Reminder: MFS Meeting. Tue, 21 November. "Minetest: Client, Server, Programmer"
Michael Dorrington <[email protected]> Mon, 20 Nov 2017 19:10:06 +0000
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --===============6792434434343808167== Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="jDx1rhIN3K924T6OO7aJe9Fv2cULe7MPo" This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --jDx1rhIN3K924T6OO7aJe9Fv2cULe7MPo From: Michael Dorrington <[email protected]> To: Manchester Free Software <[email protected]> Cc: Free Software and the United Kingdom <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: Reminder: MFS Meeting. Tue, 21 November. "Minetest: Client, Server, Programmer" References: <[email protected]> In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Reminder that the meeting is tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7pm. On 08/11/17 22:02, 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 November Meeting >=20 > * Talk: Minetest: Client, Server, Programmer > * Speaker: Michael Dorrington >=20 > * Date: Tuesday, 21st November 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 and demonstration with free= > discussion. >=20 > Minetest is a free software block world game. The talk will cover usin= g > the client, running a server and programming it. >=20 > The first part of the talk will be running Minetest as a client. This > doesn't require setting up a stand-alone server nor programming. It > will include setting up a world, mods of interest and how the world & > interface works. >=20 > The middle part will be about running a Minetest stand-alone server. > This allows you, for example, to create a world with the mods you want > for your friends to play in. This doesn't require programming. >=20 > The final part will be about altering and creating "mods". These "mods= " > are ways to modify and extend the game. The mods are written in Lua, > which makes them fairly easy to understand and program. >=20 >=20 > More information: >=20 > * https://www.minetest.net/ > * https://packages.debian.org/minetest > * https://www.lua.org/ >=20 >=20 > If you have experience of Minetest and/or Lua then please consider > giving a lightning talk at the meeting. >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D Event Planning =3D=3D >=20 > There are no remaining events for the year, apart from the monthly meet= ings. >=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 > <https://www.manchesterarndale.com/visiting/directions>. >=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." --jDx1rhIN3K924T6OO7aJe9Fv2cULe7MPo Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQJWBAEBCABAFiEEymnV/lrtCqpNhpze13JsPqr44+8FAloTKJsiHG1pY2hhZWwu ZG9ycmluZ3RvbkBtZW1iZXIuZnNmLm9yZwAKCRDXcmw+qvjj7ww1D/9SWemYmAk5 iKFrA65XgBUliAMEhv0psH91vkoiS8qmX1UNC6m8kjjfiJkqOfpiLmwCQXvhxpwu o8Seaf+qZgZUwpQB3pFlc9Y2LNmAAXMY4bN5gbHqK94QtPfihtFXVPtGZAOgngZ5 PZ37BoEavM3SaRfaMa4l4gEnm4p3Oa8+hklWrcMvDUoMPMn2jsm8Da+ujbVNYSyY kh3sa1oGDIgMfo/IVxMBn2JQNz961A8W3pTk22HybFINpPGWLc5WVfqI2qqzxFNs 1RNxWahxemwct5a64ubwTbZedVoJ7lqptZwie78ShZD60nluxTv5djCSvng/ZG2N 9+B7ZBP3JU74awOgR5xEEKeTRs8dpwFOb4fvPhBqpfOfuJS2pTRZ6bhpOj2J2wGK 7S+BHCHsQTby5unCHcjYfYKZnvq6Y/U/Pif6xaRi5tqmuwmzATef7MtMEveRlHrE S999TPs5UgofEfGOuwSl6CFyOdgR9Abkj32+6C2DuWhuf0c74YQVKOvlIuh+mi6R mC/CyWgV6S4Q58/KLgP0vn2WE0ipL5EYFwBbDvBlr1J1YKl4X9tZrS6ll5lfFeVY ksj/9od7t0lnNevJEBq5bQ21f7xtMKUorDbjIB8u1E4lZC/mll+3cPXezKwMqd24 XY6dwgNTCoVFEVs+tbs9DUBFhK+wNnLOjw== =Uhza -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jDx1rhIN3K924T6OO7aJe9Fv2cULe7MPo-- --===============6792434434343808167== 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 --===============6792434434343808167==--