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Software Freedom Day 2012 Sept 15
by Lev Lafayette 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

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.org http://luv.asn.au http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/ -- Lev Lafayette, mobile: 0432 255 208

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LUV Announce: Annual General Meeting, Tuesday September 4th, 2012
by lev＠levlafayette.com 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

Notice is given for the 2012 Annual General Meeting of Linux Users of Victoria. ====== Agenda ====== 1.0 Confirmation of Minutes of the Last AGM 2. Reports 2.1 Office-bearer's Reports from the President and Treasurer. The Secretary's report will be included in the President's Report. 1.2 Other Reports and Question. 3.0 Software Freedom Day Announce 4.0 Lightning Talks 4.x As per usual AGMs we encourage members of Linux Users of Victoria to give a short (c2-4 minute) presentation on a Linux-related application that they have been used and wish to advocate or otherwise share information with others. 5.0 Declaration of Election Results 5.1 Presented by LUV Returning Officer, Andrew Chalmers. ======================================== Nominating for the Committee. Important! ======================================== Linux Users of Victoria, Inc. is governed by an elected committee of manager as per the Associations Act of Victoria. In our case, the committee organisers events, such as the main meetings and beginner's workshops, and all forms of publicity promoting LUV and Linux use, along with raising funds for those objectives. The committee consists of four office-bearers (a President, a Vice-President, a Treasurer, and a Secretary), and four ordinary members. Any member of LUV may nominate for one or more committee positions, but may only be elected to one position. Nominations require acceptance from the nominee before they become a candidate. A person may nominate themselves. Nominations for any of the above positions should be sent to Andrew Chalmers, the LUV Returning Officer, achalmers(a)westnet.com.au. See Rules of the Association https://luv.asn.au/memorandum

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OSIA Melbourne Forum Event
by Daniel Jitnah 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

Hello Members and Friends of OSIA OSIA is pleased to invite you to its forthcoming forum event in Melbourne. "What does the NBN mean to the Open Source Software Industry" Date: Wednesday 22 August Time: 5.30 pm for 6.00 pm start to 8.00 pm Venue: NBNCo Discovery Center 1010 La Trobe St, Docklands (see OSIA website, Events section for Location map) Note this is a Free event open to Members and Non-Members. Please help make this event a success by promoting it through your own channels as appropriate. Event Program: 1. Presentation by NBN Senior Staff on opportunities that likely to arise from the NBN. There will also be other NBN personel who will be able to answer questions. 2. Presentation by Kanchana Wickremasinghe, Senath Ltd. Kanchana will talk about Senath's use of Open Source software to deliver the Cloud based PaaS Durga Platform. 3. Update on OSIA activities. 4. Networking opportunity with other guests Refreshments available. Following the event, you are also invited to join others for dinner somewhere in Melbourne. ** Please note: RSVP by 20 August is essential. Email osia-events(a)osia.com.au <mailto:osia-events@osia.com.au>. ** The above event will follow an OSIA Board Meeting in Melbourne earlier on the same day. If there is anyone who would like to meet the Board Members, and cannot attend the above event, please contact the Secretary : osia-secretary(a)osia.com.au <mailto:osia-secretary@osia.com.au>. If you have any enquiries regarding this event, please email osia-events(a)osia.com.au <mailto:osia-events@osia.com.au> Regards, Daniel

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August Beginner's Workshop: An Introduction to the Command Line
by lev＠levlafayette.com 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

Start: Aug 18 2012 12:30 End: Aug 18 2012 17:30 Location: 110 Victoria Street, Carlton Link: http://luv.asn.au/meetings/map In this talk, Lev will give a thorough introduction to the Linux command line, including file, system, and program commands, begining with an exploration of the environment through to simple scripting. Lev is the current LUV president and has taught command-line Linux in several organisations over the past ten years. General Workshop Area: At the LUV Beginner's workshop you can come along and work with Linux enthusiasts to assist you in setting up your system the way you want. This could include friendly advice on partitions, distributions, configurations, networking and specific applications. Bring your laptop! The Melbourne OLPC Club meetings are co-located with the Beginner's Workshops. If you are interested in the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) project, please come and join in! VPAC is on the ground floor of Building 91, RMIT, 110 Victoria Street, Carlton, close to the corner of Swanston and Victoria Streets. It is accessible by all Swanston Street trams and is is near to Melbourne Central train station. LUV would like to acknowledge BENK Open Systems for their financial support of the Beginners Workshops and VPAC for hosting!

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August 2012 Main Meeting. CMS Double : The Drupal Association, and Typo3
by lev＠levlafayette.com 01 Aug '12

01 Aug '12

Start: Aug 7 2012 19:00 End: Aug 7 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 * Donna Benjamin, Infiltration Day 853: Drupal Association Board. Confessions of a not-so-secret double agent * Simon Dawes, TYPO3 Content Management System The Drupal Association The Drupal Association has been through some major changes in its governance and staffing in the last few years. It recently ran its first general election for "Directors At Large" and since 2010 has increased the number of employees by 900%. It moved its headquarters from Belgium to the USA and now manages a budget of around 3 million US dollars in annual revenue. Where the hell does all that money go? And who are these people taking "your" money? Donna Benjamin was curious enough to be part of this to put her name in the hat for nomination last year. She successfully infiltrated the board in February. You can think of her as your mole in the hole. With over 10 years experience in the non-profit sector, Donna knows a thing or two about what makes successful organisations tick. Diving into the inner workings of the Drupal Association, Donna dares to share some of the things she discovered in the deep end. Donna is the current Public Officer, and former President of Linux Users of Victoria. TYPO3 TYPO3 is a PHP-based enterprise content management system with a huge community especially in Europe and USA. In this introductory talk, Simon gives an inside look at this open source project and how it is organized. He also talks about his experience and the efforts and achievements of the TYPO3 community here in Australia and presents some of TYPO3's key features which make this CMS one he loves to work with. Simon studied Scientific Photography and managed a professional film laboratory when film was still king! He then worked as the technical lead and programmer for almost 15 years before he founded Cerebrum - a small but talented web development company in Melbourne. Simon and Cerebrum have a particular passion for open source software and have been working with TYPO3 for over 7 years. Simon is a certified TYPO3 Integrator and has never missed a TYPO3 user group meeting in Melbourne (except once when he was really sick). 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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July Beginner's Workshop: OpenShot Video Editing
by lev＠levlafayette.com 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

tart: Jul 21 2012 12:30 End: Jul 21 2012 17:30 Location: 110 Victoria Street, Carlton Link: http://luv.asn.au/meetings/map In this talk, Alex will give a practical overview of OpenShot, an easy to use video editing built on Python and GTK. Alex is LUV committee member who operates his own Linux-orientated computer consultancy that provides technical support, training and development, web development and video and audio services. General Workshop Area: At the LUV Beginner's workshop you can come along and work with Linux enthusiasts to assist you in setting up your system the way you want. This could include friendly advice on partitions, distributions, configurations, networking and specific applications. Bring your laptop! The Melbourne OLPC Club meetings are co-located with the Beginner's Workshops. If you are interested in the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) project, please come and join in! VPAC is on the ground floor of Building 91, RMIT, 110 Victoria Street, Carlton, close to the corner of Swanston and Victoria Streets. It is accessible by all Swanston Street trams and is is near to Melbourne Central train station. LUV would like to acknowledge BENK Open Systems for their financial support of the Beginners Workshops and VPAC for hosting!

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[Fwd: [lca-announce] LCA miniconf CFP closes Fri 6 July!]
by lev＠levlafayette.com 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [lca-announce] LCA miniconf CFP closes Fri 6 July! From: "linux.conf.au Announcements" <lca-announce(a)lists.linux.org.au> Date: Tue, July 3, 2012 10:40 am To: lca-announce(a)lists.linux.org.au -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greetings. This email is a gentle reminder that the linux.conf.au call for mini-conferences closes in three days on 6 July 2012. Miniconfs are day-long sessions on a specific topic: a miniature conference, with a formal schedule published ahead of time listing speakers and sessions for the day. Instructions for submitting miniconf proposals are at http://linux.conf.au/miniconf-cfp ** There will be NO extension of the mini-conference submission deadline. ** The conference will showcase the best of open source and community-driven software and hardware. It will be held in Canberra at the Australian National University from Monday 28 January to Saturday 2 February, 2013, and provides a great opportunity for open source developers, users, hackers, and makers to share their ideas and further improve their projects. === Important Dates === Call for miniconfs opens: 1 June 2012 Call for miniconfs closes: 6 July 2012 Email notifications from conference organisers: 28 August 2012 Early Bird registrations open: 1 October 2012 Conference dates: Monday 28 January to Saturday 2 February 2013 Thanks, Mikal -- Michael Still Director linux.conf.au 2013 http://lca2013.linux.org.au Canberra 28 January 2013 to 2 February 2013 _______________________________________________ lca-announce mailing list lca-announce(a)lists.linux.org.au http://lists.linux.org.au/listinfo/lca-announce

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LUV July Meeting: Word Processing Tools Double
by lev＠levlafayette.com 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Start: Jul 3 2012 19:00 End: Jul 3 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 * Jason White, Writing and Typesetting Documents in Linux, Or: The Tools which I Used to Write my Thesis * Wen Lin, Advanced Word Processing with LibreOffice Jason White, Writing and Typesetting Documents in Linux, Or: The Tools which I Used to Write my Thesis Abstract Linux has long offered a compelling environment in which to write documents, ranging from the small scale (a CV, for instance), to the large scale (a book or thesis). In this introductory talk I describe the writing and typesetting tools which I use regularly. These include Emacs (with AUCTeX mode), LaTeX for document markup and typesetting, BibLaTeX for managing citations, and Git for revision control. Bio Jason is an accessibility specialist, a long-term Linux enthusiast, a supporter of justice and human rights, a researcher in philosophy, a law school graduate and, as of August last year, a Ph.D. graduate. His thesis explores fundamental issues arising from Robert Brandom's inferentialist semantics. It therefore contributes to a foundational field of research into theories of meaning which has value not just in its own right, but implications for other areas of inquiry as well. * Wen Lin, Advanced Word Processing with LibreOffice Abstract >From stylesheets, to headless options, LibreOffice has a great deal of intermediate and advanced options that you may not be aware of. Bio Wen is a committee member of LUV who has presented at Beginner's Workshops, BarCamp, and regional chapters on the advantages of using LibreOffice. 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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Speakers, please?
by lev＠levlafayette.com 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Dear members, This is a general pitch to all members of LUV on whether they would consider stepping up to the speaker's plate for the community. Our speakers are a great feature of Linux Users of Victoria at our main meetings and beginner's workshops. They also provide and excellent opportunity for individuals to explain interesting projects they've been working on. The committee has been hard at work over the many months working through their collective contacts for speakers at LUV, but that well is running a little dry. So please, for LUV's sake, step on up and offer to become a speaker. Contact: luv-ctte(a)luv.asn.au to express interest. Thanks! Lev Lafayette LUV President

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LUV Beginner's Workshop: 16th June, Carlton South - Doing the naughty thing in Linux!
by lev＠levlafayette.com 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Start: Jun 16 2012 12:00 End: Jun 16 2012 17:00 Location: 110 Victoria Street, Carlton Link: http://luv.asn.au/meetings/map Note change of venue! We are now at the VPAC training room; ground floor, 110 Victoria Street, Carlton - near the corner of Swanston and Victoria, Building 91 of RMIT In this talk, Daniel will look at options available to Linux users to use Windows applications on Linux. Why would someone want to do that? Mostly because someone else has made the choice for them and they are stuck - (Accountants are common culprits here!). We'll look at options: virtualisation, Wine and alternative FOSS applications that provide equivalent functionality, things you may want to look for and at the end of the day, why you should really not be doing it at all! (Also, I will not stray onto Andrew Pam's territory, ie: Windows games on Linux) Daniel is a long time Linux user and runs his own Open Source and Linux consultancy business GreenwareIT. He is also the Vice President of LUV and a Director of Open Source Industry Australia. (OSIA) In a past life he was a Secondary School Teacher, and has maintained a strong interest in the use of Open Source and Linux in the Education Sector. Daniel has never used a Microsoft product as his primary operating system, and still does not know the meaning of the word "PowerPoint". General Workshop Area: At the LUV Beginner's workshop you can come along and work with Linux enthusiasts to assist you in setting up your system the way you want. This could include friendly advice on partitions, distributions, configurations, networking and specific applications. Bring your laptop! The Melbourne OLPC Club meetings are co-located with the Beginner's Workshops. If you are interested in the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) project, please come and join in! VPAC is on the ground floor of Building 91, RMIT, 110 Victoria Street, Carlton, close to the corner of Swanston and Victoria Streets. It is accessible by all Swanston Street trams and is is near to Melbourne Central train station. LUV would like to acknowledge BENK Open Systems for their financial support of the Beginners Workshops and VPAC for hosting - and hosting!

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