[Blackpool] MFS Meeting. Tue, 16 January. "Meltdown and Spectre"

[Michael Dorrington]

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* Event: Manchester Free Software's January Meeting

* Talk: Meltdown and Spectre
* Speaker: Michael Dorrington

* Date: Tuesday, 16th January 2018 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
* Start time: 19:00
* Finish time: 20:30 (social in Madlab until 21:00)

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


== Details ==

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

Every meeting we start with an opportunity for informal key signing.
For an explanation of what this is about see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signing_party


=== Talk ===

The main part of the meeting will be a talk with free discussion.

Meltdown and Spectre are security vulnerabilities in many modern CPUs.
An Operating System (OS) relies on memory isolation and restriction for
security; but with these hardware security vulnerabilities this security
can be indirectly breached.  This has severe and wide-ranging
implications; from virtualisation to browsers running JavaScript.  The
talk will cover the vulnerabilities, the Free Software responses and the
long term effects on the user's control of their computing.


More information:

* https://meltdownattack.com/
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meltdown_(security_vulnerability)
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectre_(security_vulnerability)
* https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4078

If you have experience of Meltdown and/or Spectre then please consider
giving a lightning talk at the meeting.


== Event Planning ==

Software Freedom Day in Manchester 2018 is on Saturday, 15th September.

* https://www.softwarefreedomday.org/


== After-meeting ==

The formal meeting will be followed by informal discussion and
socialising in Madlab.


== Location ==

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


== Transport ==


=== 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
<https://www.manchesterarndale.com/visiting/directions>.


=== 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
<https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester>.

Regards,
Mike.
MFS Chair.

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