[Blackpool] MFS Meeting. Tue, 21 Jan. Discussion: "Munich switch complete. [GNU/]Linux Voice magazine. GUIX. FSF Appeal 2013."

[Michael Dorrington]

Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.

* Event: Manchester Free Software's January Meeting

* Date: Tuesday, 21st January 2014 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
* Start time: 19:00
* Finish time: 20:30 (and then on for drinks)

* Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory).
  - http://madlab.org.uk/
* Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN.
  - Opposite "Common" on Edge Street, Northern Quarter.
  - http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/53.48413/-2.23639

Details
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The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software
philosophy.

This meeting will be a series of discussions on the Free Software
implications on the following:

* Munich switch complete
Following on from Bob Ham's "Free Software advances around the world"
talk is the news that Munich has completed its migration from a
Microsoft Windows based infrastructure to a GNU/Linux one.
http://www.cio.co.uk/news/change-management/munich-open-source-completed-successfully/

* [GNU/]Linux Voice magazine
A new magazine has been launched by using "crowd sourcing" and has
interesting aspects.  What affect will it have on Free Software?
http://www.linuxvoice.com/about/

* GUIX
A novel package management system for GNU called GUIX is on the road to
version "1.0".
http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/guix.html#Introduction
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2013-12/msg00120.html

* FSF Appeal 2013
The FSF's Appeal 2013 ends on 31st January and the work of the FSF is
needed now more than ever.
https://www.fsf.org/appeal/2013

Feel free to raise similar items in the meeting for discussion.

The meeting will be followed by informal discussion and socialising in
the bar opposite, Common <http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/>.

Location
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The meeting will take place at the usual venue of Madlab, details above.
 The venue provides wifi.

Parking
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Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero
cost after 8pm on Tuesday so you will have to pay up until then and the
maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY ALL THIS on parking.

There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue
P in this OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365>.  Most of those
parking lots are owned by NCP <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>.

If you can’t decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale
<http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>.

Public Transport
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Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram and bus station,
and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to Madlab,
see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365>.

Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach
Station are not too far away either.

More Information
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Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the
Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet
<http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester>.

Regards,
Mike.
-- 
FSF member #9429
http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=9429
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"The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide
mission to promote computer user freedom and to defend the rights of all
free software users."

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