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[Fellowship-uk] Weekly report for Sam Tuke (week 32)
by Sam Tuke 01 Sep '11

01 Sep '11

= Summary 08-14 August = During three days this week I spent most of my time preparing for and running the PDF Readers sprint, and the FSFE OggCamp booth. = Detail = == PDF Readers UK Sprint == - Emailed manchester@, fellowship-uk@, and fsuk-manchester(a)nongnu.org reminder invitation - Arranged to leave event equipment at MadLab so I could travel directly to London for OggCamp - Ran PDF Readers UK Sprint (see separate report already sent) == OggCamp == - Emailed all UK Fellows about attending OggCamp - Ran FSFE booth at OggCamp (see separate report already sent) == Free Software Assembly == - Contacted system-hackers@ about installing event booking system - Arranged Fellowship grant for Suffolk volunteer assisting with Assembly organisation == Fellowship == - Arranged for Chairman of Open Source Consortium to speak at Manchester Fellowship meeting - Cancelled August Manchester Fellowship meeting due to Richard Stallman talk in Birmingham on the same day - Welcomed new Fellow == Web == - Dented several messages from personal and FSFEUK account linking news of rioting and online surveillance to Free Software issues == Community == - Attended Manchester Free Software Society administrative meeting == Other == - Proposed project for use of Arts Council R&D funding to music producer - development of new instruments and plugins for Free Software audio DAWs Thanks, Sam. -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Fellowship-uk] Weekly report for Sam Tuke (week 31)
by Sam Tuke 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

= Summary = During three days this week I spent most of my time preparing for the July Manchester Fellowship meeting, and organising the PDF Readers sprint, the FSFE OggCamp booth, and the Free Software Assembly. = Detail = == PDF Readers UK Sprint == - Wrote, dented and published press release for PDF Readers sprint resulting in coverage: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237675/free_software_activist… http://www.cfoworld.com/strategic-finance/17361/free-software-activists-sto… - Forwarded details of proprietary format advertising in GNU/Linux icon sets and Gmail icons to pdfreaders mailing list - Contacted venue about availability of printer for event (for printing letters to institutions) == OggCamp == - Booked booth with contact Laura Czajkowski - Arranged with Fellow Chris Woolfrey running of FSFE booth - Ordered a variety of leaflets for printing (300 in total) == Free Software Assembly == - Researched demographics of Fellows in London - Arranged for Fellow to visit venue in Covent Garden and pick up venue information pack - Changed event date to 4th November at request of venue - Enquired to system-hackers about installation of new event management system == Fellowship == - Chaired July Manchester Fellowship meeting at MadLab - Sent Fellowship meeting notes to manchester@ mailing list - Provided detailed feedback on Fellow project "Distro flow-chart"; a flow-chart system for the public to choose which GNU/Linux distro to use - Added Fellow to Fellowship-UK@ mailing list == Web == - Discussed FSFE Internet marketing position with Fernanda Wieden == Other == - Set up Ampache on my Freedom Box and gave access to office staff for testing, for demonstration of "personal cloud" software in talks etc. - Forwarded Swiss Govt. Free Software anticompetitive news to core team - Contacted RMS about running FSFE booth at his talks in August -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Fellowship-uk] OggCamp11; UK Team Advances PDF Readers Campaign
by Chris Woolfrey 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

Hi all, Today I posted a quick summary of FSFE's activity at OggCamp11; Sam Tuke and I looked after the booth and spoke to plenty of great people, as Sam has already mentioned on this list, and it was personally fun for me getting to represent the FSFE in the flesh. I recommend others doing the same! You might have a free sandwich; I did. http://blogs.fsfe.org/chriswoolfrey/2011/08/15/pdf-readers-campaign-hits-th… A little quote from my dissertation, as well ;) Cheers, Chris -- http://fsfe.org http://chriswoolfrey.co.uk

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[Fellowship-uk] OggCamp 2011 report
by Sam Tuke 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

== Summary == OggCamp 2011 attracted 200-300 people, and the FSFE booth was successfully run by myself and Chris Woolfrey. We talked to approximately 60 people, handed out approximately 120 leaflets, received one donation, and sold five t-shirts. FSFE was generally well received and I felt that the booth was a great success. == Detail == OggCamp 2011 was a two day conference with talks and a small number of booths held in Surrey, about 1hr from South Central London. It is organised by primarily by community members from LUG Radio and Ubuntu UK. Some attendees had come from as far as Sweden and the USA in order to attend. The subject of the talks varied from the political to the technical, with an apparent emphasis on community activism. Ubuntu users and advocates made up a large part of attendees. Due to the PDF Readers Sprint in Manchester on Saturday 13th, we arrived before lunch on Sunday 14th at OggCamp after travelling from London, and set up the booth in time for the lunch time crowds. Once set up, the booth looked professional and attractive, and generated interest throughout our time there. Ten minutes after arriving I was interviewed by Hacker Public Radio for their podcast, which will be published this week. I answered spontaneous questions about FSFE's purpose and activities in Europe and the UK. Whilst no new Fellows signed up at the event, more than ten people said that they intended to sign up at fsfe.org. Most people that we spoke to had little or no knowledge of FSFE, and whilst many were supportive, introducing someone to FSFE and also successfully encouraging them to join within the space of a few minutes proved difficult. I took the opportunity to advertise the 5 EUR per month payment option, and I was very glad to be able to offer this. We witnessed no antagonism or criticism of FSFE whilst at the event, and we were generally well received by both conference organisers and attendees. I was told that during a talk which took place before we arrived, when the speaker was asked how people could support the spread of Free Software in the UK, he replied that one way was to join FSFE. Two FSFE Fellows had come to OggCamp independently of us as 'crew' helping to organise the conference, and were wearing FSFE t-shirts, which was very encouraging to see. Thanks, Sam. -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Fellowship-uk] UK PDF Sprint Report
by Sam Tuke 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

== Summary == On Saturday 13th August five people came to FSFE's PDF Readers Sprint in Manchester and found 59 previously unreported adverts for proprietary PDF readers, all of them on UK Council websites. Printing and signing of letters to the institutions began, and nearly half of them were prepared before the end of the day. == Detail == Between 15.00 and 18.00 attendees (one of whom was already a Fellow) went through a list of UK Council websites and searched for proprietary PDF Reader adverts. Anna Morris provided delicious cakes of different sorts, and the identi.ca feed and Fellowship Jabber chat room was projected onto the wall. Initially we were short of computers to use for ad-hunting as several laptops which people had brought had technical problems. Fortunately a combination of ICS and borrowed equipment from the hackerspace resulted in one laptop per attendee. During the afternoon there were discussions about PDF, compatibility, and the ISO standard. Particularly at the start I answered questions as to why the campaign focused on adverts for PDF readers and not websites which promoted proprietary office suites, web browsers or media players. Overall the sprint was relaxed and enjoyable, and now needs to be followed up by posting letters to the reported institutions and publishing the results. We received press coverage in PCWorld: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237675/free_software_activist… Thanks, Sam. -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Fellowship-uk] Fight state sponsored software monopolies this weekend
by Sam Tuke 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

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_activist… http://www.cfoworld.com/strategic-finance/17361/free-software-activists-sto… *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. See you there! Sam. -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Latest UK Free Software news: uk.fsfe.org Is freedom important to you? Join the fellowship.fsfe.org

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[Fellowship-uk] See you at OggCamp?
by Sam Tuke 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

This weekend OggCamp '11 takes place in Farnham, Surrey. On Sunday FSFE Fellows will have a booth packed with information and goodies. Are you going to OggCamp too? Will we see you there? Can you help out at the booth? *Let us know!* There may be an opportunity for you to meet other Fellows from your area - reply to this message to let others know that you'll be there. Be sure to add fellowship-uk(a)lists.fsfe.org in CC. Looking forward to meeting you, Sam. -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Latest UK Free Software news: uk.fsfe.org Is freedom important to you? Join the fellowship.fsfe.org

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[Fellowship-uk] Weekly report for Sam Tuke (week 30)
by Sam Tuke 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

= Summary = During three days this week I spent most of my time preparing for the July Manchester Fellowship meeting, and continuing to organise the PDF Readers UK Sprint. = Detail = == PDF Readers UK Sprint == - Sent event announcement to 88 UK LUGs - Replied to emails from UK LUGs == Editors == - Published blog post "Free Software Computer Aided Design (CAD): a summary" (http://blogs.fsfe.org/samtuke/?p=169) - Began drafting document "Effective Free Software advocacy" (http://fsfe.org/freesoftware/basics/effective-advocacy.en.html) == Fellowship == - Coordinated July Manchester Fellowship meeting - Sent reminder of Fellowship meeting to various mailing lists - Ordered and collected 200 leaflets from printers and gave them to Fellows at Manchester Fellowship meeting - Organised a speaker from London for the August Manchester Fellowship meeting - Completed video interview for hackerspace MadLab at request of the management - Added Fellowship meeting attendee to manchester@ list - Proposed extensive changes to Country Coordinators' access to data about Fellows in their country, and notified UK team about its submission - Replied to Fellow about gift aiding donations to FSFE in the UK == Community == - Arranged three Free Software activities at DIY Feminism event in September, including two talks, one by me on Free Software philosophy == Web == - Implemented advert for marketing position on test.fsfe,org, proposed applying the changes to fsfe.org to web@ == Other == - Provided details of Free Software anti virus software for windows to a local contact = Preview = - Continue organising national FSFE event in October ('Free Software Assembly') (announcement coming soon!) - Continue organising PDF Readers UK Sprint - Organise OggCamp '11 FSFE booth - Attend planning meeting for DIY Feminism event -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Fellowship-uk] Weekly report for Sam Tuke (week 29)
by Sam Tuke 01 Aug '11

01 Aug '11

= Summary = During three days this week I spent most of my time working on the Fellowship interviews, and preparing for, and publicising, the PDF Readers UK Sprint. = Detail = == PDF Readers UK Sprint == - Created new mailing list for UK reports - Created new bug reporting page for UK reports - Edited description of event, added links on MadLab hackerspace venue website - Wrote announcement email, sent to editors, then sent to fellowship-uk@ and manchester@ - Replied to comment on event announcement about FS PDF readers and standards compliance == Editors == - Edited July Fellowship interview, forwarded to interns for publication - Assessed suitability of August Fellowship interviewee - Discussed possibility of finding replacement Fellowship interviewer by November - Forwarded email about CAD applications to UK volunteer for preparation as article == Fellowship == - Replied to local advocate about making derivative works on GPL licensed artwork - Notified MadLab Software Freedom Day event organisers that I'd like to have a booth for FSFE - Sent details of British Fellows Assembly to UK team - Contacted London venue about booking October 28th for the British Fellows Assembly == Design == - Designed graphic for use with UK PDF Readers Sprint venue event page - Engaged in follow up discussion on Manchester FS Community flyer draft == Other == - Sent contact details of documentary maker to FSFE contact from RMLL -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Contact the British team: uk(a)fsfeurope.org

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[Fellowship-uk] Hunt down ads for non-Free PDF readers on 13th August
by Sam Tuke 21 Jul '11

21 Jul '11

The Free Software Foundation Europe's successful PDF Readers campaign comes to Manchester next month for a one day sprint at MadLab hackerspace on the 13th of August, 15.00-17.30. Cakes and pizza provided! *What:* We'll search out proprietary PDF reader adverts on UK Government funded websites, and contact the institutions by letter and email, requesting that they remove them. Currently there are only 41 reports of such adverts in the UK, only three of which have already been resolved by the advert being removed. Many more adverts on UK Government websites still exist however, and on 13th August we'll find them, and aim to get as many of them removed as possible. *Why:* Publicly funded institutions routinely advertise proprietary PDF reader applications on their websites, often stating that a particular vendor's product is "required" for completing basic civic tasks like paying tax or registering a vehicle. Yet Free Software PDF Readers exist for all major operating systems, which can be used to perform the same tasks without sacrificing the freedom of their users. Many institutions carry proprietary software adverts simply out of ignorance, not realising that there are alternatives which protect citizens' freedom. By contacting them we will be making them aware of the existence of Free Software alternatives, and encouraging them to think about the benefits of Free Software in general. *Can it work?:* Throughout Europe, Free Software advocates have already reported more than 2,000 adverts, and successfully removed nearly 500 of them. Many of the success stories involved high profile websites, such as the Belgian Prime Minister, The Mayor of London, and the Bank of Italy. Several adverts have been replaced with links to Free Software PDF Readers on the pdfreaders.org website. *Real progress has been made, now its time to make an impact in the UK!* *Links:* 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. -- Sam Tuke British Team Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe IM : samtuke(a)jabber.fsfe.org Latest UK Free Software news: uk.fsfe.org Is freedom important to you? Join the fellowship.fsfe.org

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