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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alasdair G Kergon <a...@lug.org.uk> Date: 9 June 2011 13:00 Subject: [lugmaster] FW: UKUUG / FLOSS UK - new name To: lugmas...@mailman.lug.org.uk ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: UKUUG / FLOSS UK - new name Date: Thursday 09 June 2011 From: Jane Morrison <off...@ukuug.org> FLOSS UK (UKUUG Ltd. t/a FLOSS UK) Following on from the announcement made in December 2010, UKUUG wishes to advise you that with immediate effect UKUUG will be known as FLOSS UK. UKUUG Ltd. remains but will trade as FLOSS UK. It is a natural move for UKUUG (formed in 1976 when UNIX was the spearhead for free software and open standards) to evolve into FLOSS UK (Free and Libre Open Source Software). The new name reflects a broader scope and will bring the organisation to many more people who can benefit from the group's meetings, seminars and newsletters. In particular: * UKUUG has traditionally focussed on Unix systems and tools, but as free software has become widespread, many of our core tools are platform-independent and widely used on Windows and other systems: - Languages such as Perl, Python, ... - Infrastructure tools such as Apache, MySQL and other databases; BIND for DNS; ... - Web-related tools such as Drupal, Django, and similar. * Our conference topics often go beyond specific tools and cover open-standards technologies, e.g. XML, XSLT, ..., and how to use them effectively. * Systems such as OpenStreetMap which are community activities and collections of data as well as implementations. * Our OpenTech conference deals with issues and politics -- data freedom, copyright, privacy, government and computing, as well as technology. * Our community is interested in other platforms that are becoming increasingly important: - Android phones, even if they are not as open as we'd like. (And OpenMoko when it was around.) - Arduino and similar for control/instrumentation work. - Open Hardware. FLOSSUK wants to involve all these communities together, for mutual benefit. If your group wants to organize and event, FLOSSUK has a permanent office and staff, and can handle the administration of events organisation, so you can concentrate on the technical content of conferences and meetings. A new web site - www.flossuk.org is now available and details our forthcoming events. -- FLOSS UK Secretariat PO Box 37 Buntingford Herts SG9 9UQ Tel: 01763 273475 Fax: 01763 273255 off...@flossuk.org off...@ukuug.org www.flossuk.org www.ukuug.org A Company Limited by Guarantee UKUUG Ltd. t/a FLOSS UK Registered Office: The Manor House Buntingford Herts SG9 9AB Reg. No. 2506680 -- lugmaster mailing list lugmas...@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/lugmaster -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
