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[Manchester] Weekly report for Sam Tuke (week 31)
by Sam Tuke 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

= Summary = During three days this week I spent most of my time preparing for the July Manchester Fellowship meeting, and organising the PDF Readers sprint, the FSFE OggCamp booth, and the Free Software Assembly. = Detail = == PDF Readers UK Sprint == - Wrote, dented and published press release for PDF Readers sprint resulting in coverage: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237675/free_software_activist… http://www.cfoworld.com/strategic-finance/17361/free-software-activists-sto… - Forwarded details of proprietary format advertising in GNU/Linux icon sets and Gmail icons to pdfreaders mailing list - Contacted venue about availability of printer for event (for printing letters to institutions) == OggCamp == - Booked booth with contact Laura Czajkowski - Arranged with Fellow Chris Woolfrey running of FSFE booth - Ordered a variety of leaflets for printing (300 in total) == Free Software Assembly == - Researched demographics of Fellows in London - Arranged for Fellow to visit venue in Covent Garden and pick up venue information pack - Changed event date to 4th November at request of venue - Enquired to system-hackers about installation of new event management system == Fellowship == - Chaired July Manchester Fellowship meeting at MadLab - Sent Fellowship meeting notes to manchester@ mailing list - Provided detailed feedback on Fellow project "Distro flow-chart"; a flow-chart system for the public to choose which GNU/Linux distro to use - Added Fellow to Fellowship-UK@ mailing list == Web == - Discussed FSFE Internet marketing position with Fernanda Wieden == Other == - Set up Ampache on my Freedom Box and gave access to office staff for testing, for demonstration of "personal cloud" software in talks etc. - Forwarded Swiss Govt. Free Software anticompetitive news to core team - Contacted RMS about running FSFE booth at his talks in August -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Manchester] Reminder: no Fellowship meeting in Manchester today
by Sam Tuke 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

This is a reminder that there will be no Manchester Fellowship meeting in MadLab tonight. Instead you are invited to attend Richard Stallman's talk on "/Copyright and Community/ in the Age of the Computer Networks" at Birmingham University at 18.00: http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/sys/news/content/2011/08/10/richard-stallman-publi… FSFE will have a booth at this event. See you there, Sam. -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Manchester] August Fellowship meeting rearranged
by Sam Tuke 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

The August Manchester Fellowship meeting has been rearranged. Richard Stallman is giving a talk at Birmingham University, and I've had it confirmed this week that FSFE will have a booth at the event. Details: http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/sys/news/content/2011/08/10/richard-stallman-publi… lecture/ It's important that we reach out to new Free Software advocates on occasions like these and so I shall be going to run the booth. The August meeting will therefore be combined with Richard's talk. Manchester Fellowship meetings will resume as usual at MadLab on 29th September. Gerry Gavigan, Chairman of the Open Source Consortium, who was scheduled to speak at the August meeting has contacted me and rearranged his talk for next month. Please come along to the talk in Birmingham if you are able, and help us promote Free Software and FSFE the booth! Thanks, 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

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[Manchester] Fight state sponsored software monopolies this weekend
by Sam Tuke 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

This Saturday at 3pm activists are coming together in Manchester's MadLab to tell the British Government to stop enforcing proprietary software dominance, and remove tax funded adverts for non-Free PDF applications. The event has already caused a stir, as you can read on PCWorld: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237675/free_software_activist… http://www.cfoworld.com/strategic-finance/17361/free-software-activists-sto… *We need as many people as possible* to come and find new adverts on publicly funded British websites, and contact the organisations responsible, asking them to stop misleading UK citizens into giving up their digital rights. *How will it work?* The group will be split into two teams. So far less than 50 UK adverts have been found, but there are many hundreds as yet unreported. The first group will uncover as many more of these adverts as possible so that we can pressure the organisations responsible. The second group will sign and print letters to the reported institutions. The two groups will switch roles at half time. We need lots of independent ad-hunters, so bring your own laptop if you have one. *Pizza and cake provided*! Drinks available for purchase with proceeds supporting MadLab. See you there! 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

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[Manchester] Draft PR: FSFE UK calls for removal of Government's software advertisements
by Sam Tuke 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

Please review the draft press release before tomorrow at midday if you are able: http://etherpad.fsfe.org/FVNHORNobt Planning to send to several online and print news organisations local to Manchester. It is based on this older press release text: https://fsfe.org/news/2010/news-20100913-01.en.html Sorry for short notice (again), 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

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[Manchester] Notes for July 28th Fellowship meeting
by Sam Tuke 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

On May 26th the fourth meeting took place of the Manchester Fellowship group. = Meeting notes = == PDF Readers UK Sprint == - Sam will ask MadLab about the laser printer compatibility of printing letters to institutions on the day - if that fails Anna will talk to 'Marc the printers' about using their facilities - contact Les pounder at Linux Magazine about publicity? Anna has his details - contact Manchester Metro? Anna has contact at Thameside Advertiser - contact Manchester Evening News? - contact LUG Radio about getting a mention? Show dates fit in with event date - Need to prepare UK specific press release before we can contact the news outlets - http://madlab.org.uk/content/stamp-out-the-ads-free-software-pdf-reader- sprint/ == DIY Feminism == - We will have three Free Software sessions in total at the DIY feminism event, 1st Sam on FS philosophy, 2nd on Anna on women and FS, 3rd mapping tour hands on with Yuwei - http://diyfeminism.com/ == Leaflets == === "Software is for geeks!" leaflet === - 200 leaflets were distributed amongst attendees - Yuwei will put 75 around Levenshulme - Anna will put 100 around Dukinfield - Sam will put some in Mancheseter University Museum foyer === Community Flyer feedback === - put www. and http:// before links to make them clearer - improve readability of links if possible - add fsfe logo to bottom left (as a silhouette if necessary) - try green clouds in fsfe colour? Thanks, Sam. -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Manchester] Weekly report for Sam Tuke (week 30)
by Sam Tuke 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

= Summary = During three days this week I spent most of my time preparing for the July Manchester Fellowship meeting, and continuing to organise the PDF Readers UK Sprint. = Detail = == PDF Readers UK Sprint == - Sent event announcement to 88 UK LUGs - Replied to emails from UK LUGs == Editors == - Published blog post "Free Software Computer Aided Design (CAD): a summary" (http://blogs.fsfe.org/samtuke/?p=169) - Began drafting document "Effective Free Software advocacy" (http://fsfe.org/freesoftware/basics/effective-advocacy.en.html) == Fellowship == - Coordinated July Manchester Fellowship meeting - Sent reminder of Fellowship meeting to various mailing lists - Ordered and collected 200 leaflets from printers and gave them to Fellows at Manchester Fellowship meeting - Organised a speaker from London for the August Manchester Fellowship meeting - Completed video interview for hackerspace MadLab at request of the management - Added Fellowship meeting attendee to manchester@ list - Proposed extensive changes to Country Coordinators' access to data about Fellows in their country, and notified UK team about its submission - Replied to Fellow about gift aiding donations to FSFE in the UK == Community == - Arranged three Free Software activities at DIY Feminism event in September, including two talks, one by me on Free Software philosophy == Web == - Implemented advert for marketing position on test.fsfe,org, proposed applying the changes to fsfe.org to web@ == Other == - Provided details of Free Software anti virus software for windows to a local contact = Preview = - Continue organising national FSFE event in October ('Free Software Assembly') (announcement coming soon!) - Continue organising PDF Readers UK Sprint - Organise OggCamp '11 FSFE booth - Attend planning meeting for DIY Feminism event -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Manchester] Weekly report for Sam Tuke (week 29)
by Sam Tuke 01 Aug '11

01 Aug '11

= Summary = During three days this week I spent most of my time working on the Fellowship interviews, and preparing for, and publicising, the PDF Readers UK Sprint. = Detail = == PDF Readers UK Sprint == - Created new mailing list for UK reports - Created new bug reporting page for UK reports - Edited description of event, added links on MadLab hackerspace venue website - Wrote announcement email, sent to editors, then sent to fellowship-uk@ and manchester@ - Replied to comment on event announcement about FS PDF readers and standards compliance == Editors == - Edited July Fellowship interview, forwarded to interns for publication - Assessed suitability of August Fellowship interviewee - Discussed possibility of finding replacement Fellowship interviewer by November - Forwarded email about CAD applications to UK volunteer for preparation as article == Fellowship == - Replied to local advocate about making derivative works on GPL licensed artwork - Notified MadLab Software Freedom Day event organisers that I'd like to have a booth for FSFE - Sent details of British Fellows Assembly to UK team - Contacted London venue about booking October 28th for the British Fellows Assembly == Design == - Designed graphic for use with UK PDF Readers Sprint venue event page - Engaged in follow up discussion on Manchester FS Community flyer draft == Other == - Sent contact details of documentary maker to FSFE contact from RMLL -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Manchester] Reminder: Manchester Fellowship meeting tomorrow at 19.00
by Sam Tuke 28 Jul '11

28 Jul '11

Tomorrow the July Manchester Fellowship meeting will take place at MadLab at 19.00: http://madlab.org.uk/content/fsfe-5/ Proposed items for discussion include: - Planning PDF Readers UK campaign sprint on August 13th - FSFE UK registering with the charities commission in order to accept tax Free donations - New guide: "Effective Free Software advocacy" - How to more more efficiently aggregate UK Free Software news - Announcement of a guest speaker at the August meeting As always please send any additional desired items to the Manchester Fellowship mailing list (manchester(a)lists.fsfe.org). Best wishes, Sam. -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Manchester] Hunt down ads for non-Free PDF readers on 13th August
by Sam Tuke 21 Jul '11

21 Jul '11

The Free Software Foundation Europe's successful PDF Readers campaign comes to Manchester next month for a one day sprint at MadLab hackerspace on the 13th of August, 15.00-17.30. Cakes and pizza provided! *What:* We'll search out proprietary PDF reader adverts on UK Government funded websites, and contact the institutions by letter and email, requesting that they remove them. Currently there are only 41 reports of such adverts in the UK, only three of which have already been resolved by the advert being removed. Many more adverts on UK Government websites still exist however, and on 13th August we'll find them, and aim to get as many of them removed as possible. *Why:* Publicly funded institutions routinely advertise proprietary PDF reader applications on their websites, often stating that a particular vendor's product is "required" for completing basic civic tasks like paying tax or registering a vehicle. Yet Free Software PDF Readers exist for all major operating systems, which can be used to perform the same tasks without sacrificing the freedom of their users. Many institutions carry proprietary software adverts simply out of ignorance, not realising that there are alternatives which protect citizens' freedom. By contacting them we will be making them aware of the existence of Free Software alternatives, and encouraging them to think about the benefits of Free Software in general. *Can it work?:* Throughout Europe, Free Software advocates have already reported more than 2,000 adverts, and successfully removed nearly 500 of them. Many of the success stories involved high profile websites, such as the Belgian Prime Minister, The Mayor of London, and the Bank of Italy. Several adverts have been replaced with links to Free Software PDF Readers on the pdfreaders.org website. *Real progress has been made, now its time to make an impact in the UK!* *Links:* MadLad event page: http://madlab.org.uk/content/stamp-out-the-ads-free-software-pdf-reader- sprint/ Campaign homepage: http://fsfe.org/campaigns/pdfreaders Report an advert from a UK website: http://fsfe.org/campaigns/pdfreaders/bug-report-uk.en.html List of UK adverts already reported: http://fsfe.org/campaigns/pdfreaders/buglist.en.html#GB Website about Free Software PDF Readers: http://pdfreaders.org/ See you there! 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

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