[SWLUG] Event organisation meeting/ ? fun

[plebs.col at virgin.net]

Is there a precise meaning to FLOSS?

I suspect that a USB memory stick with a self starting  Linux OS  properly  
presented could intrigue a lot of school children..

  Such a stick could be self reproducing once made available.

Could update its own operating system whenever connected to the web?

Put in a copy of the CIA manual on the Analysis of Intelligence (that is  
public on their web) and we could get a generation able to think straight.

A problem is that the brightest might then be recruited by the  CIA.  But  
ambitious Parents might be persuaded that it increases the chance of  
gainful employment anywhere.

With the UK New Labour Govt sold out to Monopoly Capitalism and building  
Microsoft into the UK Government system, it becomes the duty of every  
Patriot to see that non US software becomes the norm.

It is a bit odd for me to become a EUROPEAN (fell out of Plaid Cymru over  
that) jingoist calling for Linux and Opera, and having to ask about the  
security risk of the Czeck Grisoft falling into US hands.  etc.

Ilyan


On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:32:20 -0000, Matthew Moore  
<matt at matthewmoore.org.uk> wrote:

>
> For Sam's point, then if you organise an event and stress the FLOSS
> nature of that event, then I personally don't care.  I doubt that many
> of the group would be fussed either.  I think we should focus on
> actually doing something rather than getting bogged down in discussions
> over names.
>
> So with that in mind, who wants to come to a meeting specifically for
> organising events?  Where would be best to meet?  I'm happy to travel
> (Swansea or Cardiff are fine, Carmarthen might be a bit far) and pick
> people up on the way.  Alternatively we could have a natter on
> IRC/Skype/somethingelse.
>
> I would specifically like to organise another lightning talk, but would
> happily help others with things.
>
> Any thoughts?  Opinions?
>
> Matt
>
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