Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Time: 7pm
Location: Univ of Westminster Campus
Street: New Cavendish Street
City/Town: London
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HOLMES WILSON TALKS AT GLLUG, March 12th 2008.
The Greater London Linux User Group (GLLUG) announces a special guest
appearance from Holmes Wilson of Miro at the University of Westminster,
Cavendish Street Campus, on Wednesday March 15th 2008, at 7pm.
Miro is free, non-profit, open-source software for watching video online
that was downloaded over 2 million times last year.
Wilson will be talking about why Miro's free, open-source approach is
essential for fully realizing the socially transforming power of
internet video, and about why it's important for the desktop linux movement.
There will be time for questions, and drinks afterwards at the King and
Queen public house round the corner.
All welcome. No charge.
Date: 7pm, Wednesday March 12th.
About Holmes Wilson:
Holmes Wilson is a co-founder of Participatory Culture Foundation /
Miro. Previously, he helped start the Worcester Computer Co-op (an
organization that uses free software and recycled computers to start
computer labs in his city) and OpenCongress.org (a government
transparency project that gathers information on US legislation).
About Miro:
Miro is a free open-source desktop video application that is designed to
make mass media more open and accessible for everyone.
Television is the most popular medium in our culture. But broadcast and
cable TV has always been controlled by a small number of big
corporations. We believe that the internet provides an opportunity to
open television in ways that have never been possible before.
Miro is designed to eliminate gatekeepers. Viewers can connect to any
video provider that they want. This frees creators to use the video
hosting setup that works best for them-- whether they choose to
self-publish or use a service. It's the kind of openness that the
internet allows and that we should all demand.
http://www.getmiro.com
About the Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF):
Participatory Culture Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit based in
Worcester, MA. It was founded in 2005 with a mission to build tools and
services that give people more ways to engage in their culture. Miro is
its core project.
http://participatoryculture.org/
For further information, contact John Levin,
john@technolalia.org
