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Bristol IT MegaMeet registration closes tomorrow

Posted on 16/05/2013 by Steve Woods

On Saturday 1st June, UWE will be hosting the 2nd Bristol IT MegaMeet on its Frenchay Campus at Coldharbour Lane Bristol BS16 1QY (map). The event itself will be taking place in Rooms 2Q42 to 2Q50 in Q Block; more … Continue reading →

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W3C takes a step nearer the Hollyweb; FSF responds

Posted on 10/05/2013 by Steve Woods

The W3C, the organisation responsible for web standards (which have so far been open standards. Ed.), has taken a step away from openness now that the HTML Working Group has announced their decision to release a First Public Working Draft … Continue reading →

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We write to Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Posted on 25/04/2013 by Steve Woods

As reported yesterday, Bristol Wireless is a signatory of the letter below that was submitted to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) on 24th April 2013 (news passim). Dear Sir Berners-Lee [sic], We write to implore the World Wide Web … Continue reading →

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No DRM in HTML5

Posted on 23/04/2013 by Steve Woods

Along with many prominent organisations around the world dedicated to defending internet and computing freedom, such as the Free Software Foundation, Free Software Foundation Europe, Bristol Wireless will be signing a letter to be sent to the W3C, the web … Continue reading →

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Snooper’s charter – latest news round-up

Posted on 22/04/2013 by Steve Woods

The pressure is continuing to mount on the UK government’s proposals to monitor all of the UK’s internet and telecommunications usage and store users’ communications data under Home Secretary Theresa May’s proposed Communications Data Bill, also know as the Snooper’s … Continue reading →

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Snooper’s Charter: Whitehall to be twinned with Pyongyang?

Posted on 19/04/2013 by Steve Woods

Ben Hammersley, an adviser to 10 Downing Street on the Tech City (aka Silicon Roundabout. Ed.) project, has emerged as the latest critic of the government’s proposed Communciations Data Bill or Snooper’s Charter (news passim). Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, … Continue reading →

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Home Office rules out wide consultation on Snooper’s Charter Mk. 2

Posted on 11/04/2013 by Steve Woods

Regular readers will realise that Bristol Wireless has grave concerns about the Communications Data Bill, otherwise known as the Snooper’s Charter (news passim). As an organisation we contacted the Home Office urging for proper consultation on the Bill, which is … Continue reading →

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Sign up for Barncamp 2013

Posted on 28/03/2013 by Steve Woods

The email below has been posted today to the Hacktionlab mailing list. Hi All, I’m pleased to announce that the BarnCamp 2013 sign-up is now live and on-line: https://barncamp.org.uk/ More information about BarnCamp on that site and at: https://hacktionlab.org/barncamp/ You … Continue reading →

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Free University’s not so free knowledge

Posted on 14/03/2013 by Steve Woods

The words free (as in freedom. Ed.) and open are quite commonly associated with academia and education: free thought, open access to knowledge and such like. Indeed, these concepts are actually embodied in the names of some academic institutions, such … Continue reading →

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Next Wednesday is CiviDay 2013

Posted on 17/01/2013 by Steve Woods

Next Wednesday, 23rd January, has been designated CiviDay 2013 and 2 meet-ups have been arranged in London and Bristol respectively for users of CiviCRM, the open source CRM package, as used by Bristol Wireless. The meet-ups are described as a … Continue reading →

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