Reminder: MFS Meeting: Tuesday 18th June

This meeting is tomorrow.

On 2013-06-12 14:43, Bob Ham wrote:
> Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.
> 
> * Event: Manchester Free Software monthly meeting
> * Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory).
> * Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN.
>   "(Between Thomas St and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)"
>   http://madlab.org.uk/
> * Date: Tuesday, 18th June 2013 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
> * Start time: 19:00

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MFS Meeting: Tuesday 18th June

Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.

* Event: Manchester Free Software monthly meeting
* Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory).
* Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN.
  "(Between Thomas St and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)"
  http://madlab.org.uk/
* Date: Tuesday, 18th June 2013 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
* Start time: 19:00

Details
-------
The next Manchester Free Software meeting will take place on the 18th
June at Madlab.  This month there is no talk scheduled but lightning
talks are welcome.  After any talks, we will move to the pub.

Location
--------
The meeting will take place at the usual time, 7pm, at Madlab on Edge
Street in the Northern Quarter.  “(Between Thomas St and the Craft
Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)”.  The venue provides wifi.  The
meeting is followed by an informal discussion in the bar opposite (A
Place Called Common <http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/>).

Transport
---------
Parking: Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become
zero cost after 8pm on Tuesday so you will have to pay up until then
and the maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY THIS.  There
are paid parking lots around the venue, the light blue P in this

Fri 21 June: All cuisines geek social

On Friday 21 June a number of us from various geek groups will be going 
for a meal at Tops Buffet Restaurant on Portland Street. We'll be 
meeting outside the restaurant just before 7pm and going straight in for 
a meal.

http://www.tops-restaurants.co.uk/

The food cost is fixed at £15/head, with drinks on top of that. There's 
a wide variety of food - a list of some of the items can be found on the 
website,

Everyone is welcome to attend, but if you would like to come please 
email me by 6pm, Wednesday 19 June so that I can book for the correct 
number.

Hope to see you there!

Paul

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Fri 7 Jun: Currybeer social

On Friday 7th June, a number of us from various geek groups will be 
going out for a curry and some drinks. We'll be meeting in our usual 
venue of Hardy's Well pub at the end of Rusholme from 7pm and moving on 
to a nearby curry house after a drink or two - usually this means by 8pm 
at the latest.

Everyone is welcome to attend, so please feel free to forward this email 
to other lists and drop me an email off-list if you want a contact 
number for the evening.

Hope to see you there!

Paul

P.S. You can always find details of upcoming socials at the Currybeer 
web site, where there is also a Google Calendar.

http://www.currybeer.com

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Reminder: MFS Meeting: Tuesday 21st May

This meeting is tomorrow.

On 2013-05-15 20:04, Bob Ham wrote:
> Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.
> 
> * Event: Manchester Free Software monthly meeting
> * Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory).
> * Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN.
>   "(Between Thomas St and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)"
>   http://madlab.org.uk/
> * Date: Tuesday, 21st May 2013 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
> * Start time: 19:00

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Anyone for a Friday pre-Koreana drink?

Right, as I think I mentioned before, I'll be in Manchester this
Friday for the Co-operative Group's Annual Meeting and I don't mind
discussing this trip on list, as my participation is already published.

Sadly, I can't go to KoreaBeer at 7 because activities at Miller St
start at half-7, but if anyone would like to meet for a drink just
before (5.30?) and maybe talk about co-ops and FOSS projects (or real
ale), then please reply to this email.  Otherwise, I'll go for a drink
with other co-op members.

Alternatively, we could grab a coffee near Piccadilly as I leave, just
after 4 on Saturday.  Again, just reply to this mail somehow.

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MFS Meeting: Tuesday 21st May

Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.

* Event: Manchester Free Software monthly meeting
* Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory).
* Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN.
  "(Between Thomas St and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)"
  http://madlab.org.uk/
* Date: Tuesday, 21st May 2013 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
* Start time: 19:00

Details
-------
The next Manchester Free Software meeting will take place on the 21st
May at Madlab.  This month there is no talk scheduled but lightning
talks are welcome.  After any talks, we will move to the pub.

Location
--------
The meeting will take place at the usual time, 7pm, at Madlab on Edge
Street in the Northern Quarter.  “(Between Thomas St and the Craft
Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)”.  The venue provides wifi.  The
meeting is followed by an informal discussion in the bar opposite (A
Place Called Common <http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/>).

Transport
---------
Parking: Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become
zero cost after 8pm on Tuesday so you will have to pay up until then
and the maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY THIS.  There
are paid parking lots around the venue, the light blue P in this
OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.

A lot of them, perhaps all, are are owned by NCP
<http://www.ncp.co.uk/>.  If you can’t decide otherwise then park in
Manchester Arndale <http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>.

Public Transport: Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill
tram station and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly
close to Madlab, see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.
Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach
Station are not too far either.

More Information
----------------
General information about Manchester Free Software meetings can be
found on our website.

 * http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/Meetings

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Fri 17 May: KoreaBeer geek social

On Friday 17 May a number of us from various geek groups will be going 
for a Korean food social at Koreana on King Street West (just off 
Deansgate). We'll be meeting outside the restaurant just before 7pm and 
going straight in for a meal.

http://www.koreana.co.uk/

There's a set banquet for around £20/head to give a rough idea of the 
costs - full menu is on the website.

Everyone is welcome to attend, but if you would like to come please 
email me by 6pm, Wednesday 15 May so that I can book for the correct number.

Hope to see you there!

Paul

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FSF-certified USB Wi-Fi adapter

Hi all,

Apparently the FSF has now certified a USB Wi-Fi dongle in their
Respects Your Freedom program:

http://www.fsf.org/news/ryf-certification-thinkpenguin-usb-with-atheros-chip

This is great news; the only other bit of hardware that's been certified
is a 3D printer.  Apparently, Think Penguin worked with some sympathetic
engineers in Qualcomm who pushed to get the firmware released.  Win! 

Think Penguin is a company that makes laptops intended to work with Free
System Distributions (some may recall I mentioned them in my talk on a
100% free software laptop).

Here's the actual dongle, the TPE-N150USB based on the Atheros AR9271
chipset:

https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb

Bob 

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Fri 3 May: Currybeer social

On Friday 3rd May, a number of us from various geek groups will be going 
out for a curry and some drinks. We'll be meeting in our usual venue of 
Hardy's Well pub at the end of Rusholme from 7pm and moving on to a 
nearby curry house after a drink or two - usually this means by 8pm at 
the latest.

Everyone is welcome to attend, so please feel free to forward this email 
to other lists and drop me an email off-list if you want a contact 
number for the evening.

Hope to see you there!

Paul

P.S. You can always find details of upcoming socials at the Currybeer 
web site, where there is also a Google Calendar.

http://www.currybeer.com

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