On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Michael Dorrington
<address@hidden> wrote:
Michael Dorrington wrote:
> Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.
>
> * Talk: How to build an ISP using Free Software
> * Speaker: Thomas Mangin
>
> * Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory). Upstairs.
> * Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN.
> "(Between Thomas St and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)"
> http://madlab.org.uk/
> * Date: Tuesday, 18th January 2011 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
> * Start time: 19:00
> * Finish time: 20:30
>
> Details
> -------
> This talk will be a tour de force of how to build an ISP using Free
> Software. The talk will not only include using Free Software to provide
> both internal infrastructure and Internet services, but also the legal
> requirements. The talk will include views on Open Standards and Neutrality.
>
> The talk will cover:
>
> * Legal Structure of an ISP.
> * Joining the Internet community.
> * Routing packets using Free Software.
> * Internet Services using Free Software including:
> o DNS, mail, web, VoIP, virtualisation, authentication and IM.
> * Providing Dialup and ADSL.
> * Internal infrastructure using Free Software including:
> o Monitoring, reports, customer information.
> * Understanding the ISP Market.
> * Open Standards and Neutrality
> * And more!
>
> Thomas Mangin is a Non-Executive Director at LINX (London Internet
> Exchange) and Technical Director at Exa Networks (an award winning ISP).
>
> Location
> --------
> The meeting will take place at the usual time, 7pm, at Madlab on Edge
> Street in the Northern Quarter. "(Between Thomas St and the Craft
> Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)". We will be located upstairs. The
> venue provides wifi. The talk is followed by an informal discussion in
> the bar opposite (A Place Called Common
> <http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/>).
>
> Transport
> ---------
> Parking: Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero
> cost after 6pm on Tuesday but get full up. There are paid parking lots
> around the venue, the light blue P in this OpenStreetMap centred on
> Madlab
> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.
> A lot of them, perhaps all, are are owned by NCP
> <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>. If you can't decide otherwise then park in
> Manchester Arndale <http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>.
>
> Public Transport: Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill
> tram station and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close
> to Madlab, see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.
> Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach
> Station are not too far either.
>
> Further details at <http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/2011-01-18>.
>
> More Information
> ----------------
> General information about Manchester Free Software meetings can be found
> on our website.
>
> * http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/Meetings
> * http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/2011-01-18
>
> If you would like five minutes to tell us about something, please
> contact us at <address@hidden>.
>
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