The March Manchester FSFE Fellowship meeting will take place on Thursday
29th at 19.00 in MadLab.
Bob Ham, GNU/Linux audio developer and coordinator of Liverpool Linux User
Group, will introduce and explain the JACK Audio Connection Kit - a
professional Free Software sound server for audio recording, mixing, editing,
and more.
JACK is at the cutting edge of professional media software, and powers the
most powerful Free Software applications in the field, including:
- Ardour: http://ardour.org/
- Hydrogen: http://www.hydrogen-music.org
- Blender: http://www.blender.org/
- VLC: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
- PureData: http://puredata.info/
JACK does things that the most expensive proprietary software cannot, as was
originally funded and still developed by British programmer Paul Davis.
Bob's description:
> A short history and discussion of the JACK Audio Connection Kit, its
> operating principles, design and implementation
>
> * A short history of JACK
> * Some sound card basics
> * The JACK system
> * Demonstration
>
> The talk is a bit technical and contains phrases like "sound card buffer" and
> "callback".
There will also be discussion about recent news from the politics of Free
Software, and a report from Document Freedom Day, which takes place the day
before. Please bring your own topics for discussion with you, and present them
to the group.
How to find MadLab: http://madlab.org.uk/contact/
See you there!
Sam.
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== About the Free Software Foundation Europe ==
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a non-profit
non-governmental organisation active in many European countries and
involved in many global activities. Access to software determines
participation in a digital society. To secure equal participation in
the information age, as well as freedom of competition, the Free
Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) pursues and is dedicated to the
furthering of Free Software, defined by the freedoms to use, study,
modify and copy. Founded in 2001, creating awareness for these issues,
securing Free Software politically and legally, and giving people
Freedom by supporting development of Free Software are central issues
of the FSFE.
For any prospective webmasters out there.
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Should Microsoft design our national curriculum (and does Brian cox know
the correct answer to this question?!)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9707886.stm
ok, so actually, this has really freaked me out, I had no idea that
Microsoft were working directly with AQA to design the curriculum. Please
can people feedback about this?
Anna
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www.ethical-pets.co.uk - The pet shop thats *all sorts *of ethical!
I've set up hosting for http://mailpod.org, and redirected it to the
wiki page for now.
At least people going to the address will now find something to read!
Thanks,
Sam.
First draft of a PR for a "Green bridge" between two environmental festivals
on 31st March.
Please review, edit, and comment.
http://dfd.etherpad.fsfe.org/31
Thanks!
Sam.
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Sam Tuke
British Team Coordinator
Free Software Foundation Europe
IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org
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I've created the initial wiki pages:
https://wiki.fsfe.org/mailpod
Anyone can add and extend. Please do! Especially pictures and the video
would be good.
Best,
Sam.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17478070
thought this was cool (though sure the free-ness is diluted much)
Still - awseome effects etc, and good to get OS mentioned by someone so
unusual :)
(ps: flossie, maybe he would do a show for our eneternatinment! Should I
email him?!)
Best
Anna
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It's official: we're having a booth at ORGCon! FSFE Fellow Aijaz from Glasgow
has stepped up and will be running a swag laden stall. If you're going to be
at the event, please visit the FSFE booth and say hello, and help out Aijaz if
you can.
At the stall will be:
- "Open Standards make sense" Stephen Fry posters
- Document Freedom day leaflets
- "Free Your Android!" leaflets
- Books
- Clothing
- Badges
- More...
It's great that FSFE will have a presence at this important event.
Best,
Sam.
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British Team Coordinator
Free Software Foundation Europe
IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org
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An IRC meeting is about to take place in #fossbox on Freenode about planning
the Chorlton Green Festival Free Software booth on 31st March.
We'll be discussing how to link up with the Green Light environmental festival
in Leicestershire, and other details of the booth.
Please join us!
Sam.
PS To clarify, attending more than one Free Software booth at either festival
is warmly encouraged. All are welcome both online and in person.
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British Team Coordinator
Free Software Foundation Europe
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