Reminder: MFS Meeting. (at PLANT NOMA) Tue, 15 May. "GNU Guix package manager"

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From: Michael Dorrington <[email protected]>
To: Manchester Free Software <[email protected]>
Cc: Free Software and the United Kingdom <fsfe-uk-mXXj517/[email protected]>
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Subject: Reminder: MFS Meeting. (at PLANT NOMA) Tue, 15 May. "GNU Guix package
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Reminder that the meeting is tomorrow (Tuesday) 7pm at the new location
of PLANT NOMA.

On 09/05/18 20:00, Michael Dorrington wrote:
> Note the new location of PLANT NOMA on Dantzic Street, not normal
> location of original Madlab.
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> Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.
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> You can subscribe to the Manchester Free Software mailing list at:
> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester
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> * Event: Manchester Free Software's May Meeting
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> * Talk: GNU Guix package manager
> * Speaker: Michael Dorrington
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> * Date: Tuesday, 15th May 2018 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
> * Start time: 19:00
> * Finish time: 20:30 (social in PLANT NOMA until 21:00)
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> * Location: PLANT NOMA
>   -
> https://madlab.org.uk/2018/04/madlab-and-plant-noma-announce-new-collab=
oration/
>   - https://www.plantnoma.com/
> * Address: Redfern, Dantzic Street, NOMA, M60 0AE.
>   - Near Shudehill Interchange and not far from original Madlab.
>   - https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=3D19/53.48668/-2.23934
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> =3D=3D Details =3D=3D
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> The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software=

> philosophy.
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> 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
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> =3D=3D=3D Talk =3D=3D=3D
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> The main part of the meeting will be a talk with free discussion on the=

> topic.
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> The talk will be on GNU Guix (pronounced "geeks").  This is a package
> manager like apt or rpm but with features those tools don't have.  Guix=

> allows normal user accounts (after a bit of system setup) to easily hav=
e
> their own versions of software, have atomic upgrades and roll-backs, an=
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> more.  Packages installed using Guix can be built from source on the
> local machine or downloaded pre-built.  The Guix package manager can be=

> installed on a GNU/Linux(-libre) system that already has a package
> manager without issue because Guix doesn't install packages in the
> system package manager locations.
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> We will install and use the Guix package manager on the GNU/Linux-libre=

> from scratch system we built.  The features of Guix should mean
> upgrading, removing and experimenting with packages on this system will=

> be a lot easier and safer.  The Guix features will be demonstrated in
> the talk and the system investigated.  The aim of the talk is to give
> users the knowledge and confidence to try Guix on any GNU/Linux(-libre)=

> system.
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> Depending on interest, we may, in a future talk, investigate the Guix
> System Distribution (GuixSD).  This is where the Operating System (OS)
> configuration 'declared' and then Guix builds the system.
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> More information:
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> * https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Introduction.html
> * https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/packages/
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> If you have experience of GNU Guix or GuixSD then please consider givin=
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> a lightning talk at the meeting.
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> =3D=3D Event Planning =3D=3D
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> Software Freedom Day in Manchester 2018 is on Saturday, 15th September.=

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> * https://www.softwarefreedomday.org/
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> =3D=3D After-meeting =3D=3D
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> The formal meeting will be followed by informal discussion and
> socialising in PLANT NOMA.
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> =3D=3D Location =3D=3D
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> The meeting will take place at PLANT NOMA, details above.
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> =3D=3D Transport =3D=3D
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> =3D=3D=3D Parking =3D=3D=3D
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> 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.
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> There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue=

> P in this OpenStreetMap centred on PLANT NOMA
> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=3D15/53.48668/-2.23934>.  Most of
> those parking lots are owned by NCP <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>.
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> If you can't decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale
> <https://www.manchesterarndale.com/visiting/directions>.
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> =3D=3D=3D Public Transport =3D=3D=3D
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> Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram and bus station=
,
> and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to PLANT
> NOMA, see OpenStreetMap centred on PLANT NOMA
> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=3D15/53.48668/-2.23934>.
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> Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach
> Station are not too far away either.
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> =3D=3D More Information =3D=3D
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> Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the
> Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet
> <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester>.
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> Regards,
> Mike.
> MFS Chair.
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