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[Fellowship-uk] Weekly report for Sam Tuke (week 28)
by Sam Tuke 19 Jul '11

19 Jul '11

I worked one and a half days for FSFE this week. I was ill most of the week with a stomach virus, and unable to attend RMLL to deliver my talk. = Summary = Most of my time was spent designing a new flyer specific to Manchester and working on getting the July Fellowship interview delivered in time for editing. = Detail = == Editors == - Worked with Fellowship interviewer to get the July interview delivered on time for editing and publication by interns == Design == - Designed draft of new "Free Software Groups in Manchester" flyer - Commented and edited design proposal for new Fellowship blogs theme == Preview == - Continue organising PDF Readers UK Sprint - Continue organising national UK Fellowship meeting -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Fellowship-uk] Weekly report for Sam Tuke (week 27)
by Sam Tuke 19 Jul '11

19 Jul '11

I worked two days for FSFE this week, in anticipation of my trip to RMLL the following week. = Summary = Most of my time was spent arranging future events, preparing for my talk at RMLL in Strasbourg, working with Fellows to plan the PDF Readers UK Sprint, and reacting to news of a new UK Government Microsoft contract framework. = Detail = == Editors == - Discussed policies concerning interview candidates who also hold positions within FSFE with team and Chris Woolfrey - Sent Chris summary of interview web stats for interviews in recent months (8,464 and 9,559 unique visitors in May and June respectively) - Suggested to FTF Coordinator that FTF legal news reports get posted as news items on fsfe.org == Fellowship == - Emailed details of FSFE's Amazon Firefox donations plugin to members of OpenSpace (my office) - Encouraged Fellow to research steps required for FSFE to gain charity status in UK law - Oversaw Fellow who booked venue for UK PDF Readers sprint and collected event description == Policy == - Summarised news of proposed new pan-government Microsoft contract framework to UK Team - Emailed Open Forum Europe about the above news asking for their plans and perspectives (initial reply then no reply) == Community == - Chased up contact with London NGO FS deployment specialists FOSSBOX - Books FSFE booth at FLOSS UK unconference '11, added event entry - Submitted talk to FSCONS '11 on increasing usage of FS by third sector organisations - Added ContactCon '11 London event entry == Other == - Confirmed RMLL travel bookings - Booked RMLL accommodation - Discussed anti SaaS arguments with the Fellowship Coordinator - Wrote 1/3 of my presentation on FreedomBoxes for RMLL conference == Web == - Proposed use of PHPList for press mailing lists management -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Fellowship-uk] Weekly report for Sam Tuke (week 24)
by Sam Tuke 07 Jul '11

07 Jul '11

= Summary = This week I was travelling back from the General Assembly in Slovenia, and my work for FSFE primarily constituted time dedicated to the AVM vs Cybits press release and backgroud article. = Detail = == Editors == - Assisted in drafting AVM vs Cybits press release - Edited multiple versions of AVM vs Cybits press release - Edited background info article on AVM vs Cybits case - Contacted British journalists with advance notice of AVM vs Cybits news, resulting in articles by Glynn Moody (http://l.fsfe.org/BaimoD) and Jennifer Baker (http://link.fsfe.org/BajZHo) - Coordinated receipt of June Fellowship interview transcript == Fellowship == - Sent email to fellowship-uk@ and manchester@ lists regarding collecting UK Free Software news stories - (Re)arranged vene for 30th June Manchester Fellowship meeting == Community == - Confirmed my talk at RMLL in Strasbourg == Other == - Added new contacts to press-release-uk@ list - Edited official notes taken at FSFE General Assembly and sent them to the GA report coordinator == Web == - Pursued configuration of potential FSFE YaCy Server == Preview == - Edit June Fellowship interview - Attend Open Rights Group annual community event in London - Book travel to DebConf '11 - Begin planning of UK Fellows meeting - Plan PDF Readers sprint, arrange venue, send notifications - Confirm travel arrangements to Strasbourg - Attend Manchester Free Software community event - Edit follow up news and PRs relating to AVM vs Cybits -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Fellowship-uk] Weekly report for Sam Tuke (week 25)
by Sam Tuke 01 Jul '11

01 Jul '11

During three days working for FSFE I did the following: = Summary = This week my time was primarily spent publishing the June Fellowship interview, making travel arrangements to various upcoming events, and travelling to London to attend the Open Rights Group's (Re)Connect meeting. = Detail = == Editors == - Edited, formatted, published, and promoted June Fellowship interview - Wrote exhaustive guide to preparing and publishing Fellowship interviews for interns to use in future (internal SVN Fellowship/interviews/task_description) - Obtained access to Fellowship interview Wordpress account for interns and M. Kirschner == Fellowship == - Enquired on behalf of a UK Fellow about profile pages for each fellow on fellowship.fsfe.org (M. Kirschner referred me to http://wiki.fsfe.org/Fellows) - Sent UK Fellow instructions relating to FSFE team member GPG keys == Community == - Travelled to London to Open Rights Group (Re)Connect meeting (report below) - Attended Manchester Free Software talk on PostgresSQL by founder of 2ndQuadrant. I took the opportunity to make notes on the speaker's views and experience of Free Software business models and his attitude to public sector use - Arranged meeting with local Free Software advocate and Wikiversity founder - Sent notification of upcoming Manchester Fellowship meeting, including proposals for discussion topics - Researched Arts Council Digital R&D funding, arranged meeting with potential co-applicant - Made multiple travel plans for my attendance at DebConf 2011 before abandoning them due to problems with flights, changes to my conference registration, and time limitations == Other == - Added new contacts to press-release-uk@ list - Handled relay of Brussels based journalist's enquiry to M. Kirschner regarding AVM vs Cybits case == Web == - Proposed new solution to integration of join and donate buttons on every fsfe website page == Preview == - Take a day off to reflect extra hours recently worked - Run Manchester Fellowship Meeting - Create list of software related community groups in Manchester on wiki.fsfe.org - Add events for future Fellowship meetings to fsfe.org - Get leaflets printed - Follow up on contacts made at ORG event - [carried over] Begin planning of UK Fellows meeting - [carried over] Plan PDF Readers sprint, arrange venue, send notifications - [carried over] Confirm travel arrangements to Strasbourg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORG (Re)Connect report: On Friday 24th June I travelled from Manchester to Liverpool Street in London to attend an annual community event hosted by the UK based Open Rights Group (ORG). ORG is a prominent digital liberties group apparently similar to the EFF in their mission, with 27,000 members of one mailing list, four full time staff [1] and an advisory council including Cory Doctorow, Alan Cox, and Heather Brooke [2]. I engaged in three workshops discussing ways for ORG to improve its communication and campaigns, most of which was also relevant to FSFE, and engaged in particularly useful discussions and networking with the following attendees: - Jim Killock, Executive Director, Open Rights Group - Peter Bradwell, Campaign Officer, Open Rights Group - Nishma Doshi, Community and Events Officer, Open Rights Group - Dj Walker-Morgan, Editor in Chief, Heise Media UK Ltd. - Joe Pettersson, Founder & Creative Director, 8-bit - Rob McKinnon, Founder, whoslobbying.com Workshops: - Improving ORG's communication with its members - Methods of online activism - Technical tools ORG can use to highlight campaign issues I felt that I was able to provide useful ideas and information regarding Free Software tools and platforms (such as YaCy, status.net, Appleseed) and also using social media. I agreed to join the ORG-tech mailing list and have since provided feedback on ideas for Free Software that the organisation could use to further their goals and campaigns. It appeared to me that ORG has several shared goals with FSFE, and that any collaboration on projects and campaigns in future could be desirable for both parties. 1. http://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff 2. http://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/advisory -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Fellowship-uk] Collecting UK Free Software news stories
by Sam Tuke 17 Jun '11

17 Jun '11

FSFE's UK Team needs your keen eyes for Free Software related news! Both the Team homepage (http://uk.fsfe.org) and it's identi.ca feed (http://identi.ca/fsfeuk) need more news, and spotting what should be included is a task perfect for our national network of Fellows. If you know of a story that we should 'dent' or write about, please send it immediately to the team mailing list at uk(a)fsfeurope.org and bring it to our attention. You can also contact the editors team (or join it yourself) if you have an outline for an article and get the drafting process started. Unfortunately a couple of important UK stories have passed without FSFE comment recently and I'd really like to prevent that from happening by working together. Thanks, Sam. -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Fellowship-uk] Weekly reports
by Sam Tuke 03 Jun '11

03 Jun '11

Each week I send weekly reports of my FSFE related activities to our core team. From now on I shall also send them to this Fellowship list so that those who are interested can gain a better understanding of what FSFE and I are doing in the UK. These reports are not confidential, but I ask that you do not post them publicly without giving me prior notice in case they contain sensitive information. Please feel free to comment on this list on anything that you read in them. I'm keen to improve communication with UK FSFE supporters, and Fellows in particular. If you have any suggestions for achieving this goal then please speak up! Attached are my last six reports. Kind regards, Sam. -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Fellowship-uk] Help to write UK govt. guide for Free Software in the public sector
by Sam Tuke 21 May '11

21 May '11

Please help to write the Government's paper "Open Source Options for Government": http://etherpad.fsfe.org/zaKDgMacMd This paper will be used in the UK public sector to: a. Inform the design of new IT solutions b. Suggest opportunities for IT service or solution refreshes c. Challenge a proposed solution that does not use open source technology The Home Office has asked FSFE to contribute our expertise. Here we a have an opportunity to add compelling evidence for Free Software applications which could influence future UK public sector procurement decisions. In short, the better this paper is, the more likely it is that public money could be spent on using Free rather than proprietary software. FSFE's UK team has already done preliminary work on version 0.1 of the document, but more is needed, particularly details of real world deployments of applications which are already listed, and also Free Software alternatives to dominant proprietary systems in particular fields (medical record management, for example). Its authors at the home office have unfortunately chosen to use Google Docs as the drafting platform, and I don't want to encourage people to register with Google in order to make their contributions. Therefore I have created an FSFE hosted etherpad to collect your input at the address above.<http://etherpad.fsfe.org/zaKDgMacMd> I will later submit the contributions that are made on the etherpad to Tariq Rashid (Lead Architect at the Home Office) so that he can add them to the Google Document. Kind regards, Sam. -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM :samtuke@jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team:uk@fsfeurope.org

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[Fellowship-uk] G8 to discuss Internet Policy
by Chris Woolfrey 20 May '11

20 May '11

Hi all, https://www.accessnow.org/page/s/g8-protect-the-net While this isn't strictly FS, I thought this may be of interest to people on the list. "the French government has locked civil society out of these conversations, while inviting CEOs -- some of whom paid $100,000 for their seat at the table -- who are pushing policies like strict intellectual property enforcement, which will line corporate pockets while curtailing our digital rights." Probably worth signing the petition. Thanks, Chris

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[Fellowship-uk] Fellows in or near Ireland
by Michael Schloh von Bennewitz 18 Oct '10

18 Oct '10

Hello folks, I'm a software engineer who just became a fellow, and will be visiting Dublin in November for the MeeGo conference. If anybody else will be around for that or just in Dublin, then let me know please. I could use some general advice on Dublin as well (either professional or tourism) because I've never been there before. Thanks. Regards, Michael -- Michael Schloh von Bennewitz http://michael.schloh.com/

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[Fellowship-uk] Document Freedom Day & Vote Geek
by Paul James Adams 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

Dear Fellows, I am writing to draw your attention to events taking place in the UK over the coming weeks. - Document Freedom Day Document Freedom Day is a global effort to draw attention to the benefits of document liberation. As I once Tweeted, not using open standards in documents (especially in the public sector) is simply locking up knowledge and throwing away the key. Details on getting involved can be found here: http://www.documentfreedom.org/Get_Involved Please consider drawing attention to issues of document freedom in your region. Please consider blogging or Tweeting on the subject; remember to use join the !dfd group in identi.ca or tag your Tweets/dents with #dfd2010. - Vote Geek Various organisations related to Free Software (including the FSFE) has developed an initiative for raising awareness of geek issues. http://votegeek.org.uk/ The Vote Geek initiative encourages people to write to their MPs during the run-up to the general election and publish the reply. Instructions can be found here: http://votegeek.org.uk/writing-letters/ You can take part by either snail mail or email. You can make the whole process simpler by using WriteToThem: http://www.writetothem.com/ Please support Document Freedom Day or Vote Geek in your area by taking part and promoting the events through blogging, Tweets/dents and other means. All the best, Paul -- Dr. Paul J. Adams UK Coordinator, Fellowship of the FSFE Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) - http://fsfe.org Join the Fellowship of FSFE! - http://fsfe.org/join Your donation powers our work! - http://fsfe.org/donate)

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