[sclug] Fortnightly Linux media lab in Reading, starts this Sat

[Tom Chance]

Ahoy,

I mentioned this in the deep dark past :) Remix Reading, the local free 
culture / Creative Commons project, is running a fortnightly open media lab 
in the Rising Sun Arts Centre every other Saturday.

The computers all run Kubuntu Linux and lots of other arty free software, so 
it's a great opportunity for any SCLUG-ers to come and promote Linux to 
people, run regular install fests, hang out, teach others and learn a bit 
more about using Linux too.

We launch this Saturday during the Rising Sun Arts Centre's relaunch, after a 
long and fun refurbishment. The first "proper" lab will happen on the 4th 
March. The official announcement with more blurb is here:
http://www.remixreading.org/node/716

We're also looking for more techies to help me out in administering the 
machines, refurbishing more donated old equipment (donations welcome!) and 
generally making the lab run smoothly. I'm probably leaving Reading in July 
so this is something we really need to do over the next few months. We hope 
it will be a long term thing, and have applied for a grant to fund some 
equipment (Wacom tablets, scanner) and proper workshops, so we'll be able to 
get gurus from the free software arts world down to Reading. I'm also hoping 
that Larry Lessig will visit next time he's in the UK - he said he might :)

So, urm, yes, come down and help out! I should imagine we'll be there from 
something like 11am-5pm on this Sat.

Regards,
Tom


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