[Fsuk-manchester] Potential speaker (April?)

[Andy Halsall]

This is originally from the fsfe-uk list via tdobson.

Further selected reading on George Wright:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/02/p2p_next.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/02/ubuntu_installfest.html
http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1138

Personally I think this sounds like a good option..

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Fwd: Re: [Fsfe-uk] Europe funds internet TV standard]
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:00:42 +0000
From: Tim Dobson <address@hidden>
To: Matt Lee <address@hidden>, Andy Halsall <address@hidden>

perhaps get this guy to fsuk-manchester at some point and quiz him?

you decide

-just an idea

Subject:  RE: [Fsfe-uk] Europe funds internet TV standard
From:  "George Wright" <address@hidden>
Date:  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:54:08 -0000
To:  <address@hidden>

 + From: address@hidden on behalf of 
Shane Martin Coughlan
 + Sent: Wed 2008-02-27 09:17
 + Subject: Re: [Fsfe-uk] Europe funds internet TV standard

Shane Martin Coughlan wrote:

> > It's certainly an interesting project and worth keeping an eye on.
> > Which is difficult, given that the site appears to be all Flash.


Ahem, yes, indeed. There's a definitely non-Flash post with more 
information here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/02/p2p_next.html

I'm looking after the BBC's involvement with P2P-Next (*not* the 
homepage) and we are planning on

1) Free Software licence for all code produced, with source available.
2) Free Software clients and liasion with distributors to attempt to get 
these into ports/ repos
3) Feeding into the various communities, so that, for example, work done 
on this can benefit other Free projects

and much more.

> > Then the overarching P2P research project could
> > be examined to see whether it will release the final technology under
> > Free Software terms.

Yes. LGPL for definite, maybe bi- or tri-licenced with other OSI/FSF 
approved licences.

I will raise the question about whether Tribler itself is entirely Free. 
Any code that isn't won't be making its way into P2P-Next.

Happy to continue this debate in person (London, Manchester, Glasgow all 
possible soon, other venues as suitable)

or by email - address@hidden

Regards

George Wright