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Re: [luv-geelong] November wrap of Linux and open sourcy stuff
by Scott Harrison 09 Nov '12

09 Nov '12

I should be able to attend. :) I look forward to meeting you all.

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Re: [luv-geelong] Contacts in Geelong
by Scott Harrison 12 Oct '12

12 Oct '12

Hello again List, Thank you for your reply Kathy. I would definitely be happy to attend any meet organised in Geelong in the future. Just let me know where, when and if you could use any assistance in any way. I will give a brief introduction of myself and my interests. I am 21 and have been interested in sysadmin, web development, network security and *nix for a number of years. I currently work in an IT support role for a small Geelong based company, providing IT solutions/support to local businesses. My aspirations are to eventually work in IT Security, however that is quite a while away. I use Ubuntu 12.04 at home (Dell Inspiron 7720) and I am quickly learning the Ubuntu OS. Despite my personal preference for Ubuntu, I use/support Windows at work and 99% of my experience/knowledge is in the Windows environment. I'm not an expert in anything but I love learning all different aspects of computing and information technology and would love to share my knowledge and learn from others around me. I am looking forward to building a home server in the near future and experimenting with the opportunities that creates. I'm also very excited to be attending my first computing related conference - RuxCon - in a weeks time. I'd be happy to hear from any other Geelong people attending. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks Scott Harrison.

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Contacts in Geelong
by Scott Harrison 12 Oct '12

12 Oct '12

Hello list, I am a new subscriber to this list and interested in meeting other Linux users in Geelong. If anybody with a keen interest in Linux and FOSS from Geelong could contact me, it would be appreciated. I'd also like to know if there is any LUV meetings or similarly organised "Linux users" meetings in Geelong. I have attended a LUV meeting in Melbourne but the travel on a Tuesday evening makes attending impractical at best. I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Scott Harrison.

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Geelong Linux and Open Source wrap October 2012
by Kathy Reid 12 Oct '12

12 Oct '12

Hi everyone, Just a few lines this month about what's been happening in the Linux and opensource world in Geelong, Australia and the world at large. Welcome new list members ------------------------------------- Starting as an informal list after BarCampGeelong in July 2011, we have grown this list from around a dozen members to 26 at last count. A big welcome to all new list members; please feel free to introduce yourselves :-) linux.conf.au ----------------- As you might be aware, early bird tix for linux.conf.au in Canberra in January have been selling like hot cakes. At the time of writing, early bird tix were 95% sold, so get in early if you want a significant discount. http://linux.conf.au Although the Call for Proposals (CfP) for linux.conf.au itself is closed, there are many CfPs open for the Miniconfs which are part of linux.conf.au. To speak at a miniconf, you must be a registered attendee at linux.conf.au. Cloud storage, distribution and high availability (chaired by the awesome Tim Serong of SuSE) https://lca2013.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/CloudDistributedStorageandHighA… Sysadmin Miniconf https://lca2013.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/SysAdmin Linux Security Miniconf https://lca2013.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/AdvancesinLinuxSecurity Multimedia and Music Miniconf http://www.annodex.org/events/lca2013_mmm/ OpenStack Miniconf https://lca2013.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/OpenStack Open Programming (chaired by the awesome @chrisjrn) https://lca2013.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/OpenProgramming Haecksen https://lca2013.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/Haecksen Mobile FOSS (chaired by the awesome James Purser) http://mobilefoss.collaborynth.com.au/ DrupalCon Sydney 2013 Call For Papers ----------------------------------------------------- For the first time, DrupalCon will be held in Australasia 6-9 Feb 2013, and the call for session proposals is now open. http://sydney2013.drupal.org/ Geelong Hackerspace ----------------------------- Are starting to gather momentum, with discussions with the Geelong Amateur Radio Club looking promising (thanks George for all your hard work here). Follow the group at; https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/geelong-hackerspace Software Freedom Day Activities -------------------------------------------- A big thanks to Linux Users' Victoria for hosting Software Freedom Day activities in Melbourne this year Click here to see what you missed: http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2012/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/SFDMel… Linux Users Victoria next meetings ---------------------------------------------- Next meetings will be published shortly at http://www.luv.asn.au ICT in Geelong ------------------- The ICT Geelong Technology Entrepreneurship forum will be on 1st November at Simonds Stadium (Kardinia Park) http://www.ictgeelong.com.au/ What's Kathy been up to? ------------------------------------ As you might know, I've been travelling overseas, and was lucky enough to go to the Open Source Systems conference in Tunisia in September, where the highlights were meeting Carol Smith of the Google Summer of Code Program, Italo Vignoli of The Document Foundation and the incredibly dedicated and enthusiastic team of volunteers for the conference. An amazing experience, and I've blogged about some of the highlights here; http://blog.kathyreid.id.au/tag/oss2012/ Quick news grabs ------------------------ Oracle debuts MySQL 5.6 via ZDnet http://www.zdnet.com/oracle-debuts-mysql-5-6-rc-at-inaugural-mysql-connect-… Good news for job hunters with Linux skills via PCWorld http://www.pcworld.com/article/2011376/good-news-for-job-hunters-in-android… Could open source principles be applied to politics? via GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2012/09/29/could-we-use-open-source-tools-to-improve-poli… All the best for now, Kind regards, K. -- -- Kathy Reid @KathyReid on Twitter, Identi.ca, IRC etc (61) 418 130 636

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Fwd: [luv-announce] Software Freedom Day 2012 Sept 15
by Kathy Reid 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

Forwarding FYI - Software Freedom Day details for Melbourne. Many thanks Lev for taking the lead in organising this year. Kind regards, Kathy -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [luv-announce] Software Freedom Day 2012 Sept 15 Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 09:44:38 +1000 From: Lev Lafayette <lev(a)levlafayette.com> To: luv-announce(a)luv.asn.au 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 _______________________________________________ luv-announce mailing list luv-announce(a)luv.asn.au http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-announce

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September Linux and open source wrap
by Kathy Reid 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

Hola open source and linux-istas! Welcome to the spring edition of the Geelong Linux and Open Source Wrap, please find below news you might be interested in. LOCAL - Linux Users' Victoria will hold their Annual General Meeting on 4th September at Buzzard Lecture Theatre, Trinity College, Melbourne University. The AGM will include announcement of election results. To nominate, see further information on the site: http://luv.asn.au/2012/09/04 - LUV will also be holding Software Freedom Day on Saturday 15th September in East Melbourne. Details are not available as yet, but should be available at http://luv.asn.au shortly - Local arduino and open hardware types are very interested in getting a Geelong Hackerspace off the ground. Follow the Google Group to keep in the loop: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/geelong-hackerspace AUSTRALIA - linux.conf.au 2013 will be held in Canberra. If you submitted a talk proposal, you should be notified shortly. Costings are up already (wow!) if you want to start saving: https://team.linux.conf.au/wordpress/?_code=301 And a number of miniconfs have been announced, including mFOSS - http://lca2013.linux.org.au/media/news/41 - No bids were received for 2014 and much discussion on the nature of linux.conf.au has ensued. I had originally planned to bid for Geelong for 2014, but just ran out of time and had concerns about how much commitment it was given the huge effort that was Ballarat 2012. You can join the conversaton at http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/ THE WORLD - I'm fortunate enough to be attending Open Source Systems 2012 in Hammamet, Tunisia (http://www.oss2012.org/) and LinuxCon Europe in Barcelona (http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon-europe) and will send through an update when I'm back in November. NEWS WRAP Some of the news items that caught my eye this month; Enterprises see growing open source cloud appeal: Jamie Yap covers how the growing maturity of OSS and vendor support is leading to greater uptake of OSS by big business. http://www.zdnet.com/enterprises-see-growing-open-source-cloud-appeal-70000… Ravinda Maurya of Red Hat recaps the definition of open source and shows how the model can be applied much wider than just software. "Unconstrained innovation" http://opensource.com/government/12/7/open-source-not-limited-software?sc_c… HP has released the beta of its open source version of Web OS: http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/31/hp-launches-the-beta-release-of-open-webos/ Best open source tools for web devs: http://www.developerdrive.com/2012/08/10-best-open-source-tools-for-web-dev… Kind regards, Kathy -- Kathy Reid @KathyReid on Twitter/Identi.ca/IRC etc 0418 130 636

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Geelong Linux and Open Source news August 2012
by Kathy Reid 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

Ohai awesome folk! Just a quick wrap of Linux and open source news and events that might be of interest. Kind regards, Kathy --- *BarCampMelbourne2012* Was held over the weekend of 28-29th July at UrbanCamp, Royal Park. Much fun was had by all - there were some fabulous presentations, lots of Raspberry Pi action and a number of talks around Arduino. One of my picks of the weekend was this Arduino-based beer brewing setup: http://instagr.am/p/NmzDrrlGgW/ The easiest way to catch up on what you missed out on is with this Eventifier link http://eventifier.co/event/bcm2012 Rumour has it that the next BarCampMelbourne will be a couple of weeks before Easter in 2013 - same location. *Geelong Hackerspace* With thanks to George Patterson who has been doing a lot of liaison with Geelong Amateur Radio Club, we have the beginnings of a Geelong Hackerspace. Keep in the loop on the Google Group; https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/geelong-hackerspace *Open Source Developers Conference 2012* Will be held at UTS Sydney, 4th-7th December. The Call for Papers is now open: http://www.osdc.com.au/call-for-papers *Geelong Web Tech and Social Media Meetup* Next meeting is Wednesday August 22nd; http://www.meetup.com/The-Geelong-Web-Tech-and-Social-Media-MeetUp/ *Linux Users Victoria Meet - Tuesday 7th August* This month's talks are a CMS double bill. Melbourne Drupalista and all round lady of awesome Donna Benjamin will present on the Drupal Association while Simon Dawes will talk about the TYPO3 content management system. Food afterwards at mutually agreed location. http://luv.asn.au/2012/08/07 *Linux.conf.au 2013 - Canberra* CfP has closed with an almost-record number of paper submitted. Don't whinge if you didn't submit, I posted enough reminders :-) Follow the conference @linuxconfau or on #linuxconfau on freenode. Registrations should open in a couple of months. ..... and in other linux.conf.au news.... There is rumour of a Geelong bid for 2014. If you're interested and want to learn more, head on over to: http://lists.linux.org.au/listinfo/lcageelong2014 *DrupalCon in Sydney for first time* For the first time there will be a DrupalCon downunder - planned for just after linux.conf.au closes http://sydney2013.drupal.org/

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Fwd: [lca-announce] LCA2013 Reminder - CFP Closes 20 July
by Kathy Reid 19 Jul '12

19 Jul '12

FYI - final call for LCA2013 proposals Regards, K. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [lca-announce] LCA2013 Reminder - CFP Closes 20 July Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:08:50 +1000 From: linux.conf.au Announcements <lca-announce(a)lists.linux.org.au> Reply-To: lca-announce(a)lists.linux.org.au To: lca-announce(a)lists.linux.org.au This email is just a quick reminder that the extended CFP closes this Friday 20 July. That means you have only a little more than 24 hours to get your proposal in! Also, we are really close to breaking the record for the number of proposals this year. We would love your help to get over the line, and if you submit an unsuccessful proposal before the CFP deadline, we will put your name in the draw to win a free registration to the conference. Following is the original Call for Proposals, with all the info you need to make your submission. Feel free to forward this to your interested friends and family. Looking forward to seeing you at the party! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forwarded message: === linux.conf.au Call For Proposals === We are pleased to announce that the Call for Proposals for linux.conf.au 2013 is now open! 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 proposals opens: 1 June 2012 Extended call for proposals closes: 20 July 2012 Email notifications from papers committee: 28 August 2012 Early Bird registrations open: 1 October 2012 Conference dates: Monday 28 January to Saturday 2 February 2013 === Information on Proposals === The linux.conf.au 2013 papers committee is looking for a broad range of proposals, and will consider submissions on anything from programming and software, to desktop, userspace, community, government, 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 deep technical content, and things we think are going to really matter in the future -- that might range from freedom and privacy to open source cloud systems or to energy efficient server farms of the future. 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: 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 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 Modern web technologies: Open source web browsers, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, web apps, accessibility Audio and video: video editing, VoIP, WebRTC, video player development Free software and free culture: licensing and Free and Open approaches outside software Free software use: home, IT, education, manufacturing, research, government applications 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://lca2013.linux.org.au/cor/terms_and_conditions) We expect all speakers and delegates to have read and understood our Code of Conduct (http://lca2013.linux.org.au/cor/code_of_conduct) === Format === This year, there are three different ways that you can present your content: Presentations Tutorials Miniconferences _Presentations_ Presentations are 40 minute slots that are generally presented in lecture format. These form the bulk of the available conference slots. _Tutorials_ Tutorials are 90 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. _Miniconferences_ Miniconfs are day-long sessions on a specific topic. A separate CFP process will be used to propose and select miniconfs, and will be announced publicly soon. For more information on miniconfs, see: http://lca2013.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://lca2013.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 2013 Papers Committee Email: papers-chair at lca2013.linux.org.au _______________________________________________ lca-announce mailing list lca-announce(a)lists.linux.org.au http://lists.linux.org.au/listinfo/lca-announce

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Raspberry Pis Available
by Eric Stacey 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

Hi guys, Raspberry Pis are available (singular or in bulk). Looks like only a 5-week(ish) wait time, which is much better than it was in the past (if you were even able to order one at all). Cost should be around $45 with shipping. http://au.element14.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/sbc-raspberry-pi-model-b… FYI, -Eric

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linux.conf.au 2013 Call for Presentations extended for two weeks
by Kathy Reid 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

Fwd'ing on behalf of conference director Michael Still, Kind regards, Kathy ------------------- Hi everyone, this email is to let you know about the progress of the linux.conf.au 2013 call for proposals. The call has now been open for four weeks, and the quality of submissions so far has been outstanding. It is clear that there are many interesting stories to be told in our community, and that makes me very proud. Thank you to everyone who has submitted a proposal so far -- the conference wouldn't be what it is without your contributions. However, we think there are more stories out there that deserve attention. Originally scheduled to be closed today, the papers committee has agreed to extend the deadline by two weeks, just to give everyone a chance to have their voice heard. This year, linux.conf.au is focusing on deep technical content, and the things that you think are going to really matter in the future. Successful proposals will be announced in August. If you have been working on something interesting, now is the time to tell the world! Visit linux.conf.au/cfp, and submit your proposal today. === Important Dates === Call for proposals opens: 1 June 2012 Call for proposals now closes: 20 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 === System Maintenance === One other thing -- the conference site will be down tomorrow (Saturday 7 July) afternoon so we can push a release with some new features. Thanks, Mikal -- --- Kathy Reid @KathyReid on Twitter, Identi.ca, IRC etc kathy(a)kathyreid.id.au 0418 130 636 http://kathyreid.id.au

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