February 2016 - luv-announce

LUV Main March 2016 Meeting: Encryption and authentication / best of linux.conf.au 2016
by Andrew Pam 29 Feb '16

29 Feb '16

Apologies for the very late notice! We've had some difficulties with the regular venue. LUV Main March 2016 Meeting Start: Mar 1 2015 18:30 End: Mar 1 2015 20:30 Location: Infoxchange, 33 Elizabeth St. Richmond Link: http://luv.asn.au/meetings/map PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE Speakers: • Russell Coker, encryption and authentication with LetsEncrypt and TOR • Andrew Pam, the best talks of the LCA2016 conference Russell Coker, encryption and authentication with LetsEncrypt and TOR Russell will be talking about and demonstrating the latest options for encryption and authentication of the web with LetsEncrypt and TOR hidden services. Learn how to get a free certificate for your domain! Russell has done lots of Linux development over the years, mostly involved with Debian. Andrew Pam, the best talks of the LCA2016 conference LUV members who attended this year's conference in Geelong will discuss our favourite talks and probably show some video. Andrew Pam first discovered an interest in boolean logic when his mother carried him in her arms at just the right height to reach light switches as they passed through doorways. He was lucky enough to go to a school with an obsolete PDP/8e: switches, lights, core memory, paper tape, punched cards and all. He first started programming on a TRS-80 model 1 level I and the first computer he owned was a Commodore VIC-20. He has run the gaming Miniconference at linux.conf.au in the past and enjoys playing computer games on Linux systems. He is the current president of Linux Users of Victoria. 33 Elizabeth St. Richmond 3121 (enter via the garage on Jonas St.) Late arrivals, please call (0490) 049 589 for access to the venue. 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. There are many great restaurants on Victoria St. Richmond. LUV would like to acknowledge Infoxchange for the meeting venue. Linux Users of Victoria Inc. is an incorporated association, registration number A0040056C.

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BuzzConf Nights: Melbourne
by Andrew Pam 22 Feb '16

22 Feb '16

LUV member Ben Dechrai asked me to pass on an invitation to a free event he's organising this Thursday: BuzzConf runs future-of-tech events around Australia, and on Thursday 25th February, BuzzConf Nights Melbourne will see three talks on virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and how maker spaces have revolutionised innovation. The talks are followed by networking opportunities and musical entertainment into the evening. It's a free event, and we request people RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/BuzzConf/events/228688704/ Thanks in advance! Ben

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LUV Beginners February Meeting: Video security monitoring with Linux
by Andrew Pam 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Start: Feb 20 2016 12:30 End: Feb 20 2016 16:30 Location: Infoxchange, 33 Elizabeth St. Richmond Link: http://luv.asn.au/meetings/map Daniel Jitnah will talk about how you can set up a video monitoring system using Linux software. He will demonstrate setups using a webcam and an ipcam. The software used will be Zoneminder and VLC. He will demonstrate installation of Zoneminder and configuration, and also how to override a current bug in the current Zoneminder Ubuntu package. He will also demonstrate some interfacing with VLC scripts. Daniel is currently secretary of LUV. He has a particular interest in free software in education, and has been using Linux for over 15 years as his main operating system. He claims to have never used a Microsoft OS on any of his machines as main OS. There will also be the usual casual hands-on workshop, Linux installation, configuration and assistance and advice. Bring your laptop if you need help with a particular issue. LUV would like to acknowledge Red Hat <http://redhat.com.au/> for their help in obtaining the Trinity College venue and Infoxchange <http://infoxchange.org/> for the Richmond venue. Linux Users of Victoria Inc., is an incorporated association, registration number A0040056C.

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