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| DATE | 2003-10-08 |
| FROM | Michael Richardson
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] FW: Gnubies Meeting Wednesday October 8th: Forest Mars - You are
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-----Original Message-----
From: lo+gnubies-at-eskimo.com [mailto:lo+gnubies-at-eskimo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 11:27 PM
Subject: Gnubies Meeting Wednesday October 8th: Forest Mars - You are
0wned? Retaining control of the next computer you buy and Using Free
Software freely.
(see below for information on our October 19th Installfest)
Our Gnubies meeting this month is a multi-tack presentation for those who
will want to freely use new computers now or in the future. The
main presentation will be by Forest Mars with a brief report by Adam
Kosmin. The presentation is entitled "You are 0wned? Retaining control
of the next computer you buy and using Free Software freely."
First Forest will introduce some of the ominous technological changes we
will begin to see finding their way into new computers in the near future.
This will lead into a more general practical discussion of things to look
for in hardware on which you intend to install Free Software such as
GNU/Linux.
And after the main presentation Adam Kosmin will briefly discuss what to
do if you want to try to get a refund for the software that comes with
your computer if you fully replace it with Free Software.
"Recent developments in technology are being cited by so-called 'content
providers' -usually multinational corporations- as the cause of their
intellectual property claims being infringed on. Who are these and how
have their claims resulted in proposed legislation that would ban or
restrict personal computers that do not include special backdoors for them
to access?"
Forest Mars designed his own major in Cybernetics in what he describes as
"prehistoric times" and consequently received a number of inquiries from
people wanting to have themselves frozen at death. Now that the term
"cyber" has such cultural saliency, he makes his living as a information
systems consultant. Currently he also runs the "Three Jewels" aka "New
York's Only Free Internet Cafe!" His favourite hobby just might be
antienglobulation promulgation.
Adam Kosmin runs WindowsRefund.net (http://windowsrefund.net/index2.php).
As always we are grateful to IBM for generously providing us with the
space for our meetings.
Check below for security procedures IBM requires in order to get into the
IBM building for our meetings.
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Date:
Wednesday October 8, 2003
6:30 General Questions and Answers
Presentation:
7:00 Forest Mars
on
You are owned?
Retaining control of the next computer you buy
and using Free Software freely.
Report:
by Adam Kosmin from the Refund front.
Location:
The IBM building, 590 Madison Ave.
(57th Street and Madison Avenue)
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As always the meeting is free and open to the public.
The most up-to-date information is generally to be found on
our website at :
www.gnubies.org
alternaqtively:
www.eskimo.com/~lo/linux
~~~~~~Procedures required for attending meetings at IBM~~~~~~~~~~~
IBM has asked us to implement these security measures for our
meetings. In particular, it will be necessary to email us your
name in advance if you plan to attend so that we can give them
a list of the people who will be attending. It will also be
necessary to bring photo ID in order to get in to the meeting.
We regret the need for these measures. Please send email to
lo+0310-at-eskimo.com with the Subject "October 2003 GNUbies"
(note this is a "plus" not the letter "t") or use the mailto on
our website.
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We will also have an Installfest later this month:
Installfest on Sunday, October 19th
from 11:00am to 4:00pm
at 16 Beaver Street 4th floor
in the Financial District between Broadway & Broad
Subway: 4,5 Bowling Green N,R Whitehall 2,3 Wall Street J,M Broad Street
1,9 South Ferry
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We look forward to seeing you at our meetings.
Lyn
Gnubies
The GNU/Linux/Free Software Beginners' Group
P.S. I am very sorry that the announcement is going out so late this
month.
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