Tag Archives: events

Open source, open days

Posted on 15/05/2012 by woodsy

Are you within easy reach of Weybridge in Surrey? If so, you might be interested in attending one or more of the forthcoming open days being organised by Sirius, one of the UK’s major companies of free and open software … Continue reading →

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Bristol Wikimania 2013 bid fails

Posted on 23/04/2012 by woodsy

Bristol’s bid to host Wikimania in 2013 (news passim) has been unsuccessful.The following email was posted to the Wikimania mailing list yesterday: Dear all, It is my pleasure to announce that the jury has been able to come up with … Continue reading →

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Bristol bids to host Wikimania in 2013

Posted on 16/04/2012 by woodsy

Wikimania is an annual international conference for users of the various projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation (e.g. Wikipedia and its sister projects). It includes presentations and discussions include Wikimedia Foundation projects, other wikis, open source software, free knowledge and … Continue reading →

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A DFD free gift for politicians

Posted on 22/03/2012 by woodsy

Do you know a certain politician who should really learn more about Open Standards? This is the question that the Free Software Foundation Europe has asked in the last couple of days. The article goes on to ask readers if … Continue reading →

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28th March is Document Freedom Day

Posted on 16/03/2012 by woodsy

This year’s Document Freedom Day, which celebrates information accessibility and raises awareness of Open Standards, will take place on Wednesday, 28th March. Here in Bristol Wireless, we’ve been using the Open Document Format (ODF) Open Standard for exchanging documents internally … Continue reading →

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Bristol BCS Spring School

Posted on 24/02/2012 by woodsy

The Bristol Branch of the BCS is holding a comprehensive series of talks during March on Cloud Computing (aka ‘Fog Computing’ amongst cynics. Ed. ). The talks will be held at the City of Bristol College in the centre of … Continue reading →

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Coming soon – Bath Digital Festival

Posted on 20/02/2012 by woodsy

12 miles down the road from Bristol, the first ever Bath Digital Festival is taking place at various venues around the city next month from 15th to 25th. Bath Digital Festival brings together an array of exciting events that will … Continue reading →

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It’s that day of the year again, so show your love for free software

Posted on 14/02/2012 by woodsy

It’s February 14th and all over the world, swains are getting knock-kneed and tongue-tied as they profess their love to the objects of their desire (OK, it’s Valentine’s Day, you long-winded beggar. Now get on with it! Ed.). Right, now … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Global Jam issues call for events

Posted on 08/02/2012 by woodsy

Yesterday Jono Bacon published a blog post inviting people around the world to organise events for this year’s Ubuntu Global Jam, which is being held from 2nd – 4th March. The Ubuntu Global Jam is a worldwide fun event that’s … Continue reading →

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Reasons to be cheerful – 2 parts

Posted on 29/12/2011 by woodsy

2012 is fast approaching and there are two reasons for celebration in the New Year. Firstly, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives as an acknowledgement of the fundamental role of cooperatives in … Continue reading →

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