I received the email below from the Ubuntu mailing list and thought it might be of interest to KLUGGERS.<br> Greater London Linux User Group are having a guest speaker from 'Miro' on Wednesday 12th March.<br>I really like 'Miro' as an application and have used it since it was the 'GetDemocracy Player' (thanks to people at a Dover meeting who helped me install it) so I will be going.<br>
<br>Anyone else interested?<br><br>Colin<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><span class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">John Levin</b> <<a href="mailto:john@technolalia.org">john@technolalia.org</a>><br>
Date: Feb 26, 2008 3:50 PM<br>Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Miro talk at Westminster, March 12th<br>To: British Ubuntu Talk <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a>><br><br></span>Hi all,<br>
<br> Below, details of an event I'm organising, which should be of interest<br> to those of you in the London area.<br><br> John<br><br> HOLMES WILSON TALKS AT GLLUG, March 12th 2008.<br><br> The Greater London Linux User Group (GLLUG) announces a special guest<br>
appearance from Holmes Wilson of Miro at the University of Westminster,<br> Cavendish Street Campus, on Wednesday March 15th 2008, at 7pm.<br><br> Miro is free, non-profit, open-source software for watching video online<br>
that was downloaded over 2 million times last year.<br><br> Wilson will be talking about why Miro's free, open-source approach is<br> essential for fully realizing the socially transforming power of<br> internet video, and about why it's important for the desktop linux movement.<br>
<br> There will be time for questions, and drinks afterwards at the King and<br> Queen public house round the corner.<br><br> All welcome. No charge.<br><br> Date: 7pm, Wednesday March 12th.<br><br> Venue: University of Westmins School of Infomatics<br>
115 New Cavendish Street,<br> London W1W 6UW<br> Nearest underground stations: Great Portland Street, Warren Street,<br> Goodge Street.<br> <a href="http://www.wmin.ac.uk/cscs/page-49">http://www.wmin.ac.uk/cscs/page-49</a><br>
<br> King and Queen<br> 1 Foley Street<br> London W1P 7LE<br> <a href="http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/91/913/King_and_Queen/Fitzrovia">http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/91/913/King_and_Queen/Fitzrovia</a><br>
<br> About Holmes Wilson:<br> Holmes Wilson is a co-founder of Participatory Culture Foundation /<br> Miro. Previously, he helped start the Worcester Computer Co-op (an<br> organization that uses free software and recycled computers to start<br>
computer labs in his city) and OpenCongress.org (a government<br> transparency project that gathers information on US legislation).<br><br> About Miro:<br> Miro is a free open-source desktop video application that is designed to<br>
make mass media more open and accessible for everyone.<br> Television is the most popular medium in our culture. But broadcast and<br> cable TV has always been controlled by a small number of big<br> corporations. We believe that the internet provides an opportunity to<br>
open television in ways that have never been possible before.<br> Miro is designed to eliminate gatekeepers. Viewers can connect to any<br> video provider that they want. This frees creators to use the video<br> hosting setup that works best for them-- whether they choose to<br>
self-publish or use a service. It's the kind of openness that the<br> internet allows and that we should all demand.<br> <a href="http://www.getmiro.com/">http://www.getmiro.com/</a><br><br> About the Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF):<br>
Participatory Culture Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit based in<br> Worcester, MA. It was founded in 2005 with a mission to build tools and<br> services that give people more ways to engage in their culture. Miro is<br> its core project.<br>
<a href="http://participatoryculture.org/">http://participatoryculture.org/</a><br><br> About the Greater London Linux User Group:<br> GLLUG is a diverse group of people from all walks of life who just<br> happen to share an interest in the GNU/Linux operating system.<br>
We communicate mostly using a mailing list and discuss all aspects of<br> using and promoting Linux and open source software in general. GLLUG<br> organises regular meetings for members to get together.<br> There is no formal membership, just join the mailing list, come and chat<br>
on the IRC channel, or turn up at a meeting. Everybody's welcome.<br> Although the name says London, we have members situated in many places<br> outside London, even outside the UK.<br> <a href="http://www.gllug.org.uk/">http://www.gllug.org.uk/</a><br>
<br><br> For further information, contact John Levin, <a href="mailto:john@technolalia.org">john@technolalia.org</a><br><br><br> --<br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br>
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