Reminder that the meeting is tomorrow (Tuesday), 7pm Madlab. On 10/04/18 21:11, Michael Dorrington wrote: > Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it. > > You can subscribe to the Manchester Free Software mailing list at: > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester > > * Event: Manchester Free Software's April Meeting > > * Talk: GNU/Linux-libre from scratch - finish > * Speaker: Michael Dorrington > > * Date: Tuesday, 17th April 2018 (3rd Tuesday of the month) > * Start time: 19:00 > * Finish time: 20:30 (social in Madlab until 21:00) > > * Location: Madlab (Manchester Digital Laboratory) > - https://madlab.org.uk/ > * Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN. > - Opposite "Common" on Edge Street, Northern Quarter. > - https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/53.48413/-2.23639 > > > == Details == > > The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software > philosophy. > > Every meeting we start with an opportunity for informal key signing. > For an explanation of what this is about see: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signing_party > > > === Talk === > > The main part of the meeting will be a talk with free discussion on the > topic. > > A good choice for a general purpose free software operating system (OS) > is GNU with a kernel of Linux, the GNU/Linux system. Sadly, the > upstream Linux code contains some non-free elements which led to the > creation of Linux-libre. In this talk we will finish building a > GNU/Linux-libre system "from scratch", that is, from the source code of > all the required programs, that we started in last month's talk and have > been working on in the meantime. > > By compiling from source we exercise our free software rights on the > software involved. We get to practice patching source code and building > from source code. We learn about how the GNU system is put together and > how it works. We learn to really appreciate package managed systems. > > If you want to follow along finishing building a GNU/Linux-libre system > during the talk then you'll need to bring a laptop and, at least, have > completed building the [GNU/]Linux From Scratch Version 8.2 up to the > start of "7. System Configuration". > > In the talk we'll go through: > > * "7. System Configuration" > ** which is about boot scripts, network configuration and so on > > * "8. Making the LFS System Bootable" > ** which is about building the kernel (Linux) and boot loading (GRUB) > > * "9. The End" > ** which is about booting into the new system and what next > > We'll discuss what we want to do for next month's talk. Options to > continue the theme include: > > * Beyond [GNU/]Linux from scratch > ** http://linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/ > * GUIX > ** https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/ > * Other suggestions welcome > > Don't forget to use Linux-libre, not Linux: > > * download the Linux-libre source and signature AND check signature: > ** > https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/4.15.3-gnu/linux-libre-4.15.3-gnu.tar.xz > ** > https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/4.15.3-gnu/linux-libre-4.15.3-gnu.tar.xz.sign > > If you encounter difficulties while doing any of this then please feel > free to ask for help on the Manchester Free Software mailing list: > > * https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester > > If you haven't managed to get this far by the time of the meeting then > you can still learn from the talk and finish building the system in your > own time afterwards. > > > More information: > > * http://linuxfromscratch.org/ > * http://linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/ > * https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/ > > If you have experience of building a GNU/Linux-libre from scratch system > or compiling parts of it then please consider giving a lightning talk at > the meeting. > > > == Event Planning == > > Software Freedom Day in Manchester 2018 is on Saturday, 15th September. > > * https://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ > > > == After-meeting == > > The formal meeting will be followed by informal discussion and > socialising in Madlab. > > > == Location == > > The meeting will take place at the usual venue of Madlab, details above. > > > == Transport == > > > === Parking === > > Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero cost > after 8pm on Tuesday so you will have to pay up until then and the > maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY ALL THIS on parking. > > There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue > P in this OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab > <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365>. Most of those > parking lots are owned by NCP <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>. > > If you can’t decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale > <https://www.manchesterarndale.com/visiting/directions>. > > > === Public Transport === > > Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram and bus station, > and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to Madlab, > see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab > <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365>. > > Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach > Station are not too far away either. > > > == More Information == > > Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the > Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet > <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester>. > > Regards, > Mike. > MFS Chair. >
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