Start: Oct 2 2012 19:00
End: Oct 2 2012 21:00
Location:
The Buzzard Lecture Theatre. Evan Burge Building, Trinity College,
Melbourne University Main Campus, Parkville.
Link:
http://luv.asn.au/meetings/map
Mike King: Developing Software for Android Tablets
Nathan Bailey: High Performance Email: How to how to get less email,
process it more quickly and achieve more results.
Nathan Bailey
Nathan Bailey has been a programmer, sys admin, tech lead and manager. He
has led teams on large-scale Internet projects in collaboration,
administration and education. He now runs an educational consultancy
working with schools and universities in reinventing education for the
21st Century. He is passionate about delivering services that save people
time, are easy to use and make work more fun.
The Buzzard Lecture Theatre, Evan Burge Building, Trinity College Main
Campus Parkville Melways Map: 2B C5
Notes: Trinity College's Main Campus is located off Royal Parade. The Evan
Burge Building is located near the Tennis Courts. See our Map of Trinity
College. Additional maps of Trinity and the surrounding area (including
its relation to the city) can be found at
http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/about/location/map
Parking can be found along or near Royal Parade, Grattan Street, Swanston
Street and College Crescent. Parking within Trinity College is
unfortunately only available to staff.
For those coming via Public Transport, the number 19 tram (North Coburg -
City) passes by the main entrance of Trinity College (Get off at Morrah
St, Stop 12). This tram departs from the Elizabeth Street tram terminus
(Flinders Street end) and goes past Melbourne Central Timetables can be
found on-line at:
http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/route/view/725
Before and/or after each meeting those who are interested are welcome to
join other members for dinner. We are open to suggestions for a good place
to eat near our venue. Maria's on Peel Street in North Melbourne is
currently the most popular place to eat after meetings.
LUV would like to acknowledge Red Hat for their help in obtaining the
Buzzard Lecture Theatre venue and VPAC for hosting!
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Lev Lafayette, mobile: 0432 255 208
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Dear LUVers,
Linux Users of Victoria (web, wiki, mailing lists) will be offline from
just after midnight on Friday evening/Saturday morning and will come back
online late on Saturday afternoon.
The reason for this is that VPAC, who generously host our server, will be
having an outage on that day.
All the best,
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Lev Lafayette, mobile: 0432 255 208
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LUV-Tech List Established
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Following requests and a vote at the Annual General Meeting the committee
has established a luv-tech list. This list is for discussions of technical
issues which are not Linux related (which should go to luv-main), such as
other operating systems, devices etc.
To subscribe:
http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-tech
Software Freedom Day Report
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Software freedom day was held in Melbourne with a series of lectures, a
games room operated by Free Software Melbourne, 3D printer demonstration
courtesy of the Melbourne Community Hackerspace, movies, stalls from the
Free Software Foundation, Raspberry Jam, One Laptop per Child, and Linux
Users of Victoria, along with a free lunch with open sauce.
About eighty-five people turned up during the day, with a height of around
75 just before noon.
The day was opened by Dr. Alison Parkes, a lecturer from the University of
Melbourne and candidate for Lord Mayor.
Other speakers included Lev Lafayette on free software and business logic,
Chris Samuel, from the Victorian Life Sciences Initiative discussing,
"Free Software in Supercomputers and Science", Tony Forster from OLPC
discussing that project, Alec Clews on the Raspberry Pi, Andy Gleme on 3D
printing technologies, Daniel Jitnah on free software in the education
sector, and Andrew Pam from Electronic Frontiers Australia on data
retention legislation.
A big thanks to all who helped out, especially our publicity person Deb
Henry.
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Lev Lafayette, mobile: 0432 255 208
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt
Linux Users of Victoria and Free Software Melbourne is hosting Software
Freedom Day in Melbourne!
At a conference dedicated to the theme of free software in a free society,
confirmed speakers include Jon Lawrence of Electronic Frontiers Australia,
Chris Samuel of the Victorian Life Sciences Initiative, Alec Clews of the
Melbourne Raspberry Jam, Andy Gleme of the Connected Community
HackerSpace, Daniel Jitnah of GreenwareIT, and Lev Lafayette of Linux
Users of Victoria. There is a possibility that Belgian social theorist
Michel Bauwens ‏will be attending.
Presentations will cover the recent Internet surveillance laws, the
importance of free software in scientific computing, new embedded
technologies and micro-computers, free software and 3D printers, free
software in education, and the business of free software.
Software Freedom Day will be opened by Dr. Alison Parkes, senior lecturer
in business information systems at the University of Melbourne, and Greens
candidate for Lord Mayor of Melbourne.
Free Software Melbourne will be hosting a games area, the One Laptop per
Child project will be present, as will the Raspberry Jam group. There will
be plenty of free software available, as well as copies of the OpenDisc.
Software Freedom Day will come with a free lunch (with open sauce!).
Software Freedom Day will be held at the Melbourne Unitarian Church hall
(110 Grey Street, East Melbourne). It's about 5 minutes from Jolimont
Station, or a brisk 10 minute walk from Parliament station. There's plenty
of parking at the site as well!
Free software has changed the world! Twenty years ago, free software
advocates took on the multi-billion proprietary operating systems in the
server, supercomputer, and mainframe world - and we won. Ten years ago, we
took on the big online encyclopaedias with a free alternative - and we
won. Now we're taking on producers themselves with three-dimensional
printers. We'll win that as well.
Come celebrate software freedom!
For more information contact Deb Henry on 0409338182
http://softwarefreedomday.orghttp://luv.asn.auhttp://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/
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Lev Lafayette, mobile: 0432 255 208
