Boston.pm will have a tech meeting on Tuesday, May 8, at MIT, in building E51, room 376 (directions below), starting at 7:15pm.
Greg London will be giving a talk based on his book, Bounty Hunters (Metaphors for Fair Intellectual Property Laws). http://www.greglondon.com/bountyhunters/ The metaphors we use to describe the abstract concept of intellectual works bring along their own set of baggage. The metaphor of "property" automatically invokes the idea of "owner" and "theft" and "pirate". But some metaphors describe reality better than others. This book introduces the metaphor of authors and inventors as Bounty Hunters. The public offers a bounty to any individual willing to create some as-yet- undiscovered work. Creators provide a "service" in the same vein as a Bounty Hunter provides a service of catching bad guys. Time permitting, Greg will also discuss his parsing modules, Parse::Native and Parse::Nibbler, and his new C++ implementation. RSVP to me if you're planning to attend - rjk-bostonpm(at)tamias.net. Pizza and soda will be provided. Ronald For more information about Boston Perl Mongers, or to subscribe to one of our mailing lists, visit our website at http://boston.pm.org/ Directions to MIT, Building E51: Building E51 (the Tang Center) is located at the corners of Amherst and Wadsworth Streets in Cambridge. http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=e51 Directions by T: Take the Red Line to Kendall. Building E51 is right around the corner from the T stop. From the Inbound side, facing into Main Street, turn right (toward Boston) and walk down the block. Turn right on Wadsworth Street and walk to the corner of Amherst Street. Building E51 is the building across the street directly in front of you with the metal canopy. Directions by Car: General directions provided by MIT: http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?section=directions The Boston Linux and Unix user group also meets at E51, so you may find their directions helpful as well (keeping in mind that we will be meeting in room 376, not room 315): http://www.blu.org/directions/mit/e51-315.php Parking Information: MIT's Amherst Street Lot is adjacent to the building: http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=P4&Parking=go Officially, a sticker is required to park in the lot. However, we've been told unofficially that there is no enforcement after 3pm weekdays, nor on the weekends. Chances are very slim that cars will be ticketed. Nonetheless, parking in the lot is at your own risk. _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
