ALUG: ---- 1. Syd followed up with opinion poll results and asked for more help deciding on the May meeting http://lists.alug.org.uk/main/2004-April/018298.html 2. Norwich evening meeting on 8th April, see http://lists.alug.org.uk/main/2004-April/018329.html 3. Discussion of sharing hard drives and audio capture at http://lists.alug.org.uk/main/2004-April/018257.html 4. More on the City College "phantom courses" saga at http://lists.alug.org.uk/main/2004-April/018258.html 5. Discussion of DVD-R-related things at http://lists.alug.org.uk/main/2004-April/018262.html 6. Mixed reaction to ESR's latest rant at http://lists.alug.org.uk/main/2004-April/018295.html Elsewhere: --------- 1. Europe-wide "net strike" against software patents, UK focus on Wed 12 May http://swpat.ffii.org/events/2004/demo05/ 2. LUDEx at Olympia, London, 20-21 April http://www.linuxexpo.org.uk/ Finally: ------- Please keep notices, announcements and suggestions coming to announce@alug.org.uk! (...and no, no April Fools summary...) -- MJR/slef My Opinion Only and possibly not of any group I know. Please http://remember.to/edit_messages on lists to be sure I read http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ gopher://g.towers.org.uk/ slef@jabber.at Creative copyleft computing services via http://www.ttllp.co.uk/