Reminder that the meeting is tomorrow (Tuesday) 7pm at the new location of PLANT NOMA.
On 09/05/18 20:00, Michael Dorrington wrote: > Note the new location of PLANT NOMA on Dantzic Street, not normal > location of original Madlab. > > 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 May Meeting > > * Talk: GNU Guix package manager > * Speaker: Michael Dorrington > > * Date: Tuesday, 15th May 2018 (3rd Tuesday of the month) > * Start time: 19:00 > * Finish time: 20:30 (social in PLANT NOMA until 21:00) > > * Location: PLANT NOMA > - > https://madlab.org.uk/2018/04/madlab-and-plant-noma-announce-new-collaboration/ > - https://www.plantnoma.com/ > * Address: Redfern, Dantzic Street, NOMA, M60 0AE. > - Near Shudehill Interchange and not far from original Madlab. > - https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/53.48668/-2.23934 > > > == 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. > > The talk will be on GNU Guix (pronounced "geeks"). This is a package > manager like apt or rpm but with features those tools don't have. Guix > allows normal user accounts (after a bit of system setup) to easily have > their own versions of software, have atomic upgrades and roll-backs, and > more. Packages installed using Guix can be built from source on the > local machine or downloaded pre-built. The Guix package manager can be > installed on a GNU/Linux(-libre) system that already has a package > manager without issue because Guix doesn't install packages in the > system package manager locations. > > We will install and use the Guix package manager on the GNU/Linux-libre > from scratch system we built. The features of Guix should mean > upgrading, removing and experimenting with packages on this system will > be a lot easier and safer. The Guix features will be demonstrated in > the talk and the system investigated. The aim of the talk is to give > users the knowledge and confidence to try Guix on any GNU/Linux(-libre) > system. > > Depending on interest, we may, in a future talk, investigate the Guix > System Distribution (GuixSD). This is where the Operating System (OS) > configuration 'declared' and then Guix builds the system. > > More information: > > * https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Introduction.html > * https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/packages/ > > > If you have experience of GNU Guix or GuixSD 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 PLANT NOMA. > > > == Location == > > The meeting will take place at PLANT NOMA, 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 PLANT NOMA > <https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.48668/-2.23934>. 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 PLANT > NOMA, see OpenStreetMap centred on PLANT NOMA > <https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.48668/-2.23934>. > > 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. > -- 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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