Reminder: MFS Meeting. Tue, 18 July. "Why I don't use GNOME any more"
Michael Dorrington <[email protected]> Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:29:31 +0100
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --===============3283187466991592633== Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="TrLWuFl98041qHQ7DnVu72iDEDC5kEPD7" This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --TrLWuFl98041qHQ7DnVu72iDEDC5kEPD7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Reminder that the meeting is tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7pm. On 14/07/17 08:28, Michael Dorrington wrote: > Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it. >=20 > You can subscribe to the Manchester Free Software mailing list at: > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester >=20 > * Event: Manchester Free Software's July Meeting >=20 > * Talk: Why I don't use GNOME any more > * Speaker: Michael Dorrington >=20 > * Date: Tuesday, 18th July 2017 (3rd Tuesday of the month) > * Start time: 19:00 > * Finish time: 21:00 (and then on for social) >=20 > * Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory). > - http://madlab.org.uk/ > * Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN. > - Opposite "Common" on Edge Street, Northern Quarter. > - http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=3D19/53.48413/-2.23639 >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D Details =3D=3D >=20 > The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software= > philosophy. >=20 > Every meeting we start with an opportunity for informal key signing. > For an explanation of what this is about see: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signing_party >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D=3D Talk =3D=3D=3D >=20 > The main part of the meeting will be a talk with free discussion. >=20 > I started using GNOME in the last millennium, from version 1, through > GNOME 2 and then GNOME 3. However, now I don't use GNOME. This talk > will detail this journey and the lessons. >=20 >=20 > More information: >=20 > * https://www.gnome.org/ > * https://mate-desktop.org/ >=20 >=20 > If you have experience of GNOME, good or bad, then please consider > giving a lightning talk at the meeting. >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D Event Planning =3D=3D >=20 > Upcoming events that need planning/work are: >=20 > * MFS 10th Birthday Party (Saturday, 22 July 2017) > * Software Freedom Day 2017 in Manchester (Saturday, 16th September) >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D After-meeting =3D=3D >=20 > The meeting will be followed by informal discussion and socialising in > the Terrace (which is next door to Madlab). There are non-alcoholic > drinks available and there is no pressure to consume alcohol. >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D Location =3D=3D >=20 > The meeting will take place at the usual venue of Madlab, details above= =2E >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D Transport =3D=3D >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D=3D Parking =3D=3D=3D >=20 > 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 ALL THIS on parking. >=20 > There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue= > P in this OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab > <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=3D15/53.4843/-2.2365>. Most of thos= e > parking lots are owned by NCP <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>. >=20 > If you can=E2=80=99t decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale > <http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>. >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D=3D Public Transport =3D=3D=3D >=20 > Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram and bus station= , > and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to Madlab, > see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab > <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=3D15/53.4843/-2.2365>. >=20 > Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach > Station are not too far away either. >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D More Information =3D=3D >=20 > Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the > Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet > <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester>. >=20 > Regards, > Mike. > MFS Chair. >=20 --=20 FSF member #9429 http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=3D9429 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." --TrLWuFl98041qHQ7DnVu72iDEDC5kEPD7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJZbQIMAAoJENdybD6q+OPvfsoP/0lEYo911exzMDruBUtDjfKA +bVXdob/DDKx6sSjqsslfW7ZN+l96FnolUAnno1IETNU3UnK01RipSs7u5kmA5TQ J2cz9gBUQ74uC6JwvW7vJUVdsqgKzTL2AA9Uztb2vGUtKu+3+uJ5kR1ycopGDIug jmQ8vxO3bOYCNWT/w0SK+DjR+4faZkw/C05jmKPMbZkkujTxqYH+eia2QxVh6HUe mqFXJThRMSFfZiIB9dnO4coPxYaBtVFfNT2Q2574oanYgY3IARXSki5jd2fTVT/Q krDM6rt1/N+W7L3C0bH0uSvwjzmSHwgGd4TKCnfRs1qvptHgMA4f9bFpRAslieB5 XxewKLXJW3Q09q4/NB5OWeFyGeOpn8Iy0yntcbyoboWbmhYl6TgQSYSwjNUykKeZ R20PgAq69FPVicLIFk7Wgg1kFDwLebGJXg15rotv7CQcKvygPGuqcvKkcFQVaM0E W+NGvEUjBzhkEUQdiNm3jvC4QMNVw7lNWJufCqmL11W5MxAlxPkqFmtilOQ+IkHm dStY7Q7g3TTDzLgwPD8zfq4KQU/mz1rsUa1sIlWQ9DaR8pB6RJQw4/zl1wleWcqA /iy1GKVTh6h1To8BWaKld/qw1GVNJ8ybCY74Bt7IH+vgZlZLzDhG7l8SMw9iH/q+ P1kPLPeGWNt7qBcq6JzX =XP3m -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --TrLWuFl98041qHQ7DnVu72iDEDC5kEPD7-- --===============3283187466991592633== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk --===============3283187466991592633==--