Reminder that the meeting is tomorrow (Tuesday), 6:45pm for 7pm at the Manchester Technology Centre.
On 12/04/2019 09:27, Michael Dorrington wrote: > Please forward this notice 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 > > * 15 minute slot 1: Intro to small computers & ARM > * 45 minute slot: Setting up > * 15 minute slot 2: Wi-Fi router > * 15 minute slot 3: What it can't do and alternatives > > * Date: Tuesday, 16th April 2019 (3rd Tuesday of the month) > * Start time: 19:00 > * Finish time: 21:00 > > * Location: Manchester Technology Centre > - https://mspl.co.uk/campuses/manchester-technology-centre/ > * Address: Oxford Road, Manchester. M1 7ED. > - By the Mancunian Way flyover. > - https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/53.47222/-2.23792 > > > == Details == > > === Introduction === > > 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 this you'll need to bring paper OpenPGP fingerprint slips, see > `gpg-key2ps` from the `signing-party` package (or equivalent in your > GNU/Linux distro): > https://packages.debian.org/signing-party > > > === Schedule === > > 19:00-19:05 Introduction and key signing > 19:05-19:20 Intro to small computers & ARM > 19:20-19:25 Short Break (5 minutes) > 19:25-20:10 Setting up > 20:10-20:25 Long Break (15 minutes) > 20:25-20:40 Wi-Fi router > 20:40-20:45 Short Break (5 minutes) > 21:45-21:00 What it can't do and alternatives > > > === Topic details === > > The topics in this month's meeting will cover BeagleBone Black, a small, > low cost, low power computer. We will introduce it, then show setting > it up, work through an example project and finish with what it can't do > and alternatives. > > If you want to follow along then bring a laptop, a BeagleBone Black and > a micro-SD card (4G or bigger). > > * https://beagleboard.org/black/ > > > ==== Intro to small computers & ARM ==== > > This talk with introduce small computers and ARM. Particularly how they > differ from people's normal experience of Free Software on Intel/AMD > based laptops and desktops. > > > ==== Setting up ==== > > In this talk and demo we will take users from having the BeagleBone > Black out the box to having it setup as they want and using it. You're > welcome to follow on. We will discuss uses and projects of the > BeagleBone Black. Included will be where to find more help and projects > so you can continue to learn after the meeting. > > > ==== Wi-Fi router ==== > > In this talk we configure a BeagleBone Black to be a Wi-Fi router using > a Wi-Fi USB dongle that has Free Software firmware. > > > ==== What it can't do and alternatives ==== > > The BeagleBone Black isn't suitable for all projects and we'll discuss > what the BeagleBone Black can't do. We'll also discuss similar but more > powerful alternatives. > > > == Location == > > The meeting will take place at our new venue of Manchester Technology > Centre, details above. > > > == Transport == > > > === Parking === > > Please research and decide where to park before heading on your journey > and have a Plan B. > > There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue > P in OpenStreetMap centred on Manchester Technology Centre: > https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/53.4722/-2.2379 > > Most of those parking lots are owned by NCP: > http://www.ncp.co.uk/ > > In some of the side streets in the venue surrounding area 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. This is probably only a good > option if you know the area. > > If you can't decide where to park then ask me for advice. > > > === Public Transport === > > Closest train stations to the venue are: > > * Manchester Oxford Road (MCO) train station > * Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station > > For other public transport see OpenStreetMap using the "Transport" layer > centred on Manchester Technology Centre: > https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4722/-2.2379&layers=T > > > == 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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