[OSM-talk] Intro to OSM in Hamilton Ontario

[SteveC]

* @ 07/12/06 03:55:23 PM interlug at weait.net wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> There will be an "Intro to OSM" presentation at HOSUG next week.  Posted
> here on the off-chance that others in Southern Ontario might be interested.
> The user group annonuncement is quoted below.

Cool, I hope soon there is demand for talk-CA :-)

Let us know how it goes.

> 
> This is an email from 'HOSUG - The Hamilton Open Source Users Group'
> 
> We've got a great lineup for you at the next HOSUG meeting on Tuesday,
> December 12th from 7:00pm - 10:00pm.  Once again we're in the Variety Room,
> next door to the Staircase Cafe Theatre -- see the website for directions
> and parking details.
> 
> Richard will introduce us to the awesome Open Source geographic data project
> called "Open Street Map", which he describes as "a project aimed squarely at
> creating and providing free geographic data such as street maps to anyone
> who wants them; the project was started because most maps you think of as
> free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding
> back people  from using them in creative, productive or unexpected
> ways."  He plans to demo the steps in collecting, categorizing and
> contributing data to OSM.
> 
> Stephen will talk about wireless networking with a focus on HostAP.  If we
> encourage him, Stevo says he will even perform a live cracking of a wireless
> connection!
> 
> See you on Tuesday night!
> 
> hosug.org

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have fun,

SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/