The Linux Society

Hi Guys,

Just a quick recap of last nights meeting,

I asked for everyone that was doing a talk off some description if they
could send me a brief statement.  I was hoping that it could just be a brief
snap shot, nothing too detailed.  Just a couple of sentences, by the next
meeting   Any format will do but tbh just send it to me in an email.

We said that really if you have an idea that you would like to see at SFD
then really this is the last opportunity to voice it.  There was some nice
interesting ways that people thought of being able to contribute towards the  

Hi All,

This is just an overview on what has been discussed at the past meetings concerning Software Freedom Day (Saturday 20^th September 2008). I will keep things updated as best as I can, this event covers the whole of the Hannah Maclure Centre and involves many people in talks and demonstrations. This event will run from 10 am until 4 pm, I am the listing the participants in the following themes, this will change or be modified as we get to finalise things:

Free Software & Community:
Arron Finnon (Finux)
Rick Moynihan

At our next meeting we will be taking a deeper look at functional programming (FP). The format of this session will be an open space type meeting where you set the agenda.  So, if you have any questions about FP or would like to explore any FP topics further then we'd like to hear from you.  Or, you may even want to try some FP techniques either in your favourite imperative language or with any FP language that has caught your eye.

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