7:07 a.m.
Hey!
Just forwarding on the below message I just sent to the FSFE Potteries
mailing list... just in case anyone from the LUG would be interested too!
Note to Meetup.com users... I don't think you'll EVER find FSF
LibreLocal meetings on Meetup.com! MEETUP.COM IS NOT FREE (as in
FREEDOM) :P
FSFE meetings /*possibly*/ might start going on there? (I've always
avoided it so far)... but there has always been an argument over the
absolutist v.s. pragmatist nature of FSF vs FSFE :)
Steven Maddox
Lantizia
-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: LibreLocal 2026 meetup in London
Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 06:56:32 +0100
To: potteries(a)lists.fsfe.org
Hello everyone!
Only just found out about this 2 days ago as I got an automated invite
in my mailbox.
It seems that there will be a LibreLocal 2026 meetup in *London* this
*Saturday, May 16, 2026, 12:00-16:00 BST*.
I had no idea about these events! Apparently they now happen every May
and only started last year... so if you're interested in FSFE Potteries
running one too then let me know! (perhaps 23rd or 30th could work for us?)
I've had a quick chat with the organiser of this London event (his name
is Matthew) who seems nice enough, and told him about FSFE and the
ILoveFS events... it seems he has heard of FSFE Potteries too :)
This is the the original invite below... so I'm sharing it out...
I do have some plans that day, but nothing I can't re-arrange so I'm
tempted to nip down on the train after all...
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Organized by the Greater London GNU/Linux User Group
<https://gllug.org.uk/>;, this LibreLocal meetup welcomes everyone from
those curious to find out more about free software to longtime
contributors. Join other free software supporters for casual
conversation, community, and free software!
For the latest information, please visit the LibreLocal 2026 wiki page
<https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Librelocal/2026>;. Below are the
details as provided by the organizers:
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/*Date and time*: 2026-05-16 12:00-16:00 Europe/London/
/*Exact location*: Corner Corner <https://cornercorner.com/>;,
Maritime Street, London, SE16 7LL. OpenStreetMap
<https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12718169329>./
/I'll be wearing a plain purple t-shirt and black tracksuit bottoms.
I'll also put a green toy dinosaur on our table. Email me
<mailto:matthew@fennell.dev> if you can't find us on the day!/
/*Registration*: Please email me <mailto:matthew@fennell.dev> if you
plan to come, so we know rough numbers./
/*Organizer*: Greater London GNU/Linux User Group
<https://gllug.org.uk/>./
/*Description*: We will have a casual chat about free software over
some food./
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The organizers are very excited to welcome other free software
supporters like you.
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Steven Maddox
Lantizia