[HLUG] Internation FOSS day

[dicegeorge at hotmail dot com]

as  club
HLUG should be able to put out a press release
about things like Ubuntu releases
and FOSS day etc
and invite people to our meetings,
the local papers do like ot have things other than tragedies to write about!

                   [george]

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From: "Peter Linnell" <info at lifespacedesign.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 11:41 PM
To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group." <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: [HLUG] Internation FOSS day

> Dear All,
> Following on from the August meeting discussion about Free SW day I have
> now had a response from the council about space in High town; and there
> isnt any that day as its rammed with some craft fair. I will refrain
> from comments about Hereford being stuck in the past, though terrible is
> the temptation !
> So even if space was available there would be costs to be paid; I was
> ready to fork out for some power, but not ground rent!. On the
> application form there was no tick box for fundless group with no formal
> constitution wanting to give things away. Registered charities pay no fee.
> Then there is the mandatory risk assessment form including their version
> of hazard scale, frequency and severity calculations....
> The realkiller is the requirement for UPFRONT PROOF of £5M public
> liability insurance.
>
> This kind of crap used to get me creative with finding ways to subvert
> it, but I wouldnt expect anyone here to share my hobby.
>
> So High Town is out for this year. I still maintain that we should be
> doing more outreach and advocacy stuff and will bring some more thoughts
> to the next meet.
>
> Mind the Gap
> Pete H@
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>
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