June 2013 - luv-geelong

linux.conf.au 2015 Geelong Bid - Status update
by Kathy Reid 02 Sep '13

02 Sep '13

Dear Colleagues, You're receiving this email as we've identified you as a key stakeholder in our bid to host linux.conf.au in Geelong in 2015, or have previously indicated to us that you'd like to be kept informed of developments here. *So, where are we at?* With incredible assistance from Mr Terry Hickey at Business Events Geelong - part of Geelong Otway Tourism, we now have indicative quotes from venues for conference events such as the Penguin Dinner, Professional Delegates' Networking Session and Speaker Dinner, and have a proposed conference date range (12-16th Jan 2015). Deakin University's Events area has been amazingly helpful - many thanks Luke O'Brien and team - and we have been able to put together a viable set of venues to cater for the different conference streams, including Costa Hall. Work is progressing on diversity aspects of the conference planning such as the Partners' Programme and childcare. Our budget for the event has gone through scenario modelling, and is with an experienced member of Linux Australia Council for review (many thanks Josh Hesketh and Josh Stewart for your efforts here). Financially we are looking solid, with an estimated budget of approximately $400k - which would be incredibly welcome in the Geelong economy given the recent contraction of major industry players such as Ford and Target in the region. The conference project plan has been drafted, and a work breakdown structure produced which will go through iterative refinement as planning progresses. These documents are publicly available on Google Docs and we're very happy to share - just let myself or David know and we'll send you the link. *The bottom line** * The bottom line is that we are finalising a substantive, genuine, well put together bid - which will be submitted by the Linux Australia deadline of 8th July. *What happens next?** * Word has it that there are several bids for linux.conf.au 2015 in the pipeline - including Auckland and Hobart. The Linux Australia Council will meet to consider all submitted bids after 6th July where they will make a shortlist of bids. Then, they will visit each shortlisted bid city over August and September to investigate the venues, accommodation and facilities and will make a final decision around October-November 2013. The winning bid will then be announced at linux.conf.au 2014 in Perth in early January. As a final word, I'd like to again thank you for all your support in encouraging David and I to make the bid - it's very much appreciated. Our next communication will likely be sometime after 6th July when we know whether the Geelong bid has made the shortlisting cut. As always your feedback, comments and questions are warmly welcomed, Kind regards, Kathy Reid and David Bell -- Kathy Reid @KathyReid on Twitter/Identi.ca/IRC etc XMPP: kathyreid(a)jabber.org.au 0418 130 636

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Fwd: [SFD-announce] SFD 2013 registration is now ON!
by Kathy Reid 16 Jun '13

16 Jun '13

FYI re Software Freedom Day this year - haven't heard if anyone is putting together a team, but now would be the time to do so :-) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [SFD-announce] SFD 2013 registration is now ON! Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:21:08 +0800 From: Frederic Muller - DFF <fred(a)digitalfreedomfoundation.org> Reply-To: sfd-discuss(a)sf-day.org To: SFD announcements <sfd-announce(a)sf-day.org> Dear all, It is with a great pleasure that we are opening registration for SFD 2013. The wiki has been prepared with the current localized languages available and some of the translations for the Frontpage still need to be updated. We are still finishing some of the design including the countdown which will start working 99 days before the event. As usual we are available for support through email on sfd-discuss or on IRC (#SFD on freenode). The deadline for registered teams to get the free goodies is July 21st which should give us enough time to ship everything everywhere. Simply create your team page under http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2013 (/country/city/team for most) and complete the form on http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/cgi-bin/register.py. All information and links are of course available from the SFD website. As usual artworks are available under http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/Artwork and CC-BY licensed. Feel free to use, enhanced and eventually localize them. I want to particularly thank our sponsors who are making this possible, namely Canonical, Google, and Linode for the time being. Should your organization be interested to sponsor DFF to be able to send more goodies please get in touch with us. Note that there is a deadline to be listed on the magazine ads we run with our media sponsors, Linux Magazine, Ubuntu user, Admin, Smart developer and Linux Journal, which is around mid July or early August. We will be going through various changes in terms of blog location and ways to hear about us, the main reason being that we have moved our non-profit to Hong Kong and the requirements are a bit different than in the US. Besides we are a lot of projects going on and those require some changes. So let's get started and happy SFD preparations! The Digital Freedom Foundation Board ps: do check the SFD 2011 winners for inspiration and thanks again to Lemote and FSF for the prizes. http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/en/competition/winners-2011 [1]: http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss [2]: http://planet.softwarefreedomday.org (language specific planets available through the language switcher) _______________________________________________ SFD-announce mailing list SFD-announce(a)sf-day.org http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-announce

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Meetings in Geelong
by Keith Bainbridge 13 Jun '13

13 Jun '13

G'day all, Just to let people in the region know, there is a small group of computer users meet regularly in Belmont. Meetings are held 1st & 3rd Friday of most months, at 7:30PM. The meeting room is the Geelong Radio & Electronics Society, at the rear of the Belmont Youth Club hall - 239 High St BELMONT. Please walk along the gated path at the south of the Youth Club hall. GRES doesn't show on Open Street Map (?yet). We are a mixed group - Linux, Mac & Win users, as well as some Android devices. Coffee is available for a SMALL fee. -- Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugroups(a)gmail.com 0447 667 468

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linux.conf.au CfP now open
by Kathy Reid 08 Jun '13

08 Jun '13

(forwarding from lca-announce list) === linux.conf.au Call For Proposals === We are pleased to announce that the Call for Proposals for linux.conf.au 2014 is now open! The conference is a meeting place for the free and open source software communities. It will be held in Perth at the University of Western Australia from Monday 6 January to Friday 10 January, 2014, and provides a unique opportunity for open source developers, students, users and hackers to come together, share new ideas and collaborate. === Important Dates === * Call for proposals opens: 1 June 2013 * Call for proposals closes: 6 July 2013 * Email notifications from papers committee: September 2013 * Early Bird registrations open: 1 October 2013 * Conference dates: Monday 6 January to Friday 10 January, 2014 === Information on Proposals === The linux.conf.au 2014 papers committee is looking for a broad range of proposals, and will consider submissions on anything from programming and software, to desktop, mobile, gaming, userspace, community, government, space and education. There is only one rule: _Your proposal must be related to open source_ This year, the papers committee is going to be focused on linux on the frontier and deep technical content-- that might range from cybernetics and mobile operating environments to large astronomy projects and big data projects. However, the conference is to a large extent what the speakers make it -- if we receive many excellent submissions on a topic, then it’s sure to be represented at the conference. Here’s a few ideas to get you started: * The Cloud - What is it, how can we use it and why is it running on my toaster? * Kernel and core systems: file systems, embedded devices * Networking: peer to peer networking, or tuning a TCP/IP stack * Desktop: office and productivity applications, peripherals, support * Mobile: kernel, applications, programming, challenges, user interfaces * Servers: clusters and supercomputers, databases and cloud computing * Embedded systems: constraints in storage/memory, real-time aspects, open hardware * Virtualisation: benefits, challenges, management, kernel and application support * Systems administration: maintaining large numbers of machines, disaster recovery * Security: application security, network security, cryptography, malware, viruses * Programming: programming languages, software engineering practices, testing, continuous integration/deployment, different development methodologies, version control * Modern web technologies: Open source web browsers, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, web apps, accessibility * Audio and video: video editing, VoIP, WebRTC, video player development, live streaming * Open Community: licensing changes, patent threats, open data, open apis. * Free software use: home automation, IT, education, manufacturing, research, government applications, home security LCA is known for presentations and tutorials that are strongly technical in nature, but proposals for presentations on other aspects of free software and open culture, such as educational and cultural applications of open source, are welcome. === Code of Conduct === linux.conf.au welcomes first-time and seasoned speakers from all free and open communities - people of all ages, genders, nationalities, ethnicities, backgrounds, religions, abilities, and walks of life. We respect and encourage diversity at our conference. By agreeing to present at or attend the conference, you are agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions (http://lca2014.linux.org.au/cor/terms_and_conditions) We expect all speakers and delegates to have read and understood our Code of Conduct (http://lca2014.linux.org.au/cor/code_of_conduct) === Format === This year, there are three different ways that you can present your content: * Presentations * Tutorials * Mini conferences _Presentations_ Presentations are 45 minute slots that are generally presented in lecture format. These form the bulk of the available conference slots. _Tutorials_ Tutorials are 100 minutes that are generally presented in a classroom format. They should be interactive or hands-on in nature. Tutorials are expected to have a specific learning outcome for attendees. _Mini conferences_ Mini conf’s are one to two day long sessions on a specific topic. A separate CFP process will be used to propose and select mini conf’s, and will be announced publicly soon. For more information on miniconfs, see: http://lca2014.linux.org.au/miniconf-cfp === Speaker Information === In recognition of the value that speakers bring to our conference, once a proposal is accepted a speaker is entitled to: * Free registration, which holds all of the benefits of a Professional Delegate Ticket * Exclusive tickets to the Speakers' Dinner for the speaker and their immediate family * One free family ticket to the Partners' Programme If your proposal includes more than one speaker, these additional speakers are not entitled to free registration or to any extra benefits. linux.conf.au does not and will not pay speakers to present at the conference. linux.conf.au is able to provide limited financial assistance for some speakers, for instance, where the cost of flights or accommodation might prohibit a speaker from attending. Please note, however, that there is a limited budget for travel assistance and that asking for assistance could affect your chances of acceptance. === Recording and Licensing === To increase the number of people that can view your presentation, linux.conf.au might record your talk and make it publicly available after the event. When submitting your proposal you will be asked to release materials relating to your presentation under a Creative Commons ShareAlike License. Additionally, if you are discussing software in your presentation, you must ensure the software has an appropriate open licence. For more information, see:http://lca2014.linux.org.au/cfp === About Linux Australia === Linux Australia is the peak body for open source communities around Australia, and as such represents approximately 3500 Free and Open Source users and developers. Linux Australia supports the organisation of this international Free Software conference in a different Australasian city each year. For more information about Linux Australia see:http://www.linux.org.au/ === Papers Enquiries === linux.conf.au 2014 Papers Committee Email: papers-chair at lca2014.linux.org.au -- Kathy Reid @KathyReid on Twitter/Identi.ca/IRC etc XMPP: kathyreid(a)jabber.org.au 0418 130 636

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Re: [luv-geelong] newbie questions
by Simon Perry 07 Jun '13

07 Jun '13

On 05/06/13, Me Ha wrote: | Version is latest of Raspbian v7.0 wheezy I haven't used Debian for years, nor have I used Raspbian. You shouldn't need to remove files manually, though. Each OS has its own tools for managing start-up services in rc.d or rcX.d directories (or systemctl if it's moved on to systemd like Arch Linux). Check the man pages for /etc/init.d/service and update-rc.d -- I think they're what you need for Debian. | Q. Are there any meetings in Geelong or do us Colac people have to drive to Melb? I dunno, Kathy might be able to answer that. -- Simon Perry (aka Pezz)

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Re: [luv-geelong] newbie questions
by Simon Perry 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

On 05/06/13, Me Ha wrote: | If this the correct method of getting support? Sure! | My Linux question is that I have installed Transmission-daemon, and the log | reports “another” version running. | | How do I “CLI” find what is running? ps auxw | grep -i trans | How do I prevent Transmission-Daemon for starting at boot? (I have removed the | added lines from init.d) It depends what distribution of Linux you're running on the Pi, there's a few ways of disabling boot services, so let us know. -- Simon Perry (aka Pezz)

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newbie questions
by Me Ha 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Hello to all, Or should it be G'day Mate? New to the Linux world. I've decided to plunge into a Raspberry Pi. I've looked for Linux support/question forums and LUV & LUV-Geelong keeps popping up, but I don't see to be able to find a forum or something similar. The only info is email ??!! So I am. If this the correct method of getting support? Are there any preferred forums/groups to do searches for possible previous Linux newbie questions? My Linux question is that I have installed Transmission-daemon, and the log reports "another" version running. How do I "CLI" find what is running? How do I prevent Transmission-Daemon for starting at boot? (I have removed the added lines from init.d) Thanks Matt

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