[Gllug] Trusted Computing Project Meeting - weds 31 Jan

[Alain Williams]

----- Forwarded message from "eddie at netproject.com" <eddie at netproject.com> -----


This is to let you know about the inaugural meeting of the Trusted Computing
Project.

Date:    Wednesday 31st Jan 2007
Time:   18:30 to 20:30
Venue:  724 Fulham Road, LONDON SW6 5SF
Map:     http://www.bournewalbrook.com/bwhouselocmap/

So we have an idea of the numbers if you will be attending would you send an
email to eddie at netproject.com.

Background
The Trusted Computing Project has been initiated by a group of consultants
who have been working with Free / Open Source Software and who recognise the
need for Linux to be successful on the desktop. The project web site is at:
http://www.trustedcomputing.org.uk/

The meeting has several purposes :
to outline the objectives of the project and the marketing strategy;
to detail the technical approach that is being adopted;
to relate the project to other Free / Open Source desktop projects including
the Debian / Ubuntu desktop and if possible the work being done by Google;
to get input from those interested in contributing to the project.

The meeting will finish by 20:30 after which discussions will continue at
the Eight Bells, Putney Bridge. http://www.beerintheevening
.com/pubs/s/10/109/Eight_Bells/Putney_Bridge

Some background.
netproject developed a Secure Open Desktop Architecture for the UK Police IT
Organisation to provide secure messaging over the Internet.
This architecture was used as the basis for the Open Source Migration
Guidelines that were developed by netproject for the European Commission.
See: http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/document/2623

There is a massive interest in the issues of Trusted Computing. netproject
ran a conference on Trusted Computing for the DTI. With no money for
marketing the conference was promoted by word of mouth / chain email. The
result was that the conference was oversubscribed.

The objective of this project is to bypass the traditional IT managers who
rely on 'not being sacked for buying the market leader' and to deal directly
with those who are aware that the existing mainstream approach to desktop
computing is flawed.


-- 
Eddie Bleasdale
netproject Ltd
124 Middleton Road
Morden
Surrey SM4 6RW
Mobile: +44 (0)7989 012 847

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-- 
Alain Williams
Linux Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer.
+44 (0) 787 668 0256  http://www.phcomp.co.uk/
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