JohnRe
Hi 
Are you interested in Freedom Software, Hardware &/or Culture? Come to the BerkeleyTIP Global party/meetings - twice monthly via Voice over Internet (VOIP). TIP = Talks, Installfest, Potluck & Project/Programming Party FSW = GNU(Linux) & BSD, personal & business. http://sites.google.com/site/berkeleytip/
We have a global meeting twice per month via Voice over Internet (VOIP), (& IRC), on the 1st Saturday & 3rd Sunday, 10AM - 6PM Pacific USA time = -8H GMT = 6PM - 2AM GMT.
Or, come to our local meeting at the University of California, Berkeley.
We encourage members to have a local meeting simultaneously. A great place is at a college wifi cafe.
BTIP is Educational (Talks, Installfest), Productive (Installfest, Project/Programming Party) & Social.
Join the mailing list here, say "Hi", and what you are interested in: http://groups.google.com/group/BerkTIPGlobal
Email: <john_re@fastmail.us>
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