Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Scouting for Free Software? (was: Young people & free software)

[Tim Dobson]

Lucy wrote:
> On 18/06/2008, MJ Ray <address@hidden> wrote:
> >  I've just seen discussion of the Boy Scouts of America Open Source
> >  Initiative (BSAOSI) http://opensource.scouting.org/

I didn't realise this existed and though as you pointed out there are 
serious problems, it's certainly encouraging.

> I think it's probably easier if the new group target organisations
> that they already have some contact with (such as their local schools
> and colleges), at least at first.

Some of the larger Scout campsites near Manchester[1] I seem to remember 
having ICT clusters...

In fact, I there seems to be a "Technology Camp" at one nearish us[2] in 
October..

They seem to also be calling for volunteers to help them out... perhaps 
a group of us could do something about caring for one and other, the 
free software ideology, doing good turns and doing cool stuff on 
gnu/linux.....</spontaneous response>

> It wasn't discussed at the meeting because it's not a part of
> Manchester Free Software.

It *could* be discussed, but we would be discussing it within the scope 
of Manchester Free Software obviously.

 It's a separate group set up by some local
> young people and affiliated with Manchester Free Software. Tim is the
> best person to ask about how it's going,

:P yeah that's right

> although it is exam season at the moment (IIRC anyway).
Heh. well I finished mine ages ago, however I'm travelling for the next 
month or so, so my attendance of Manchester Free software meetings and 
responses to emails may become less frequent.


[1] http://www.linnetclough.co.uk/
[2] http://www.linnetclough.co.uk/jota/preevent/preevent.htm
(linked to a frame)

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