== Introduction == This is the 2017 programme for Manchester Free Software. This includes both what we will do and some suggestions of things we could do if people step up.
== Will happen == === Monthly Meetings === * MFS monthly meetings ** Talks *** Help much appreciated! ** Other ideas: tutorials, demos, something else? === Big Green Happening === * Saturday, 22 April * In Ancoats, same venue as 'Ancoats Festival: Through the Mill' * Event official title: 'Heaven on Earth' === MFS 10th Birthday Party === * Founded on 22 July 2007 ** http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/fsuk-manchester/2007-07/msg00000.html * 10th Birthday on Saturday, 22 July 2017 === MFS Debian Stretch Release Party === * Debian 9 * https://www.debian.org/releases/stretch/ * Should be released in middle of the year. === Software Freedom Day 2017 in Manchester === * http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ * Saturday, 16th September (3rd Saturday of September) * Venue: Terrace again or Madlab? == Make these happen == There are other possible MFS events and activities but they need someone to make them happen; no volunteer, no happen. Here are some examples: * International Day Against DRM ** In May this year? ** https://www.defectivebydesign.org/dayagainstdrm * Trade treaty campaigning ** CETA ** Others The 'Digital Freedom Foundation' are the group behind Software Freedom Day and they also do other days. Could you make them happen for MFS? * Education Freedom Day 2017 ** Saturday, 17 March (3rd Saturday of March) ** http://www.educationfreedomday.org/ * Document Freedom Day 2017 ** Saturday, 29 March (Last Wednesday in March) ** http://documentfreedom.org/ * Hardware Freedom Day 2017 ** Saturday, 15 April (3rd Saturday of April) ** http://www.hfday.org/ Regards, Mike. MFS Chair. -- FSF member #9429 http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=9429 http://www.fsf.org/about "The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom and to defend the rights of all free software users."
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