[Wylug-discuss] RMS in Leeds!

[Steve]

Same here, please point me at a means of sponsoring

On 27/07/11 10:23, Christopher McLean wrote:
> 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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