Liverpool LUG meeting with Sam Tuke - Free Software Vs. Open Source: how much freedom is enough? - Wednesday 7th March 2012

On Wednesday, 7th March 2012, the Liverpool Linux User Group will be
meeting.  Sam Tuke of the Free Software Foundation Europe¹ will be
giving a talk entitled "Free Software Vs. Open Source: how much
freedom is enough?"  An abstract follows:

  At what point does advocating freedom become tyrannical? Freedom to
  use the license we want, or freedom from certain kinds of
  restrictions? Can't we let the license suit the purpose? As long as
  I'm able to choose what I use, what's the problem? Can't we all just
  get along?

  These questions and more will be addressed in a talk about the
  relationship between the two major traditions: Free Software and
  Open Source. The relevance of the debate to society, the impact on
  developers, and the history of the movement will all be addressed
  during discussion of these difficult subjects.

We will meet at the Liverpool Social Centre² at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm
start.  After the talk, we will venture to Studio 2³ for beverages and
further discussion.

Liverpool Social Centre is next door to the News from Nowhere bookshop
on Bold Street⁴.  To access the centre, press the bell for the
basement on the left of the door and someone will come up and let you in.

This promises to be another fascinating talk 

¹ http://uk.fsfe.org/
² http://www.liverpoolsocialcentre.org/
³ http://www.parrstreet.co.uk/STUDIO2/Home.htm

Re: Liverpool LUG meeting with Sam Tuke - Free Software Vs. Open Source: how much freedom is enough? - Wednesday 7th March 2012

For the Free Software Movement's opinion on this I recommend reading:

Why Open Source misses the point of Free Software
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html

Regards,
Mike.
FSF member #9429
http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=9429
http://www.fsf.org/about
"The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide
mission to promote computer user freedom and to defend the rights of all
free software users."

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Fri 16 Mar: KoreaBeer geek social

On Friday 16 March a number of us from various geek groups will be going 
for a Korean food social at Koreana[1] on King Street West (just off 
Deansgate). We'll be meeting outside the restaurant just before 7:30pm 
and going straight in for a meal.

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 attend please 
email me by 6pm, Wednesday 14 March so that I can book for the correct 
number.

Hope to see you there!

Paul

[1] http://www.koreana.co.uk/

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Follow-up: MFS Talk. Tues, 21 Feb. "Git: How Linux, the kernel, is developed." by Michael Dorrington

I recommend that you start with:

The Git Parable
     http://tom.preston-werner.com/2009/05/19/the-git-parable.html

Git from the bottom up
     http://ftp.newartisans.com/pub/git.from.bottom.up.pdf

Now "Git from the bottom up" does refer to some commands that have
changed but it gives you a really good understanding of all the bits
which really helps.

Then go onto the documentation site on git's website:
     http://git-scm.com/documentation

Among lots of other things this has the "Pro Git" book which looks good,
though I've only had a little look at it.  You can buy a printed copy of
it too.

Practical:

1. Clone a git repo of something you are interested in, for instance,
pick something from http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/ .
2. Browse around your cloned repo.  Have a look at how they've used
branches and tags.  Have a look at the commit logs.
3. Switch between branches.  Verify a tag (if signed).  Check out the tag.
4. Find a bug in the cloned repo text/code, create a branch to fix it
in, fix and submit patch. :)

Regards,

Fwd: LibrePlanet 2012 registration is now open!

The LibrePlanet 2012 conference is on March 24th/25th at the University
of Massachusetts, Boston:
http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet2012/Schedule

If you have the funds to attend and want to represent MFS then please
email the team to discuss:
fsuk-manchester-team@...

Regards,
Mike.
http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester

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Registration is now open for LibrePlanet 2012! For those of you who've
been to one of our LibrePlanet conferences before, you know you can
expect some of the best people in the free software community in a
fantastic community setting. This year's conference is going to be
larger than ever! We have much more space than in previous years, and
have made many improvements in response to the feedback you've given
us in the past.

# LibrePlanet 2012 -- March 24th/25th at the University of
Massachusetts, Boston

* Don't delay, registration is now open, and as always, FSF associate
  members can attend for no extra charge as part of their membership
  -- excluding food and t-shirt costs.

  <http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet2012/Registration>

MFS at Chorlton's Big Green Festival 2012

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

* Event: MFS at Chorlton's Big Green Festival 2012
  http://www.greenchorlton.org.uk/
  http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/ChorltonBigGreenFestival2012

* Location: St Clement's Church,
            Edge Lane, Chorlton. M21 9JF.
* Date: Saturday, 31st March 2012
* Start time: 11:00  (set up about 10:00)
* Finish time: 17:00 (then tear down)

Details
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I have arranged a stall for MFS at Chorlton's Big Green Festival 2012.
Horrah!  This will be our third year in a row of having a stall at the
event.

We will be promoting the Free Software philosophy, MFS, LibrePlanet and
the FSF.  If you want help out with this then let us know.  If you can't
help out the whole day then helping out part of the day is still very
welcome.  The event is fun and it's great to chat to people so receptive
to Free Software.

Write up from past years:
http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/ChorltonBigGreenFestival2010
http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/ChorltonBigGreenFestival2011

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Fellowship meeting: Mar. 29th: JACK audio system

The March Manchester FSFE Fellowship meeting will take place on Thursday
29th at 19.00 in MadLab.

Bob Ham, GNU/Linux audio developer and coordinator of Liverpool Linux User 
Group, will introduce and explain the JACK Audio Connection Kit - a 
professional Free Software sound server for audio recording, mixing, editing, 
and more.

JACK is at the cutting edge of professional media software, and powers the 
most powerful Free Software applications in the field, including:

- Ardour: http://ardour.org/
- Hydrogen: http://www.hydrogen-music.org
- Blender: http://www.blender.org/
- VLC: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
- PureData: http://puredata.info/

JACK does things that the most expensive proprietary software cannot, as was 
originally funded and still developed by British programmer Paul Davis.

Bob's description:

>   A short history and discussion of the JACK Audio Connection Kit, its
>   operating principles, design and implementation
>
>   * A short history of JACK
>   * Some sound card basics
>   * The JACK system
>   * Demonstration
>

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Re: [FSFE-Manc] Fellowship meeting: Mar. 29th: JACK audio system

Sounds good.  I remember downloading the windows version of Pure Data after attending a (free) talk on it at
Future Everything in 2010.  It wouldn't run 

Unfortunately there don't seem to be any free sessions at FE any more. http://futureeverything.org/

David

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Subject: [FSFE-Manc] Fellowship meeting: Mar. 29th: JACK audio system

The March Manchester FSFE Fellowship meeting will take place on Thursday
29th at 19.00 in MadLab.

Bob Ham, GNU/Linux audio developer and coordinator of Liverpool Linux User
Group, will introduce and explain the JACK Audio Connection Kit - a
professional Free Software sound server for audio recording, mixing, editing,
and more.

JACK is at the cutting edge of professional media software, and powers the
most powerful Free Software applications in the field, including:

- Ardour: http://ardour.org/
- Hydrogen: http://www.hydrogen-music.org
- Blender: http://www.blender.org/
- VLC: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
- PureData: http://puredata.info/

JACK does things that the most expensive proprietary software cannot, as was
originally funded and still developed by British programmer Paul Davis.

Bob's description:

>   A short history and discussion of the JACK Audio Connection Kit, its
>   operating principles, design and implementation
>
>   * A short history of JACK
>   * Some sound card basics
>   * The JACK system
>   * Demonstration
>
> The talk is a bit technical and contains phrases like "sound card buffer" and
> "callback".

There will also be discussion about recent news from the politics of Free
Software, and a report from Document Freedom Day, which takes place the day
before. Please bring your own topics for discussion with you, and present them
to the group.

How to find MadLab: http://madlab.org.uk/contact/

See you there!

Sam.
--
Sam Tuke
British Team Coordinator
Free Software Foundation Europe
IM : samtuke@...
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== About the Free Software Foundation Europe ==

  The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a non-profit
  non-governmental organisation active in many European countries and
  involved in many global activities. Access to software determines
  participation in a digital society. To secure equal participation in
  the information age, as well as freedom of competition, the Free
  Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) pursues and is dedicated to the
  furthering of Free Software, defined by the freedoms to use, study,
  modify and copy. Founded in 2001, creating awareness for these issues,
  securing Free Software politically and legally, and giving people
  Freedom by supporting development of Free Software are central issues
  of the FSFE.
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