Next FOSS Friday — women-friendly, free support and advice for Ubuntu and Free and Open Source Software users is on 3 August 12-7pm at Fossbox. More details, directions and contact info here.
Infrastructure organisations handle and disseminate a lot of information and work with a lot of groups. This can lead to stress for staff, problems with information overload and with communications across the sector. Increasingly, VCOs and non-profits need to work together, explore new models for services and get costs down. At the same time, demand [...]
Just our monthly reminder about our next FOSS FRIDAY on the 4th of May, from 12 noon to 7 pm at Fossbox Workshop, 46 Matilda House, St Katharine’s Way, E1W 1LG. Everyone is welcome, the drop-in session is for people interested in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), GNU/Linux OS (Ubuntu, Bodhi and LinuxMint) and [...]
Hello everybody it is that time of the month to remind you about our next FOSS FRIDAY on the 13th of April, from 12 noon to 7 pm at Fossbox Workshop, 46 Matilda House, St Katharine’s Way, E1W 1LG. Everyone is welcome, the drop-in session is for people interested in Free and Open Source Software [...]
Hi Everyone Remember that our next FOSS Friday is this coming Friday 2nd of March. Free drop-in session from 12 noon to 7 pm at Fossbox Workshop, 46 Matilda House, St Katharine’s Way, E1W 1LG. Everyone is welcome, the drop-in session is for people interested in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), Linux OS (Ubuntu, [...]
Hi Everyone Remember that our next FOSS Friday is this coming Friday 3rd of February. Free drop-in session from 12 noon to 7 pm at Fossbox Workshop, 46 Matilda House, St Katharine’s Way, E1W 1LG. Everyone is welcome, the drop-in session is for people interested in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), Linux OS (Ubuntu, Bodhi [...]
Hello Everyone, just a reminder that the next free drop-in session is this Friday, 2nd of December from 12 noon to 7 pm at Fossbox Workshop, 46 Matilda House, St Katharine’s Way, E1W 1LG. Everyone is welcome, the drop-in session is for people interested in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), Linux OS (Ubuntu), WordPress and general [...]
Nick Smith talking about using Moodle for ‘Open Teaching‘ in British Colombia. What with the cuts and all, this could be an excellent way forward for the VCS – open and peer training resources.
Paula has an article in the LASA’s latest Computanews on cloud services, openness, and the VCS. We’ll also be offering practical workshops to support collaborative working for non-profits in the Autumn — more news soon.
Fossbox has been working with OkayComputer in Manchester to start up a network for women who use FLOSS. The aim is to provide a place where women can share, learn and collaborate freely on anything from curiosity about FLOSS to organising advocacy projects. The network is called FLOSSIE and you can join the FLOSSIE mailing [...]
