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Remix Reading to host Linux install day + free culture newsletter
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- Subject: Remix Reading to host Linux install day + free culture newsletter
- Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 15:26:27 -0400 (EDT)
“Come for advice, support and have the free, ethical operating
system installed on your PC”
Remix Reading, in partnership with the Silicon Corridor Linux User Group,
will be hosting a Linux install day on Saturday the 15th of April. You are
invited to come along and learn more about the free, ethical operating
system, get support and advice from Linux experts, and even have it
installed on your PC if you're not confident enough to do it yourself.
Linux, or GNU/Linux, is a collection of software created and shared by a
loose collection of volunteers and companies who believe in free software.
It's an alternative to Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOSX, though free
software is also available for those operating systems. Free software
grants you the freedom to use it for any purpose, share it with your
friends, study the source code, and modify it to suit your needs.
The install day will extend the spirit of Remix Reading from art to
computers, promoting the ideas of creative freedom and sharing.
Turn up anytime between 11am and 5pm at the Rising Sun Arts Centre, Silver
St, Reading. The day will take over the fortnightly open media labs run by
Remix Reading, where people can come in at no charge and use computers
running Linux to get creative and learn new skills.
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COMMONS KNOWLEDGE
This is a listing of upcoming free culture events in the UK. For others
around the world see the full newsletter:
http://www.freeculture.org.uk/newsletter/2006/apr03
Add events to the next newsletter here:
http://www.freeculture.org.uk/newsletter/2006/apr30
Upcoming events
Legal threats to free software and GPLv3
* What: Ciaran O'Riordan will speak to the British Computer Society about
legal threads to freedom such as software patents
* When: Friday 7th April, 6-8pm
* Where: London HQ - BCS London Office - Southampton Street, First Floor,
The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London, WC2E 7HA
Free Culture UK meetup / conference
* What: An informal get-together for discussions and hacking with free
pizza! It will be fun, friendly, with no panels or speakers, and about
sharing experiences and working on practical free culture issues.
* When: Saturday 8th April 2006, 11am - 7pm
* Where: Limehouse Town Hall, 646 Commercial Road, London, E14 7HA
* More information: http://www.freeculture.org.uk/meetings/2006-04-08
Remix Reading open media lab
* What: Come and learn how to use arty free software, or show off your
skills to others, at our first open media lab. Just turn up with an open
mind.
* When: Saturday 15th and Saturday 29th April 2006, 11am-4pm
* Where: Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading
* More information: http://www.remixreading.org/events
Remixing Reading - art exhibition
* What: An exhibition showing visual remixes of Reading. Works will be
selected from entries to a competition and old favourites from the Remix
Reading collection. Entry is free.
* When: Friday 28th - Sunday 30th April 2006, 12am-5pm Where: Riverside
Museum at Blake's Lock, off Kenavon Drive, Reading, RG1 3DH
* More information: http://www.remixreading.org/artcomp
Event feedback
* Mazine.WS has some good coverage of the free culture/media festival
held in London over March: http://www.mazine.ws/NodeLondon
* A short report on exposing kids from a refugee support group to
Inkscape and Creative Commons: http://tom.acrewoods.net/node/417
- Remix Reading to host Linux install day + free culture newsletter, rreading, 04/06/2006
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