[Fsuk-manchester] MFS Talk. Tuesday, 20th April. Richard Smedley, "Free Software in the UK Voluntary Sector, and why you should care."

[Michael Dorrington]

* Talk: Free Software in the UK Voluntary Sector,
        and why you should care.
* Speaker: Richard Smedley

* Location: The Lass O' Gowrie's Salmon Room (upstairs).
* Address: 36 Charles Street, Manchester. M1 7DB.
           <http://www.thelass.co.uk/>
* Date: Tuesday, 20th April 2010 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
* Start time: 19:00
* Finish time: 20:30

Details
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Richard Smedley will be giving this month's talk, following on from our
highly successful stall at Chorlton's Big Green Festival 2010, he writes:

    "...it continues to remain a puzzle why so many in the charity
sector actively campaign against Free Software solutions, and promote
the sector’s continued reliance on an unsustainable model of dependence
on a few tax-subsidised, private companies.

    These are issues I hope to tease out a little in my talk on Free
Software in the UK Voluntary Sector, and why you should care, at MFS’s
20th April meeting. I’d welcome people with a wide range of views to
come along and debate the issue afterwards."
    <http://www.goodgnus.org/>

About Richard Smedley:

    "Somewhere between Liverpool. Manchester, and Birmingham, pottering
around in a convertible Morris Minor, is a man with a re-cycled laptop,
and an endless supply of enthusiasm for Free Software, Sustainable IT,
and the good things that can happen in the 3rd Sector when IT Strategy
and social media hit an organisation.

    When he can get away from the Internet, Richard Smedley also teaches
(and practices) sustainable organic horticulture, permaculture & edible
landscaping. Well, it beats working for a living."
    <http://www.goodgnus.org/about/>

Location
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The meeting will take place at the usual time, 7pm, at the Lass O'Gowrie
<http://www.thelass.co.uk/> pub on Charles Street in Central Manchester.
We will be located in the Salmon Room upstairs, although there will be
people around a little earlier downstairs (probably sampling the food
and drinks on offer). Just ask at the bar if you can't find us. Their
website has full details of how to get there and the fine selection of
food and drink available. The venue also provides WiFi.

More Information
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General information about Manchester Free Software meetings can be found
on our websites.

* http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/Manchester/Meetings
* http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/Manchester/2010-04-20
* http://manchester.fsuk.org/blog/meetings/

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