[Wylug-discuss] RMS in Leeds!

[Christopher McLean]

I'd also like to help financially (seeing as though there seems to be accommodation already!). Is there an appropriate paypal account we could use, or similar online donation destination? If not, I can sort something out, let me know

Chris

| -----Original Message-----
| From: wylug-discuss-bounces at wylug.org.uk [mailto:wylug-discuss-
| bounces at wylug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Simon Whiteley
| Sent: 27 July 2011 01:31
| To: wylug-discuss at wylug.org.uk
| Cc: james-dated-1313482422.e6d3ed at jamesholden.net
| Subject: [Wylug-discuss] RMS in Leeds!
| 
| Hi,
| 
| >1) Somewhere for him to stay. Hotels are fine, with requirements on
| >ID-less check-in, internet access. A couch or floor is better though.
| I
| >can host him, but I'm in Morley so somewhere closer to the centre may
| >be better placed to help.
| 
| I would be happy to collect Mr Stallman from whereever he needs and to
| give him lodgings and food in my family home in Wortley, just 10
| minutes
| from OBH!  I can also take him and his 'baggage' wherever he needs to
| go.  I know he carries quite a bit of FSF literature and stickers etc.
| I have a comfortable inflatable matress and plenty of blankets!
| 
| If you simply need someone to transport him from your place to OBH then
| that would be fine also.
| 
| >3) Funds. We will need to raise up to 350 GBP (max) for the event,
| with
| >a surplus going to the FSF. This is to cover train travel and a share
| >of his flight to the UK. I think this can be achieved by donations on
| >the day, but sale of his books can help too, which would need some
| >organising.
| 
| I would happily donate £20 to the fund aswell as the hospitality as
| above.
| 
| >4) Selecting a talk. RMS has various talks prepared. He can give his
| >"standard" free software talk, or one of the others listed below. As
| >many people will have seen his free software talk already, a different
| >talk may be nice. If anyone has any preferences, please let me know as
| >soon as you can because I need to reply, and also publicise it.
| 
| I would prefer to hear Mr Stallman talk about 'The Danger of Software
| Patents' or 'A Free Digital Society' as I already have the book 'Free
| Software Free Society' which is his main lecture and he lectured on
| this
| at Sheffield University.
| 
| Please consider Mr Stallman already booked in at 'Chez Moi', I am
| inflating the matress as we speak.
| 
| Simon.
| 
| simon at diesel1.demon.co.uk
| 
| 
| 
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