[Fsuk-manchester] Reminder: MFS Meeting. Tue, 19 Feb. "Easy Linux patching workshop"

[Michael Dorrington]

Reminder that the meeting is tomorrow (Tuesday) 7pm at the Manchester
Technology Centre.  Doors open at 6:45pm.

On 08/02/2019 09:15, Michael Dorrington wrote:
> NOTE: This meeting will at our new location of the Manchester Technology
> Centre.
> 
> 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 February Meeting
> * Content: Easy Linux patching workshop
> * Speaker / Coach: Jules Octave
> 
> * Date: Tuesday, 19th February 2019 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
> * Start time: 19:00
> * 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 ==
> 
> === Introduction ===
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> === Schedule ===
> 
> 19:00-19:05 Introduction and key signing
> 19:05-19:50 Setting up your environment and building Linux
> 19:50-19:55 Short Break (5 minutes)
> 19:55-20:25 Patching and recompiling Linux
> 20:25-20:30 Short Break (5 minutes)
> 20:30-21:00 Submitting the patch
> 
> 
> === Topic details ===
> 
> This meeting will be a workshop on patching Linux, the popular kernel.
> The workshop will go through setting up your environment so you can
> build Linux then compiling Linux, patching Linux, recompiling Linux and
> then ultimately submitting these patches.
> 
> If you wish to follow along with the workshop then you'll need to have
> some things set up beforehand:
> 
> * GNU/Linux OS; this can be a VM.
> ** This is to install the build environment and build in.
> 
> * Installed with the following tools:
> ** Git - `apt install git`
> ** Vim - `apt install vim`
> *** OR text editor that you're familiar with including ctags
> ** Ctags - `apt install exuberant-ctags`
> ** C compiling toolchain - `apt install build-essential`
> 
> * Cloned Linux and fetched linux-next as described in:
> ** https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/linux-next.html
> *** About 1.1 GB download and about 2.3 GB on disk
> 
> * Email account for submitting patches
> 
> If you need any help with doing this then preferably join and post to
> the MFS mailing list:
> 
> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester
> 
> or email me.
> 
> 
> == 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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