On May 26th the second meeting took place of the Manchester Fellowship
group.
We had a productive discussion primarily focused on four topics. Various
action items resulted, including a PDF Readers UK campaign sprint
proposed for Saturday 25th June.
These notes reflect what was agreed. I shall forward the section on Okay
Computer to other concerned lists.
= Meeting notes =
== Leaflet ideas ==
- existing UK leaflet is better to libraries than the Nortern Quarter
- we should also distribute leaflets at the universities
- we should design a second more catchy leaflet which relates to Free
Software oriented groups and events in Manchester
- pictures? Leafleting in some parts of Manchester is very competitive,
getting people's attention is difficult
- groups to be listed on new leaflet = Manchester Free Software, OKC, FSFE
- events to be listed when they are upcoming = Software Freedom Day, uCubed
- Anna will mail draft 'sputnik' design to the manchester(a)lists.fsfe.org
list
== Publicly accessible list of Free Software related community groups in
Manchester ==
- there has been existing discussion on Manchester Free Software list
and blackpool list, idea for central website with list of Manchester /
NW groups with links to their mailing lists, simon suggested Northwest
digital (nwdc) website
- Simon will enquire about changes to nwdc site - addition of a wiki?
- Sam will make a Fellowship wiki page of Manchester Free Software
groups (like NWDC) in any case; can compliment existing resources
(check wiki accounts can be created by public)
- we shall reconvene on situation at next fellowship meeting
== PDF Readers campaign in the UK ==
- add Salford council to list of UK bugs
- We should organise a PDF Readers UK bug spring with the following
activities:
- find new UK 'bugs' and reporting them
- contact outstanding UK organisations after new bugs have been added
- Anna will invite friends and associates 'waifs and strays'
- sam will post announcement to post to Manchester Free Software list,
opendata list, possibly
- provisional date for event: Sat 25th June
- what about people without laptops? Anna will bring two laptops
- Anna will arrange food for the event
== Okay Computer ==
- has its own infrastructure - website, mailing list
- participation will be open to supportive individuals and
organisations, including FSFE Fellowship, Manchester Free Software, and LUGs
- the next event will be more open up to other distributions, including
wider variety of demos and disks
- attendees will be provided with information on using remote community
support effectively so that they rely less on support from local support
after the event
== Church and wider community events ==
- Anna will try to arrange a formal meeting with a local church group
regarding a Free Software event, will report back next meeting
- Possible opportunities for other Free Software events / stalls:
- Greenbelt festival, on bank holiday weekend in August
- 'Inspire' in Levenshulme church community space - free of charge
rooms, they're looking for volunteer training in IT
- Thameside Topaz, had adult edu week
== Developing resources to appeal to third sector organisations ==
- feedback from Chorlton festival: sometimes charities need proof of
stability, especially when they're using old donated hardware
- 'open source options for government' paper can be useful to charities
in choosing solutions
- due to funding cuts Free Software is potentially very important to
third sector right now
- good networking hubs are volunteer centres for charities
- discuss on fellowship-uk which resources to invest time in producing
- how to appeal to third sector organisations is complex, need to
involve at least national group in strategy, maybe have IRC meeting soon?
Thanks,
Sam.
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Sam Tuke
British Team Coordinator
Free Software Foundation Europe
IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org
Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org