[Blackpool] MFS Meeting. Tue, 18 Feb. Discussion: Nvidia contributing to Nouveau. gNewSense. LulzBot RYF Certification.

[Bob Ham]

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

* Event: Manchester Free Software's February Meeting

* Date: Tuesday, 18th February 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
-------
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 of the following:

* Nvidia contributing to Nouveau
Nvidia Corporation have recently contributed patches to the free
software Nouveau driver.  This marks a massive shift in the company's
attitude towards free software, an attitude which was previously
criticised by Linus Torvalds through the mode of finger gestures.
http://www.muktware.com/2014/02/linus-torvalds-gives-thumbs-nvidia-nouveau-project

* gNewSense 3.1 released
An update to the FSF-approved GNU/Linux distribution, gNewSense has
been released.
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnewsense-users/2014-02/msg00002.html

* FSF certification of new 3D printer, LulzBot TAZ 3
The FSF has certified another LulzBot 3D printer.  The manufacturers,
Aleph Objects, were the first company to achieve certification of
hardware in the FSF's Respects Your Freedom program.
http://www.fsf.org/news/lulzbot-taz-3-3d-printer-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom

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

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

Regards,

Bob

--
Bob Ham <rah at settrans.net>

for (;;) { ++pancakes; }
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 198 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.lug.org.uk/pipermail/blackpool/attachments/20140212/20633b59/attachment.pgp>