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[Fsuk-manchester] Reminder: MFS Meeting. Tue, 20 Aug "Debian 10 new feat


From: Michael Dorrington
Subject: [Fsuk-manchester] Reminder: MFS Meeting. Tue, 20 Aug "Debian 10 new features: nftables, driverless printing and more"
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:35:16 +0100
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Reminder that the MFS meeting is tomorrow (Tuesday), 7pm.

If you want to follow along then bring a Debian 9 (Stretch) or Debian 10
(Buster) laptop or VM.

On 13/08/2019 22:48, Michael Dorrington wrote:
> Please forward this notice to those that would welcome it.
> 
> You can subscribe to the Manchester Free Software mailing list at:
> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester
> 
> * Event: Manchester Free Software's August Meeting
> * What: Debian 10 new features: nftables, driverless printing and more
> * Date: Tuesday, 20th August 2019 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
> * Start time: 19:00 (Doors close at 19:15)
> * Finish time: 21:00
> 
> * Location: Manchester Technology Centre
>   - https://mspl.co.uk/campuses/manchester-technology-centre/
> * Address: Oxford Road, Manchester. M1 7ED.
>   - By the Mancunian Way flyover.
>   - https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/53.47222/-2.23792
> 
> 
> == Details ==
> 
> === MFS Introduction and Key Signing ===
> 
> The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software
> philosophy.
> 
> Every meeting we start with an opportunity for informal key signing.
> For this you'll need to bring paper OpenPGP fingerprint slips, see
> `gpg-key2ps` from the `signing-party` package (or equivalent in your
> GNU/Linux distro):
> https://packages.debian.org/signing-party
> 
> 
> === Topic details ===
> 
> This month's topics are the new features in Debian 10 (Buster).
> 
> With the recent release of Debian Buster this gives us an opportunity to
> cover some interesting topics that are mostly applicable to all
> GNU/Linux distributions.
> 
> What exactly we cover and how much time we spend on each topic will be
> determined by the participants at the meeting.
> 
> Topics of interest are:
> 
> * nftables (the new iptables and more!)
> ** https://packages.debian.org/buster/nftables
> * "Driverless printing with CUPS 2.2.10"
> ** https://wiki.debian.org/DriverlessPrinting
> * "Merged /usr"
> * LUKS2
> * Wayland (for GNOME)
> * AppArmor (enabled by default)
> * Secure Boot
> 
> Further information:
> 
> * https://wiki.debian.org/NewInBuster
> *
> https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-whats-new.en.html
> *
> https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html
> 
> 
> == Location ==
> 
> The meeting will take place at our new venue of Manchester Technology
> Centre, details above.
> 
> 
> == Transport ==
> 
> 
> === Parking ===
> 
> Please research and decide where to park before heading on your journey
> and have a Plan B.
> 
> There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue
> P in OpenStreetMap centred on Manchester Technology Centre:
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/53.4722/-2.2379
> 
> Most of those parking lots are owned by NCP:
> http://www.ncp.co.uk/
> 
> In some of the side streets in the venue surrounding area there are
> parking meter bays that become zero cost after 8pm on Tuesday so you
> will have to pay up until then and the maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE
> SURE YOU VERIFY ALL THIS on parking.  This is probably only a good
> option if you know the area.
> 
> If you can't decide where to park then ask me for advice.
> 
> 
> === Public Transport ===
> 
> Closest train stations to the venue are:
> 
> * Manchester Oxford Road (MCO) train station
> * Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station
> 
> For other public transport see OpenStreetMap using the "Transport" layer
> centred on Manchester Technology Centre:
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4722/-2.2379&layers=T
> 
> 
> == More Information ==
> 
> Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the
> Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet:
> https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester
> 
> Regards,
> Mike.
> MFS Chair.
> 


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