<div dir="ltr">look cool. does it need some registration or something like that ?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div><div>================<br>Worthy <br></div><div>================</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Jules Irenge</span><br></div>MSc Student<br></div>University of Liverpool<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-09-13 22:14 GMT+01:00 Michael Dorrington via Liverpool <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:liverpool@mailman.lug.org.uk" target="_blank">liverpool@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.<br>
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* Event: Software Freedom Day 2016 in Manchester<br>
<a href="http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2016/UK/Manchester" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://wiki.<wbr>softwarefreedomday.org/2016/<wbr>UK/Manchester</a><br>
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* Date: Saturday, 17th September 2016 (3rd Saturday of September)<br>
* Start time: 14:00<br>
* Finish time: 17:00 (and then continuing on informally)<br>
<br>
* Location: Terrace (in Northern Quarter)<br>
* Address: 43 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1NA.<br>
- Next to Madlab, for Edge Street entrance.<br>
- <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/53.48413/-2.23639" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/#<wbr>map=19/53.48413/-2.23639</a><br>
<br>
== Details ==<br>
<br>
Our aim for Software Freedom Day (SFD) is to celebrate Software Freedom,<br>
and to spread Software Freedom to people and groups that would be into<br>
Free Software and the Free Software philosophy if only they knew about it.<br>
<br>
=== What? ===<br>
<br>
The event will be a party celebrating Free Software. There will be<br>
talks, chat and demos with food and drink available from the bar. The<br>
event will be relaxed and friendly and will be inclusive of those<br>
wanting to get into Free Software.<br>
<br>
14:00-14:30 Talk: Intro to SFD2016 in Manchester and Software Freedom by<br>
Michael Dorrington<br>
<br>
14:45-15:15 Talk: Mesh networking (and the Beaglebone Black) by Bob Mottram<br>
<br>
15:30-16:00 Talk: Legal threats to Software Freedom by John Rooke<br>
<br>
16:15-16:45 Workshop: Freeing Your Smart Phone by James R. Haigh<br>
<br>
16:45-17:00 Closing thoughts on the day by Michael Dorrington and others<br>
<br>
Available through the event will be:<br>
<br>
* Free Software experts on-hand to give advice<br>
* B.A.T.M.A.N wireless mesh network<br>
* Minetest game<br>
* Laptops running Free Software for you to try (including Libreboot)<br>
* GNU/Linux and other Free Software CDs/DVDs<br>
* GNU/Linux Magazines<br>
* Free Software books, stickers and badges<br>
<br>
==== Post event ====<br>
<br>
After 5pm the event will continue informally, allowing discussions,<br>
small group demos and so on to continue.<br>
<br>
== Transport ==<br>
<br>
=== Parking ===<br>
<br>
Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero cost<br>
after 8pm on Tuesday so you will have to pay up until then and the<br>
maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY ALL THIS on parking.<br>
<br>
There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue<br>
P in this OpenStreetMap centred on Terrace<br>
<<a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/<wbr>#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365</a>>. Most of those<br>
parking lots are owned by NCP <<a href="http://www.ncp.co.uk/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.ncp.co.uk/</a>>.<br>
<br>
If you can’t decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale<br>
<<a href="http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.manchesterarndale.<wbr>com/directions.aspx</a>>.<br>
<br>
=== Public Transport ===<br>
<br>
Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram and bus station,<br>
and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to Terrace,<br>
see OpenStreetMap centred on Terrace<br>
<<a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/<wbr>#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365</a>>.<br>
<br>
Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach<br>
Station are not too far away either.<br>
<br>
== More Information ==<br>
<br>
Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the<br>
Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet<br>
<<a href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://libreplanet.org/wiki/<wbr>Manchester</a>>.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Mike.<br>
MFS Chair.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
--<br>
FSF member #9429<br>
<a href="http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=9429" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/register_<wbr>form?referrer=9429</a><br>
<a href="http://www.fsf.org/about" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/about</a><br>
"The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide<br>
mission to promote computer user freedom and to defend the rights of all<br>
free software users."<br>
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