Greetings all,<br><br>It has been rather quiet on the mailing list front, though it has just been announced that:<br><br><a href="http://ossg.bcs.org/2008/04/19/free-software-open-source-the-enabler-for-social-inclusion-lincoln-200508/">http://ossg.bcs.org/2008/04/19/free-software-open-source-the-enabler-for-social-inclusion-lincoln-200508/</a><br>
<br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote"><p>Eddie Bleasdale has been working in the area of Unix and now Linux /
Free Software since the early 1980's. He was responsible for the
development of a range of Unix computers that were manufactured by BT.
For the European Commission he was responsible for the development of
the Open Source Migration Guidelines. See: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></span><a href="http://www.netproject.com/docs/migoss/v1.0/" target="_blank">http://www.netproject.com/docs/migoss/v1.0/</a></p>
<p>This presentation will address the issues using technology to enable
Social Inclusion. It will consider the following questions: How can the
UK Government / the European Commission achieve their objectives of
providing care in the community? Can this be achieved using existing
mainstream technology? Does the Free / Open Source community offer both
the technology and the support to provide the public with secure,
reliable computing that, with use, gains the trust of the users?</p><p>This is a Joint meeting between OSSG and BCS Lincolnshire.</p><p>Venue: EMMTEC Building at the <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/">University of Lincoln</a></span></strong>, Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN6 7TS. For directions click <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://lincolnshire.bcs.org/lumap.pdf" target="new">here</a></span></strong></p>
<p>Talk commences at 1900 hours with light refreshments from 1830 hours.</p></blockquote>
<br>If it takes anyone's fancy.<br><br>All the best.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Thomas Knowles