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[ALUG] Short Report from the meeting at Syleham on Sunday 23rd November 2003 (John Woodard) 3. King's Lynn meeting report (MJ Ray) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 18:38:10 +0000 From: MJ Ray <mjr@dsl.pipex.com> To: announce@lists.alug.org.uk Organization: Very poor Subject: [Alug Announce]Collecting history of FLOSS in UK (fwd) David is particularly interested in any events to do with Martlesham Heath. Do we have current ALUG subscribers who could help him with this? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 2003-11-18 12:00:14 +0000 From: David Tannenbaum <david.tannenbaum@worc.ox.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Collecting history of FLOSS in UK Dear Lugmasters, I am a doctoral student in Economic & Social History, and am writing my dissertation on the history of free software. I am currently compiling a short history of free software use and development in the UK, particularly in higher education, for a separate project that will be published online. The report will go on the website, which has a policy of putting an open license on all documentation, and that anyone can contact them to discuss alternative licensing if they need it. Could folks suggest events or areas of interest that I should include? I am particularly interested in free software use and development in higher education, but would like to include everything that's important. I'm interested in history going back as far as the 1950s. David Tannenbaum University of Oxford Economic & Social History -------- -- 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/ --__--__-- Message: 2 From: John Woodard <mail@johnwoodard.co.uk> (by way of John Woodard <mail@johnwoodard.co.uk>) Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 22:25:48 +0000 To: announce@lists.alug.org.uk Subject: [Alug Announce][ALUG] Short Report from the meeting at Syleham on Sunday 23rd November 2003 Attendees: Keith (sorry I didn't catch the surname) Brett Parker Mark Ray Syd Handcock Tony Anson Jonathan McDowell Paul Corner BigJohn Woodard (host) Young David (BJ's son who made the tea and played Frozen Bubble) Nice to see familiar faces, a new face and a face that hasn't left the confines of Norwich for an ALUG meeting before. Sorry about the lack of beer my fault I will make sure I have the bar keys next time. Various discussions were held about web hosting, firewalls, software patents, the DMCA and its European equivalents, how to circum navigate CD copy protection, hi-fi vinyl turntables and how to stop vibration affecting them also the reason why there was *NO* beer. Some kit was in evidence with a partial install of Mandrake 9.2 being made (just to test the hardware). Future meetings were also mentioned with another showing of Revolution OS being requested, so it was decided that it could be screened at the next meeting at Syleham, on the large TV owned by the Syleham and Wingfield Sports and Social Club. Their permission will be sought and it will be scheduled for the last Sunday in Feburary next year, the 29th. This will be a normal Sunday meeting too so feel free to come with or without kit as per usual. Cheers, BJ _______________________________________________ main@lists.alug.org.uk http://www.alug.org.uk/ http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/main Unsubscribe? See message headers or the web site above! --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 22:35:51 +0000 From: MJ Ray <mjr@dsl.pipex.com> To: announce@lists.alug.org.uk Organization: Very poor Subject: [Alug Announce]King's Lynn meeting report A hardy band of trailblazers restarted the King's Lynn meetings last Tuesday evening. Brett, Kaz, James, Pete and MJR were there and Chris sent his apologies. Many exotic and strange ways to configure disks, some sort of electrical modelling software (was it called spice?) and differentiation were discussed, while some beer was quaffed. It was a small but encouraging meeting after nearly a year's gap. I hope the others there enjoyed it as much as I did. I think the next meeting will be Tuesday 16 December at the same time (7pm) in the same place (Hogshead, High St). I'll prepare some better directions for car drivers (Lynn's roads are fiendish, so maybe photos) and probably a slightly silly christmas quiz. If 10 people agree to come far enough in advance, we should be able to get a free buffet, so please email me now. -- 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/ --__--__-- _______________________________________________ Announce mailing list Announce@lists.alug.org.uk http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce End of Announce Digest