Russell Coker and Andrew Pam will demonstrate and discuss Matrix, an
open standard for secure, decentralised, real-time communication
including text messages, voice and video; Mobilizon, a free-libre and
federated software for event and group management, and possibly also
Diaspora, a federated social network. We have set up LUV instances of
these services for use by the members and the community and welcome
discussion about how and why to make use of these services.
The meeting will start at 4pm on Saturday 28 November 2020.
Use the following URL to join the meeting:
https://tinyurl.com/y47oqz2n
Cheers,
Andrew
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mailto:andrew@sericyb.com.au Andrew Pam
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://www.luv.asn.au/events/social-media-wg-1/
On Saturday at midday Australian eastern daylight time (+11:00 time zone),
that is 01:00 UTC we will have the first meeting of the LUV Social Media
Working Group. This is for programmers and sysadmins who want to work on
implementing FOSS social media technologies for the use of LUV members.
There are many reasons for wanting to avoid the commercial social media sites,
but to do so we need viable alternatives. The aim of this group is to
implement some of the alternatives and see if we can get them to a stage where
they are useful. We will document what we do and make public instances of
things that we determine to be worth using.
At a later date we will have a meeting to present the results of our work to
LUV members.
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My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/
My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/
LUV is hosting an online training session this Saturday on BTRFS and ZFS. It
can be done on your own VM (needs Debian/Buster with 3 empty block devices) or
on one that we host. If you want to use one that we host email me your ssh
public key privately and I'll set it up for you.
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My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/
My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/
Hi there,
All LUV members are invited to Software Freedom Day. A whole day
celebration of software freedom.
The following is the official invitation by Free Software Melbourne, who
has done a great job of putting this event together.
LUV is pleased to be the community partner in this event.
A final request, since this is a free and online event, please feel free to
extend this invitation to anyone who needs to know about it! They can be
anywhere in the world!
Thanks!
+ Alexar, on behalf of LUV committee
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# *Software Freedom Day - 19th of September 2020*
*Free Software Melbourne* and *Linux Users Victoria* are celebrating the 17th
annual Software Freedom Day celebrations in Melbourne. We will present a
range of leaders in the Free-Software community that will talk about the
importance of Free-Software to a free society.
The SFD celebration will kick off with what is "Free and Open Source
Software" and why it is so important for a modern, digital society. We'll
be hearing from leading contributors and organizers of companies building
businesses around Free and Open Source projects. We're also going to talk
about the ethics of software development and the advantages of building a
prosthetic using open hardware. There is also the opportunity for
networking opportunities in our general FLOSS chat room during the day.
## Time Table:
*10:00am* - Welcome and Introductions
*10:15am* - What is Free Software?
*11:00am* - John Gieryn - Software for decision making and how to make a
living from FOSS
*12:00pm* - FLOSS Chat Room
*1:30pm* - Dr Morgan Leigh - Ethics in Software Development
*2:30pm* - Kathy Reid - Good, better, breast: Building a sensing mastectomy
prosthetic with open hardware
*3:30pm* - Frank Karlitschek - How Nextcloud stayed productive during
COVID-19 and how others did the same
*4:30pm* - Mike Saunders & Italo Vignoli - LibreOffice and the future
Participation is both free and liberating. Software Freedom Day is a family
friendly event welcoming to anyone, pass on the word to help make it a
great day. We have a code of conduct available on our website, but in
short: Be respectful, Be inclusive and Be aware.
*Hope to see you all online for our most exciting Software Freedom Day yet!*
## Details
*Date:* Saturday the 19th of September 2020
*Time:* Talks starting at 10:00am and wrapping up about 6:00pm
*Location:* Online with Big Blue Button - Main Talk Room:
https://bbb.freesoftware.org.au/b/fsm-hbo-gf9-43s - Community Chat Room:
https://bbb.freesoftware.org.au/b/fsm-dxk-cs1-2ct
Meeting Tips: Mute microphone when not speaking. Headsets recommended to
reduce feedback if you will be speaking. If you are having difficulty
hearing or being heard there is a chat stream available. If you want to ask
a question during the presentation either ask it in the chat or use the
“raise hand” button.
*Code of Conduct:* http://freesoftware.org.au/code-of-conduct/
## Links:
- Blog:
https://freesoftware.org.au/blog/software-freedom-day-19th-of-september-202…
- SFD Australia: http://www.sfd.org.au
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*Alexar Pendashteh*
technologist / social entrepreneur
https://github.com/pendashteh
Start: Jun 20 2020 12:30
End: Jun 20 2020 14:30
Location: Online event (TBA)
On Friday morning, our prime minister held an unprecedented press
conference to warn Australia (Governments, Industry & Individuals) about
a sophisticated cyber attack that is currently underway.
More information: https://www.cyber.gov.au/copy-paste-compromise
Linux Users of Victoria is dedicating the monthly workshop to this matter.
We would like to invite all members of our community, and the broader
cyber-security and the business community to join us for a discussion on
security and cyber resilience.
There is no particular format at this point, however, you are welcome to
suggest a presentation or introduction if you find it relevant to the topic.
This will be an online event. (Event link will be announced soon)
This event is organized on the Meetup platform:
https://www.meetup.com/Linux-Users-of-Victoria/events/271392426/
Make sure you check that page for latest updates.
Alexar Pendashteh
technologist / social entrepreneur
https://github.com/pendashteh
I will be giving away a range of hardware at tomorrow's LUV Workshop
including a Lenovo laptop, a tower PC, a Cisco 7910 VOIP handset, a
video card, a couple of monitors and more.
Please come along if you're interested!
LUV February 2020 Workshop:
making and releasing films with free software
Feb 15 2020 12:30 - 16:30
Infoxchange, 33 Elizabeth St. Richmond
Cheers,
Andrew
Start: Feb 15 2020 12:30
End: Feb 15 2020 16:30
Location: Infoxchange, 33 Elizabeth St. Richmond
Link: http://luv.asn.au/meetings/map
*Film Freedom: making and releasing films with free software*
Film Freedom is a documentation and development project to make
filmmaking with free-software and releasing via free culture funding
models more accessible. It currently includes the following development
projects:
* /KitCAT: the Kit for Creative Arts Teamwork/ is a virtual studio
system and client which connects the TACTIC studio DAMS and Project
Management suite to popular filmmaking and creative software packages.
* /Lib-Ray/ is a project to create an alternative to DVD and Blu-Ray
for fixed-format releases, using only free-licensed software and
open formats, without encryption or region-coding.
* /Lunatics!/ is an original animated science-fiction story about the
first permanent settlers on the Moon. This is an independent,
free-culture, open-movie production, made with open-source software,
especially Blender. Regular updates and support are through Patreon.
Andrew Pam is the past president and current treasurer of Linux Users of
Victoria. Andrew and his partner Dr. Katherine Phelps ran an animation
fan club for many years. Andrew is a supporter and render server
provider for Terry Hancock's "Lunatics!" FOSS animated TV series project.
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. This will now occur *BEFORE*
the talks from 12:30 to 14:00. The talks will commence at 14:00 (2pm) so
there is time for people to have lunch nearby.
The meeting will be held at Infoxchange, 33 Elizabeth St. Richmond 3121
<https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-37.810879,144.992834&z=16&t=m&hl=en-US&gl=…>.
Late arrivals please call *(0421) 775 358* for access to the venue.
LUV would like to acknowledge Infoxchange
<https://www.infoxchange.org/au/> for the venue.
Linux Users of Victoria is a subcommittee of Linux Australia.
<https://www.linux.org.au/>
Start: Jan 25 2020 12:00
End: Jan 25 2020 16:00
Location: Yarra Bank Reserve, Hawthorn
The Linux Users of Victoria Annual Penguin Picnic will be held on
Saturday, January 25, starting at 12 noon at the Yarra Bank Reserve,
Hawthorn. In the event of hazardous levels of smoke or other dangerous
weather, we will announce an alternate indoor location.
Please bring food and drinks for yourself and optionally to share. The
Annual Penguin Picnic is a big social occasion for members of LUV, a
great opportunity to see in the New Year and LUV's first meeting of the
year. As usual, there will be no LUV main meeting nor beginners'
workshop in January. Main meetings will resume on Tuesday 4 February and
the next beginners meeting will be on Saturday 15 February.
LUV would like to acknowledge Infoxchange for the Richmond venue.
Linux Users of Victoria Inc., is a subcommitee of Linux Australia.