Manchester BSD UG - Oktoberfest Reminder

[Paul Robinson]

OK, so it won't be Oktoberfest. But it'll be *fun*. Until about 9pm  
when I leave (because I have to be up at 5am the next morning) and  
then it'll be EXTRA FUN!

Yes, it's the....

Manchester BSD UG October meeting - Tuesday, 3rd October
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Sound good? In that case, you'll want to know...

What?
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Manchester BSD User Group has a rich history, with such notable  
events as suggesting to Turing he write a paper on a universal  
"machine" of some sort, producing a prototype device that was  
ultimately the inspiration for the blockbuster 1985 film "Weird  
Science" - Kelly LeBrock is an honorary member - and we also have  
documentary evidence that Steve Jobs stole every original, creative  
idea he's ever had, right from our brains via thought rays.

OK, that's all lies. Except the bit about Kelly LeBrock: if she wants  
to show up, I'll buy her a Bacardi Breezer.

We're really just a small bunch of BSD Unix systems administrators,  
developers and geeks who meet in a pub in Manchester on the first  
Tuesday of each month, talk utter nonsense with each other, ferment  
revolution, inspire, elucidate and share knowledge. In other words we  
behave as young gentleman should, including the women who have become  
adept at smoking pipes[*].

We concentrate on BSD for two reasons:

1. The Linux guys have got their own Manchester meeting, and some of  
our members are allergic to Linux. You didn't know the GPL can cause  
nose-bleeds and dry skin did you? Now you do. Think about THAT the  
next time you hand out discs down Market Street, you bloody communist.

2. We've found lots of other types of Unix people like proper  
meetings with projectors and slides and an 'agenda' or something.  
We've found BSD Unix people to be more prone to going to the pub and  
drinking beer, so we created an event to fit. Although, when I say  
'event' please don't raise your expectations - we're some guys  
getting drunk, it's not photo-worthy.

Where?
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The pub of course! The Briton's Protection on Great Bridgewater  
Street to be precise. It is a lovely old pub that serves real ale and  
is split into a traditional bar/saloon arrangement that means we can  
grab a room to ourselves sometimes (or if it's a nice evening head  
out to the beer garden).

Details here:

http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/11/1127/ 
Britons_Protection_Hotel/Castlefield

If you are heading down for the first time, mail me off-list ASAP and  
I'll give you my mobile number to call en route so you can find us  
easily.

When?
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We always meet on the first Tuesday of the month, unless there's a  
full moon in which case we spend the evening howling like wolfs from  
rooftops across the city.

The next meeting will therefore be THIS TUESDAY COMING on the 3rd  
October. The meeting after this may be cancelled due to accidents  
involving fireworks.

We used to say "we start at 7:30pm", but the truth is some people are  
there from just before 7pm, others don't turn up until gone 8:30,  
most people drift off around 9-10pm. It's going to the pub - we don't  
have a schedule, we just, you know, turn up.

Anything else?
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Sometimes turnout is very, very low so if you're planning on coming  
let us know so we have an idea if it's not worth just postponing it 
[**]. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

--
Paul

[*] - There has only ever been one female attendee of a BSD UG. She  
was 2 hours late and was mainly there to meet her boyfriend. She did  
NOT smoke a pipe.
[**] - The only time we ever postponed it, was when everybody was  
busy and it would mean me going to the pub on my own. As it happened,  
I went anyway.