[Fsuk-manchester] Fight state sponsored software monopolies this weekend

[Sam Tuke]

This Saturday at 3pm activists are coming together in Manchester's 
MadLab to tell the British Government to stop enforcing proprietary 
software dominance, and remove tax funded adverts for non-Free PDF 
applications.

The event has already caused a stir, as you can read on PCWorld:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237675/free_software_activists_to_stop_uk_govt_promotion_of_adobe.html

http://www.cfoworld.com/strategic-finance/17361/free-software-activists-stop-uk-promotion-adobe

*We need as many people as possible* to come and find new adverts on 
publicly funded British websites, and contact the organisations 
responsible, asking them to stop misleading UK citizens into giving up 
their digital rights.

*How will it work?*

The group will be split into two teams. So far less than 50 UK adverts 
have been found, but there are many hundreds as yet unreported. The 
first group will uncover as many more of these adverts as possible so 
that we can pressure the organisations responsible. The second group 
will sign and print letters to the reported institutions. The two groups 
will switch roles at half time.

We need lots of independent ad-hunters, so bring your own laptop if you 
have one.

*Pizza and cake provided*! Drinks available for purchase with proceeds 
supporting MadLab.

MadLad event page:
http://madlab.org.uk/content/stamp-out-the-ads-free-software-pdf-reader-
sprint/

Campaign homepage:
http://fsfe.org/campaigns/pdfreaders

Report an advert from a UK website:
http://fsfe.org/campaigns/pdfreaders/bug-report-uk.en.html

List of UK adverts already reported:
http://fsfe.org/campaigns/pdfreaders/buglist.en.html#GB

Website about Free Software PDF Readers:
http://pdfreaders.org/

See you there!

Sam.
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Sam Tuke
British Team Coordinator
Free Software Foundation Europe
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