2012-04-29T09:13:59

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

Liverpool LUG meeting with Hakim Cassimally -Enchanted Objects: the Internet of Things for Humans -Wednesday 2nd May 2012

Bob Ham — 2012-04-26T21:53:52

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&lon=-2.976481&zoom=18
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Heads-up: MFS May 2012 meeting - Saturday,12th May 2012 at 14:00.

Michael Dorrington — 2012-04-25T21:00:12

The MFS May 2012 meeting will be a joint event with MANLUG
<http://www.manlug.org/> 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.

Fwd: Young Rewired State - get involved for 2012

Michael Dorrington — 2012-04-22T15:23:01

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 <stevieflow-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org>
Reply-To: madlab-organisers-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw< at >public.gmane.org
To: madlab-organisers-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw< at >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 &
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

new blog about bulk renaming files

Anna Morris — 2012-04-17T16:11:31

http://blogs.fsfe.org/anna.morris/

Hey, just a short one, but I think perhaps usefull info

a
x

FreeSoftware Social: Friday,7.30+ at Madlab - ALL WELCOME

Anna Morris — 2012-04-17T17:38:11

Dear Free Software and Hacking communities of Manchester,

You are invited to an evening of food, conversation and music. Come to
Madlab <http://madlab.org.uk/> THIS FRIDAY (the 20th) at 7.30 and mingle
with other members of Manchester's vibrant technological community - also
meet socially and politically minded representatives of HP and Opera
Software; special guests from France and Norway. This event will celebrate
the arrival of the Free Software Foundation Europe's Web Team and kick off
the FSFE Web Sprint 2012 [1].

See you there!

1. https://wiki.fsfe.org/WebSprint2012
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Liverpool LUG meeting - Saturday 21st April 2012

Bob Ham — 2012-04-15T19:23:30

On Saturday, 21st April 2012, the Liverpool Linux User Group¹ will be
meeting.  This is a Saturday meeting so there's no talk.

Last month proceedings were distrupted somewhat by the presence of
bands practicing in Studio 2, even though we occupied a sound-proof
booth.  This month, I thought we might try meeting at The Shipping
Forecast² on Slater Street³.  And also at an earlier time, seeing as
they serve meals there.

So, the place to be is The Shipping Forecast at 12.30pm next Saturday.
As always, a fluffy Tux penguin toy will be on display because it's
cute and cool.  Depending on the swiftness of the US Postal Service,
it may even be joined by a cute and cool fluffy GNU toy :-)  In case
you need it, my mobile number is 0783 034 5001.

Cheers,

Bob


¹ http://liv.lug.org.uk/
² http://www.theshippingforecastliverpool.com/
³ http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.402496&lon=-2.979353&zoom=18
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The Liberated Pixel Cup: FSF + CC + OpenGameArtgame authoring competition

Michael Dorrington — 2012-04-11T19:47:53

Liberated Pixel Cup
http://lpc.opengameart.org/

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [libreplanet-discuss] Fwd: The Liberated Pixel Cup: FSF + CC +
OpenGameArt game authoring competition
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:43:38 -0400
From: Danny Piccirillo <danny.piccirillo-IGUgQLVVQiRCV4ILt04nZQ< at >public.gmane.org>
To: Discussion of Free Culture in general and this organization in
particular<discuss-ICDIk4KcRt5fR2C6ueFn4Q< at >public.gmane.org>,
libreplanet-discuss-AEOBPLDIsFh2XvNHrDenQA< at >public.gmane.org, LibrePlanet Massachusetts Team
<libreplanet-us-ma-AEOBPLDIsFh2XvNHrDenQA< at >public.gmane.org>, gnugeneration-discuss
<gnugeneration-discuss-mXXj517/zsQ< at >public.gmane.org>

Free Game Alliance would love this!
http://www.freegamealliance.com/

On reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/duplicates/s4g81/the_liberated_pixel_cup_creative_commons_the_fsf/

StatusNet http://identi.ca/notice/92642635

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DPic/status/190117768765505538

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Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 12:20
Subject: [cc-community] The Liberated Pixel Cup: FSF + CC + OpenGameArt
game authoring competition
To: cc-community-rm8PX32fqvbMZ2x0e22RKNi2O/JbrIOy< at >public.gmane.org


Hi all,

I'm extremely pleased to announce the Liberated Pixel Cup, a project
that brings together Creative Commons, the Free Software Foundation, and
OpenGameArt to run a gaming competition:

 http://lpc.opengameart.org/

There will be a style guide written, and both a (CC BY-SA + GPL dual
licensed) game art authoring competition, and a game coding (GPL)
competition that uses those assets.

I'm extremely excited about the launch of this project, and hope you
are also!  Please do spread the news!

More from Creative Commons' press release here:
 http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/32322

Thanks!
 - Christopher Allan Webber
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Fwd: [Liverpool] UCubed 2012

Michael Dorrington — 2012-04-11T18:13:33

The more Free Software supporters at UCubed the better.

http://madlab.org.uk/content/ucubed/

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Liverpool] UCubed 2012
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:05:52 +0100
From: Les Pounder <lespounder-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org>
Reply-To: Liverpool Linux User Group <liverpool-xGejAJT2w6wUICxRtmY4x7VCufUGDwFn< at >public.gmane.org>
To: Liverpool LUG <liverpool-xGejAJT2w6wUICxRtmY4x7VCufUGDwFn< at >public.gmane.org>

Hi everyone

Just wanted to let you all know that this years UCubed event will be on the
28th April, at Madlab in Manchester.

UCubed is a free unconference for those interested in free software and
free thinking.

Take a look at our website http://ucubed.info for more information, and to
see pictures and videos from last years event, including Dan Lynch's
keynote talk.

Thanks

Les (Blackpool LUG)

Fwd: MadLab rates for the Web Design Foundations

Michael Dorrington — 2012-04-11T17:45:51

Madlab, our home, have got special rates for Web Design Foundations
courses, see forwarded email below.

And Madlab have "Geek Vouchers", these are gift (of learning) vouchers
to spend on courses, see:
http://omniversity.madlab.org.uk/2011/10/for-the-special-geek-in-your-life/

Regards,
Mike.
Chair, Manchester Free Software.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: MadLab rates for the Web Design Foundations
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:45:34 +0100
From: Kaija-Luisa Kurik <office-bstog1bgBjbe9xe1eoZjHA< at >public.gmane.org>
To: michael.dorrington-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org

Hi Michael,

I just wanted to let you know about the special rates for the upcoming
Web Design Foundations courses.

As you know MadLab is a not-for-profit organisation and we use
Omniversity to generate some income. We could always use help in
promoting the courses. It is especially important to us to fill as many
places as possible and we would like to  offer special rates for the up
coming Web Design Foundations courses for the groups and their friends
and family. Instead of the regular £100 price for the session we would
give a 30% reduction and offer each two part session for £70.  I think
creatives could really benefit from learning how to create their own
space on the web.

If you could spread that information around within the Manchester Free
Software, it would be very much appreciated.

There are three upcoming web design courses this spring:

Web Design Foundations 2: HTML Basics
23rd April and 30th April (6pm-9pm)
Web Design Foundations 3: CSS Basics
14th May and 21st May (6pm-9pm)
Web Design Foundations 4: Advanced CSS and HTML topics
11th June and 18th June (6pm-9pm)


People should not worry about missing the first session - we can share
the materials for catching up.

Maybe you could also remind the people in your group about the Geek
Vouchers. Geek vouchers are available for all the courses.

Many thanks!

Kaija-Luisa

Fwd: [Gta04-owner] GTA04A4 Group Tour - next steps

Michael Dorrington — 2012-04-06T20:30:55

The GTA04 Group Tour production is going to happen, even though the
target number of subscribers wasn't reached.  Even if you haven't got
the money to support this project you can still help by getting the word
out.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Gta04-owner] GTA04A4 Group Tour - next steps
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 19:04:10 +0200
From: Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns-xXXSsgcRVICgSpxsJD1C4w< at >public.gmane.org>
Reply-To: List for communicating with real GTA04 owners
<gta04-owner-xXXSsgcRVICgSpxsJD1C4w< at >public.gmane.org>
To: List for communicating with real GTA04 owners
<gta04-owner-xXXSsgcRVICgSpxsJD1C4w< at >public.gmane.org>

Dear all,
the group tour has been closed now and although we did
not even reach 50% of the original goal, we will start anyways.

Thanks to some smaller and some generous donations we
will be able to "charter the plane" for making our tour. Even
if the seats are more expensive.

We already have ordered most of the components so
that production is planned to start after the easter weekend.

In the meantime we also have fixed most of the units from
the first production run so that our backlog for the "from stock"
orders and for the "GTA04 Complete" are almost delivered
or will be shipped tomorrow. With every unit we broaden our
base of developers and contributors.

So we had a very bumpy GTA04 start... But due to Radek's
work and numerous others, software is already quite mature
for daily use, which was a major barrier for such a device.

I think many of you are more interested in learning
and tweaking the software, so I know you are eagerly
waiting for shipment....

Thanks again to all those who did donations and all
participants of the group tour. Both are very important
to give the Openmoko idea a new chance into the future.

Nikolaus

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Fri 20 Apr: ThaiBeer

Paul Waring — 2012-04-04T20:07:13

On Friday 20 April a number of us from various geek groups will be going 
for some thai food at Try Thai on Faulkner Street. We'll be meeting 
outside the restaurant just before 7:30pm and going straight in for a meal.

http://www.try-thai.co.uk

There's a menu on the web site with full costs, but expect £25-30 per 
head, depending on which banquet 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< at >public.gmane.org) if you would like to attend. The deadline 
for booking is 6pm, Wednesday 18 April.

Hope to see you there!

Paul

Fwd: Just to remind you about the up-coming Web Design Foundations courses

Michael Dorrington — 2012-04-01T19:31:22

Another interesting set of courses at Madlab on how to keep the web free.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Just to remind you about the up-coming Web Design Foundations
courses
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:57:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Natalie Whittaker <office-bstog1bgBjbe9xe1eoZjHA< at >public.gmane.org>
Reply-To: madlab-organisers-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw< at >public.gmane.org
To: MadLab-organisers <madlab-organisers-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw< at >public.gmane.org>

Web Design Foundations is a four part modular course aimed at anyone
who wants to learn about how the Web works from the very basic
beginnings and be taken step by step, in a friendly informal style, up
to the point where they know how to build a basic modern best
practices web site and put it online. This includes a bit of theory,
but it largely focuses on getting your hands dirty with code (such as
HTML and CSS), and learning how it REALLY works.

Web Design Foundations 1(3) : Introduction to the Web, and web design
http://s.madlab.org.uk/wdf13

2nd April

This course starts you off at the very beginning, looking at
fundamental topics such as where the web came from, how it works, how
a web designer creates a web page and uploads it onto the web for
others to see, how to be a part of the web design community,
accessibility, usability, information architecture, and more. At the
end of the session, you will briefly dive into HTML and CSS, two of
the most important technologies used to build web pages.

Web Design Foundations 2(3) : HTML Basics
http://s.madlab.org.uk/wdf23

23rd April - 30th April

This course looks at the Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) language in
detail, showing how it is used to structure and define all the
different parts of your web content, such as headings, paragraphs,
lists, links,forms, tables, images and more. The focus is firmly on
making sure your content is presented using modern best practices,
making it logical, flexible and accessible and usable by the widest
variety of web users possible. The session also includes a look at
HTML5 semantics: the future of markup.

Web Design Foundations 3(3) : CSS Basics
http://s.madlab.org.uk/wdf33

14th May - 21st May

This course looks at looks at Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) in detail,
the language used to add styling and layout to your HTML content. In
this session you will learn fundamental CSS theory such as the box
model, the cascade and specificity, how to effectively style your
paragraphs, lists, tables, forms, navigation menus and other content,
and the basics of layouts using floats and positioning. This session
also covers some CSS3 features: shadows, border radius, CSS3 selectors
and more.

Web Design Foundations 4(3) : Advanced CSS and HTML topics
http://s.madlab.org.uk/wdf43

11th June-18th June

Advanced CSS and HTML topics takes HTML and CSS further, looking at
advanced topics such as multi-column layouts, cross-browser issues,
CSS sprites, faux columns, optimizing layouts for different devices
such as mobile phones, CSS3 transitions, transforms and animation,
HTML5 video and forms, and more.

Please spread the word!

We also have some flyers for Omniversity, MadLab, the venue hire at
MadLab that we would happy if you could take with you - especially if
you work at the universities  or companies that might have interest
for those two subjects. If that  is OK with you, I could send you the
pdfs, or we could also print some  out at MadLab and you could take
them when you come by the next time.
That would be very much appreciated.

Kind regards,
Kaija-Luisa

MFS Talk. Tues, 17 April. "FreedomBox: Practical freedom in a box" by Michael Dorrington

Michael Dorrington — 2012-03-30T08:21:25

Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.

* Talk: FreedomBox: Practical freedom in a box
        http://freedomboxfoundation.org/
* Speaker: 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: Tuesday, 17th April 2012 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
* Start time: 19:00
* Finish time: 20:30

Details
-------
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.

The talk will include the current state of the FreedomBox project, why
the project is important, what can be currently achieved, a practical
insight into how YOU can get started, the future possibilities of the
FreedomBox and more!

The event will include a Q&A session, discussion and then lively debate
in the pub afterwards.

¹ http://freedomboxfoundation.org/

Speaker
-------
Michael Dorrington is a long time (since the last millennium) Free
Software user and supporter.  Michael has worked with FreedomBox
Foundation team on the FreedomBox.
FSF member #9429 <http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=9429>

Location
--------
The meeting will take place at the usual time, 7pm, at Madlab on Edge
Street in the Northern Quarter.  "(Between Thomas St and the Craft
Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)".  The venue provides wifi.  The
talk is followed by an informal discussion in the bar opposite (A Place
Called Common <http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/>).

Transport
---------
Parking: Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero
cost after 8pm on Tuesday so you'll have to pay up until then and the
maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY THIS.  There are paid
parking lots around the venue, the light blue P in this OpenStreetMap
centred on Madlab
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.
 A lot of them, perhaps all, are are owned by NCP
<http://www.ncp.co.uk/>.  If you can't decide otherwise then park in
Manchester Arndale <http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>.

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
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.
 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach
Station are not too far either.

Further details at <http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/2012-04-17>.

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/2012-04-17

If you would like five minutes to tell us about something, please
contact us at <fsuk-manchester-team-qX2TKyscuCcdnm+yROfE0A< at >public.gmane.org>.