manchester September 2012

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[FSFE-Manc] Software Freedom Day: Hunt for Skype alternatives
by Sam Tuke 07 Feb '13

07 Feb '13

Hello all, this Saturday Free Software activists will determine the easiest ways of chatting using Free Software audio and video programs. We'll be testing out a variety of applications, including Pidgin, Empathy, and Kopete. The core group of testers will be in Madlab Hackerspace in Manchester, but *anyone can participate* - join the #FSFE IRC channel on Freenode to find people to test chatting with, and see what still needs testing (email manchester(a)lists.fsfe.org if you need help getting access to IRC). The aim is to publish the results as a compatibility chart that will show at a glance the easiest way to chat. As many Free Software users still use Skype due to confusion surrounding Free Software alternatives, our research will hopefully be very useful to a variety of individuals and organisations. *Activity outline* - Testing takes place on 15.09.12 at 14.00-17.00 UK time (15.00-18.00 CEST) - Use a grid of Free Software chat programs for collecting our findings - Test as many chat clients as possible (eg. Pidgin, Psi) - For each combination of programs test whether voice chat and video works (people without webcams can still test voice chat) *Optional additional tests* - Try connecting to other people at madlab, and also try connecting to people in other countries - Test the Free Software clients with different operating systems if people bring them installed on laptops - Test different versions of chat clients (not just the latest release) *Requirements* - Bring your own laptop (some older laptops will be available to borrow) - Your laptop should have either a built in microphone, a separate microphone, or mic headset *Optional Requirements* - Built in, or stand-alone webcam Three separate Free Software and GNU/Linux groups will be meeting in MadLab on Saturday: Manchester FSFE Fellowship Group, Manchester Free Software, and ManLUG. Other activities will likely be available in addition to chat testing, so feel free to come along and see what you fancy. MadLab event page: http://madlab.org.uk/content/fsfe-manchester-free-software- and-manlug/ "See" you there (one way or another :) ), Sam. -- Sam Tuke Campaign Manager Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Latest UK Free Software news: uk.fsfe.org Is freedom important to you? Join the fellowship.fsfe.org

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[FSFE-Manc] Monday's Meeting
by D.Bolton U0970268 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

I see there are three groups booked into Madlab for Monday evening. Which group is going to draw the short straw and meet in the street? ;-) Dave

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[FSFE-Manc] Monday's Meeting
by Ben Webb 28 Sep '12

28 Sep '12

On 28 September 2012 17:31, D.Bolton U0970268 <U0970268(a)unimail.hud.ac.uk> wrote: > I see there are three groups booked into Madlab for Monday evening. Which group is going to draw the short straw and meet in the street? ;-) The first floor office space gets used by groups occasionally - I know that's where the python meetup I went to was. Ben

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[FSFE-Manc] snoopers charter
by D.Bolton U0970268 16 Sep '12

16 Sep '12

this is the 449 page document of written evidence to the uk snoopers charter consultation. Have fun. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/joint-committees/communications-data/for…

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Re: [FSFE-Manc] Software Freedom Day: Hunt for Skype alternatives
by Sam Tuke 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi Ximena, On 09/13/2012 08:49 PM, Anna Morris wrote: > Oh many thanks! Yes I'm new to IRC. No idea. I need full help. A brief explanation of IRC can be found here: https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/support/community-support.en.html#chat This also contains a link to usage conventions and etiquette. The easiest way to use IRC is probably in a web browser. To do so go to http://webchat.freenode.net/ , choose a username, and type #fsfe in the channel box. You can then connect to the channel and read and write messages. This uses QwebIRC which is a Free Software web IRC client. The downside to chatting this way is that you won't get notifications when people try to get your attention or send you a personal message. For a more full IRC experience you can install HydraIRC on windows (a Free Software desktop IRC client), which should notify you of messages by popping up or playing a sound when you receive one. See you online! Sam. - -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Latest UK Free Software news: uk.fsfe.org Is freedom important to you? Join the fellowship.fsfe.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://www.enigmail.net/ iF4EAREIAAYFAlBTICsACgkQ1bR1Itj7YQU4jAD/XRR6syWzhjAj6XrE9c7qiJC9 MZ7CeEhq9i6HDax4PxIA/08J3+m/BGwPeOrFvHWqs8Nn1KlliYTmqGdJTkcmLJg0 =Nbq1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[FSFE-Manc] Win XP & iPod touch
by D.Bolton U0970268 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Hiya, I might actually be able to patch in tomorrow - as I'll have access to WiFi/Broadband. However, hardware-wise I've only got my XP netbook and iPod touch with me. Any particular software you'd like trying out on these machines? eg Linphone? http://www.linphone.org/ I don't use any at the moment - so would be a complete novice ;-) Dave

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[FSFE-Manc] Software Freedom Day event
by Anna Morris 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

This event is generating a lot of chatter on different lists - flossie and genderchangers at the moment especially : ) Keep on passing this info on, could be a great day - a fair few people are going to join in remotely! whoot!! Anna -- www.ethical-pets.co.uk - The pet shop thats *all sorts *of ethical!

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[FSFE-Manc] Fwd: [Discuss-Flossie] ONLINE EVENT: Software Freedom Day: Hunt for Skype alternatives
by ximena alarcon 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Hello, I'll be happy to try connecting from home. Do I need to be Linux user? Best, Ximena ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anna Morris <say.hello.to.anna(a)googlemail.com> Date: Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 2:02 PM Subject: [Discuss-Flossie] ONLINE EVENT: Software Freedom Day: Hunt for Skype alternatives To: General list for the genderchangers <gca(a)genderchangers.org>, Mark Wastling <mwastling(a)gmail.com>, Joe Morris <sirromeoj(a)gmail.com>, David R Morris <drm(a)gn.apc.org>, Discussion list for members of Flossie < Discuss(a)flossie.org>, mancggd(a)googlegroups.com, James Starkie < james_starkie(a)hotmail.com>, Andreas Tolf Tolfsen <andreastt(a)opera.com> Hi, please see the below email from my local FSFE list. This is an international/online/interactive event - would be great to see a you there, in person or on-line! Best, Anna xxxxxxxxx Hello all, this Saturday Free Software activists will determine the easiest ways of chatting using Free Software audio and video programs. We'll be testing out a variety of applications, including Pidgin, Empathy, and Kopete. The core group of testers will be in Madlab Hackerspace in Manchester, but *anyone can participate* - join the #FSFE IRC channel on Freenode to find people to test chatting with, and see what still needs testing (email manchester(a)lists.fsfe.org if you need help getting access to IRC). The aim is to publish the results as a compatibility chart that will show at a glance the easiest way to chat. As many Free Software users still use Skype due to confusion surrounding Free Software alternatives, our research will hopefully be very useful to a variety of individuals and organisations. *Activity outline* - Testing takes place on 15.09.12 at 14.00-17.00 UK time (15.00-18.00 CEST) - Use a grid of Free Software chat programs for collecting our findings - Test as many chat clients as possible (eg. Pidgin, Psi) - For each combination of programs test whether voice chat and video works (people without webcams can still test voice chat) *Optional additional tests* - Try connecting to other people at madlab, and also try connecting to people in other countries - Test the Free Software clients with different operating systems if people bring them installed on laptops - Test different versions of chat clients (not just the latest release) *Requirements* - Bring your own laptop (some older laptops will be available to borrow) - Your laptop should have either a built in microphone, a separate microphone, or mic headset *Optional Requirements* - Built in, or stand-alone webcam Three separate Free Software and GNU/Linux groups will be meeting in MadLab on Saturday: Manchester FSFE Fellowship Group, Manchester Free Software, and ManLUG. Other activities will likely be available in addition to chat testing, so feel free to come along and see what you fancy. MadLab event page: http://madlab.org.uk/content/fsfe-manchester-free-software- and-manlug/<http://madlab.org.uk/content/fsfe-manchester-free-software-and-manlug/> "See" you there (one way or another :) ), Sam. -- Sam Tuke Campaign Manager Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Latest UK Free Software news: uk.fsfe.org Is freedom important to you? Join the fellowship.fsfe.org _______________________________________________ Fellowship-uk mailing list Fellowship-uk(a)lists.fsfe.org https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/fellowship-uk -- www.ethical-pets.co.uk - The pet shop thats *all sorts *of ethical! _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss(a)flossie.org http://flossie.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_flossie.org -- http://ximenaalarcon.net http://www.crisap.org http://soundingunderground.org http://networkedmigrations.wordpress.com --- Ongoing Activities: "Migratory Dreams" - Dream Circles for Listening and Sounding At The Red Tent, Leicester Thursdays 7pm - 10pm http://ximenaalarcon.net/workshopsdreams.html "Listening Walks - Intangible Cities, Leicester" Next walk: The Canals, September 1st, 2012 11am- 1pm Organised by World, Food, Film and Social group in Leicester http://ximenaalarcon.net/workshopscities.html Currently participating in: - Migrare Project http://www.migrare.org

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by Inland Revenue Tax Office London 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

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[FSFE-Manc] Open Video Forum: book writing sprint
by Sam Tuke 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

"The Open Video Forum is a two-day hackathon / unconference to prepare a mini- sprint for an Open Video Handbook." This event in December may be of interest to you budding video types. It's in Berlin, but I'm told there may be finding available to pay for travel costs. It'll be very cool if a decent handbook comes out of it! Best, Sam. -- Sam Tuke Campaign Manager Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Latest UK Free Software news: uk.fsfe.org Is freedom important to you? Join the fellowship.fsfe.org

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