Fwd: [ORG-discuss] Sheffield Lib Dem internet fringe meeting (open to public)

this might be interesting to some people...

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Subject: [ORG-discuss] Sheffield Lib Dem internet fringe meeting (open
to	public)
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 12:41:27 +0000
From: Jim Killock <jim@...>
Reply-To: Open Rights Group open discussion list
<org-discuss@...>
To: Open Rights Group open discussion list
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Mark Pack is organising this event in Sheffield: "Who runs the internet?
Wikileaks, piracy and censorship", at which I'm appearing for ORG:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=126117190787249

It's open to the public, so if anyone in Sheffield wants to come (or
wants to pass this to local digital rights networks) please feel free to
do so.

Thank you,

Jim Killock
Executive Director
Open Rights Group
Skype: jimkillock
http://twitter.com/jimkillock
http://www.openrightsgroup.org/

Fwd: [Fsfe-uk] Richard Stallman (rms) in the UK 2011

Hi

The Sheffieldevent requires people to book places -- see below.

All the best

Chris

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From: Michael Dorrington <michael.dorrington@...>
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:29:22 +0000
To: fsfe-uk@...
Subject: [Fsfe-uk] Richard Stallman (rms) in the UK 2011

Richard Stallman, aka rms, founder of the Free Software Foundation
(FSF), GNU's Not Unix (GNU) and the Free Software Movement is doing a
speaking tour of Great Britain (unfortunately, Northern Ireland is not
included in the tour) at the beginning of March 2011. FFSUK recommends
attendance.

The individual events are being organised by local IET
<http://www.theiet.org/> committees and *registration is required*.

FFSUK will be present at all the events. If you would like to chat with
us before or after an event then please let us know at iwanttohelp at
ffsuk dot org dot uk.

Locations with dates:

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Open Rights Group Social - Northern Arm

What: Open Rights Group social - Northern Arm

When: Monday 9th Aug, from 8pm -> late

Where: The Rutland Arms, 86 Brown Street, Sheffield, S1 2BS
(Opposite the train station/next to the showroom)
Google map: http://ur1.ca/0zugw

Possible discussion topics:
- current ORG events like ORGzine etc
- what we want from ORG
- what we can do for ORG in the North
- any North specific things we could focus on

Fwd: [GeekUp] BarCamp Manchester 3

I strongly recommend attending this. If you're thinking of going, grab
tickets early on (they're free) because they'll go very quickly.

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Subject: [GeekUp] BarCamp Manchester 3
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 21:22:37 +0100
From: Dan Hardiker <dhardiker@...>
Reply-To: geekup@...
To: geekup <geekup@...>

Hi All,

BarCamp Manchester is gearing up again for it's 3rd iteration. We will be
holding it on Saturday 21st August 2010 at MadLab & FlyTheCoop.
There'll be only 100 tickets which will be released on Wednesday at 1pm.

For more details see http://bcman3.nwdc.org.uk/

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Young Rewired State Manchester :: 2nd-6th August

(Please forward this email to anyone you think it might interest)

- What is Young Rewired State?
Young Rewired State (YRS) is a initiative that aims to support young
developers and coders in using public data to build apps, websites and
anything else that people may use. It is about mashing up and getting
out there with data people may not have seen or experienced before.

- Who can take part?
Anyone aged between 15-18.

- When is it?
YRS will take place *next week* between Monday 2nd August and Friday 6th
August 2010

- Where is it taking place?
YRS is taking place at centres across the country - there are centres in
Brighton, London, Norwich, Oxford, Birmingham and Manchester.
In Manchester we will be based at the MadLab - a space well-known for
digital collaboration in the city centre.

- What will happen?
We will meet on the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the
MadLab and work together on ideas and developments. On Friday 6th August
we will take the train down to London to meet the other teams, show &
tell our work and perhaps win a prize!

- Do I need to have skills?
The nature of Young Rewired State means that people will get quite
technical however we are looking more for a mindset rather than simply

VOIP Provider recommendation ?

Hi,                                                                                                                                            

OT, but does anybody have any recommendations for a linux friendly VOIP provider.                                                              

Particulary interesting would be one that has support for TLS / SIPS / SRTP / ZRTP.   Or provide some other way
of securing the voice data with a vpn say ?

TIA                                                                                                                                            

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TODAY: Digital Economy Bill Flashmob, 5pm [Manchester]

Whilst the practicalities of the Digital Economy Bill, may seem like a 
complete joke, sadly this email is no April Fools Prank.

As you may be aware, the Digital Economy Bill is a piece of legislation 
which, if put through, would have quite serious implications for Digital 
Industries.

What is the Digital Economy Bill?
---------------------------------
Whilst billed a law about preventing copyright infringement, the bill 
has far reaching powers, allowing the government to block websites, 
(social networks, wikileaks, wikipedia), at will and changing one of the 
basis's of UK common law in assuming you guilty until proven innocent.

THe bit I find particularly unhelpful the segment that holds the 
subscriber of the internet service liable for all activies on that line. 
This is essentially the death of open wifi in cafes and bars - its just 
unworkable if you are liable for the actions of your patrons.

Why are we protesting?
----------------------
The DEB has been written at the behest of the media industry (some 
clauses were actually written by the BPI) with absolutely no regard for 
anybody else.

Furthermore, not only is this bill flawed, it is being rushed through 
parliament without debate using a process known as "wash up", which was 
intended for use on uncontroversial bills.

If you're coming to the flashmob then sign up to get a "ticket" on 

Andrew Robinson (UK Pirate Party), speaking in Manchester on Thursday

Hi there,

I've just found out that Andrew Robinson, leader of the UK Pirate 
Party[1] will be speaking in Manchester on Thursday evening.

A graphic designer by trade and a musician in his spare time, Andrew 
heads up the UK Pirate party - a political party - registered with the 
electoral register with "Reform copyright and patent law" as one of it's 
core aims.

He is going to be speaking at the launch event of Manchester Free 
Culture Society[2], a newly formed group to encourage discussion and 
debate about free culture and copyright with relation to creative works.

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I'm told that the launch night will also feature:

John Harris, Director of the ISEI (Institute for Science, Ethics and 
Innovation)[3]

Creative Commons licenced band: I am Ten Ninja[4]

A short film by Lawrence Lessig[5]

Plus art, music, literature and software etc.

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As I mentioned, the event is this Thursday evening, in the council 

Two Events About Openness 27th March

Hi
Apologies if this is an inappropriate post, but some list members may be
interested in these free events at Access Space in a couple of weeks.

Cheers
Jake

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Two Events About Openness

 *Ideas Around Hacking
 *How Does Openness Work?

Lisa Haskel, Patrice Reimens, Toni Prug, Dominic Smith, Sam Vardy,
James Wallbank

An afternoon of conversation and discussion organised and hosted by
Access Space, Unit 1, AVEC Building, 3-7 Sidney St Sheffield. S1 4RG

Sat 27 March 1pm-5pm

These events are part of Lovebytes 2010
http://2010.lovebytes.org.uk/

Facebook event
http://trim.li/nk/1npK

This event is free, but please email jake@... or call
0114 249 5522  to let us know if you are attending as seating is

[Fwd: MFS Talk. Tuesday, 16th March. Rob Taylor, "The Semantic Desktop, SPARQL and You!"]

This might be interesting to some people here...

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Subject: [Fsuk-manchester] MFS Talk. Tuesday, 16th March. Rob Taylor, 
"The Semantic Desktop, SPARQL and You!"
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:19:14 +0000
From: Michael Dorrington <michael.dorrington@...>
To: Manchester Free Software <fsuk-manchester@...>

* Talk: The Semantic Desktop, SPARQL and You!
* Speaker: Rob Taylor

* Location: The Lass O' Gowrie's Salmon Room (upstairs).
* Address: 36 Charles Street, Manchester. M1 7DB.
* Website: http://www.thelass.co.uk/
* Date: Tuesday, 16th March 2010 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
* Start time: 19:00
* Finish time: 20:30

Details
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Rob Taylor will be giving a version of his FOSDEM 2010 talk, The
Semantic Desktop, SPARQL and You![1]

"You've probably heard about the Semantic Web and the Semantic Desktop.
But what lies behind the buzzwords? Let's look together at at effective
examples, running code and actual applications. Be inspired, tame the
sparql beast and join the future of desktop computing!"

Helpful links: