<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div id="yui_3_7_2_72_1402672726496_55"><span></span></div><div><br id="yui_3_7_2_72_1402672726496_57"></div> <div class="yui_3_7_2_72_1402672726496_59" id="yui_3_7_2_72_1402672726496_60" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div class="yui_3_7_2_72_1402672726496_63" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Michael Dorrington <michael.dorrington@member.fsf.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Manchester Free Software <fsuk-manchester@nongnu.org>; Liverpool Linux User Group <liverpool@mailman.lug.org.uk>; Blackpool LUG <blackpool@mailman.lug.org.uk>; East Lancs / Rossendale
LUG <rosslug@rosslug.org.uk>; Bradford LUG <bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk>; NWDC Announcements <nwdc-announcements@googlegroups.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 20:36<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Fsuk-manchester] MFS Meeting. Tue, 17 June. Discussion: "OpenSSL & GnuTLS security, MATE v GNOME 3, Firefox DRM, Novena updates"<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.<br><br>* Event: Manchester Free Software's June Meeting<br><br>* Date: Tuesday, 17th June 2014 (3rd Tuesday of the month)<br>* Start time: 19:00<br>* Finish time: 20:30 (and then on for drinks)<br><br>* Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory).<br> - <a href="http://madlab.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://madlab.org.uk/</a><br>* Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN.<br> - Opposite
"Common" on Edge Street, Northern Quarter.<br> - <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/53.48413/-2.23639" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/53.48413/-2.23639</a><br><br>Details<br>-------<br>The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software<br>philosophy.<br><br>We'll start with an opportunity for informal key signing. For an<br>explanation of what this is about see:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signing_party" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signing_party</a><br><br>The main part of the meeting will be a series of discussions on<br>following from a Free Software perspective:<br><br>* OpenSSL & GnuTLS security<br><br>There have been more security bugs fixed in both OpenSSL and GnuTLS<br>since the Heartbleed fixes to OpenSSL.<br><br> - <a href="http://www.gnutls.org/security.html" target="_blank">http://www.gnutls.org/security.html</a><br> - <a
href="https://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities.html" target="_blank">https://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities.html</a><br><br><br>* MATE v GNOME 3<br><br>Since MATE has "fully arrived" in Debian, and can be installed on top of<br>the current stable release, let's discuss our experiences of desktop<br>environments and there suitability for different situations such as low<br>powered hardware.<br><br> - <a href="http://www.mate-desktop.org/" target="_blank">http://www.mate-desktop.org/</a><br> - <a href="http://www.gnome.org/" target="_blank">http://www.gnome.org/</a><br> - <a href="https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/06/msg00041.html" target="_blank">https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/06/msg00041.html</a><br><br><br>* Firefox DRM<br><br>Mozilla is adding support for Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) to<br>Firefox thereby enabling Digital Restrictions Management (DRM). The FSF<br>have an article about this
very disappointing move with details of what<br>you can do to campaign against it.<br><br> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encrypted_Media_Extensions" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encrypted_Media_Extensions</a><br> -<br><a href="http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-condemns-partnership-between-mozilla-and-adobe-to-support-digital-restrictions-management" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-condemns-partnership-between-mozilla-and-adobe-to-support-digital-restrictions-management</a><br><br><br>* Novena updates<br><br>Novena, the crowd funded Free Hardware "laptop" project, has updates<br>including the statistics about the number of units and type bought.<br><br> - <a href="https://www.crowdsupply.com/kosagi/novena-open-laptop/updates" target="_blank">https://www.crowdsupply.com/kosagi/novena-open-laptop/updates</a><br><br><br>Feel free to raise similar items in the meeting for
discussion.<br><br>After-meeting<br>-------------<br>The meeting will be followed by informal discussion and socialising in<br>the bar opposite, Common <<a href="http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/</a>>. There<br>are soft drinks available and there is no pressure to consume alcohol.<br><br>Location<br>--------<br>The meeting will take place at the usual venue of Madlab, details above.<br> Ring the bell on the right of the door to be let in. The venue<br>provides wifi.<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 Madlab<br><<a
href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365</a>>. Most of those<br>parking lots are owned by NCP <<a href="http://www.ncp.co.uk/" 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" target="_blank">http://www.manchesterarndale.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 Madlab,<br>see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab<br><<a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/#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="http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester" target="_blank">http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester</a>>.<br><br>Regards,<br>Mike.<br>MFS Chair.<br><br>-- <br>FSF member #9429<br><a href="http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=9429" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=9429</a><br><a href="http://www.fsf.org/about" 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><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Fsuk-manchester mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Fsuk-manchester@nongnu.org" href="mailto:Fsuk-manchester@nongnu.org">Fsuk-manchester@nongnu.org</a><br><a
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