Dear all,
sorry for non replies - been somewhat ill.
Mark, Google: I wasn't exactly happy before, becuase google not only keep data, but have so many oppertunities for gathering it: from scholar to youtube, they are everywhere. While the idea that the data is all going to be in one place is disturbing in many ways, in otherways, I suppose i will be able to find out what they have on me more easily now.... but then so can eveyone else. In all honesty, I don't ALLWAYS mind the data collection thing. I mean, how harmfull is it if more people know I am vegan and prefer academic sources of info to trashandtrivia etc. Its just that I know google also watches those FEW times I get sucked in to something stupid, who is married to who and who is or is not gay, and just which gender IS lady gaGAAAAGGGHH? I guess thats usefull info. I think I am waffeling. Anyway - any news is bad news with these things, and yes, I aggree - they have been manipulative in their wording, despite ramming it down their throat that these is a change, its been tough to find the change. I am working on de-googling, but I suspect this is a losing battle.
FOI: I wait keenly for this info, and will try and work on my FSFE to do list this week. Got a last min fair in b'ham this sat though so week is more full than expected.
Emails I missed: really sorry if I have missed a few emails too, my borther has just moved in with us, been a bit distracted. :(
Best
Anna
On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 10:56 PM, Andy Bleaden <andy.bleaden@stockport.gov.uk
wrote:
Aye I remember being hit by a car on a bike,it hurts. Really hurts.
I also remember volunteering to do some FOI requests drafts maybe. if that will help. I have had to deal with a few of these so can get some words together
Thanks all for making me feel so welcome on my first visit
Andy Bleaden Funding and Programmes Manager Stockport Council
Tel 07946481674
*From:* manchester-bounces@lists.fsfe.org [ manchester-bounces@lists.fsfe.org] on behalf of Yuwei Lin [ yuwei.lin@gmail.com] *Sent:* 04 March 2012 21:36 *To:* manchester@lists.fsfe.org *Subject:* Re: [FSFE-Manc] Notes from March 1st Fellowship meeting
Hi Sam,
How admirable you were to come to lead the FSFE meeting last Thursday evening after the fatal accident. Hope you get well soon.
I'd be happy to help with the following two tasks (perhaps on this year's Document Freedom Day). Will also print and disseminate the DFD posters around.
*- Somebody to ask Devon to add an explanation to their link to pdfreaders about what a Free Software PDF reader is
- Somebody to file lots of freedom of information requests to ask councils
what information do they have about their PDF advice, how does this comply with national law, and what steps have they taken to consider free software alternatives as recommendations to the public*
Best wishes, Yuwei
On 2 March 2012 18:38, Sam Tuke samtuke@fsfe.org wrote:
Thanks to everybody who came to the meeting last night, here is a summary of what we discussed:
*Document Freedom Day & PDF Readers*
- Anna to speak to Erik Albers eal@fsfe.org about sourcing ethical
handcuffs for Document Freedom Day packs to politicians
- Sam to investigate use of writetothem.org, mysociety for "write to
your mp about open standards" DFD plan
- Andy to help with case of student expelled for using FS
- Somebody to ask Devon to add an explanation to their link to pdfreaders
about what a Free Software PDF reader is
- Somebody to file lots of freedom of information requests to ask
councils what information do they have about their PDF advice, how does this comply with national law, and what steps have they taken to consider free software alternatives as recommendations to the public
*Mailpod*
- Community hosting project name is mailpod.org (decided by vote)
- Mark to ask his contact about about legal requirements of storing mail
server logs and access to user emails
- Somebody from mailpod to ask GreenNet about above legal issues
- Mailpod will use fsfe infrastructure for general info website,
initially at least
- Future FSFE meetings will be separate from mailpod meetings
- We have demand for mailpod workshops covering system administration and
HTML authoring - these workshops can be part of the next mailpod meeting
- Mailpod team roles:
also James (via Anna)
- Webmasters - David (HTML and content, not CSS / design) a possibility,
- System administrators - Sam, David (mailing lists), Mark in due course
- System monitoring - Anna
- We can map out the actual categories of skills required for the project,
look where there are gaps ad try and fill them with classes etc.
*Next Meeting*
- Talk for March 29th meeting will be on Jack audio server (decided by
vote)
Thanks,
Sam.
PS Thank you so much to everybody for signing my card, and the bag of goodies. I was utterly surprised, a little overwhelmed, and very, very grateful.
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