[Linux-aus] Call for papers: Freedom in the cloud Miniconf LCA2011

[Francois Marier]

Whether or not 2011 will be known as the year of the Federated Social
Web remains to be seen, but the cloud is certainly not going away and
we'd like to propose a Miniconf to cater to all cloud enthusiasts. 

Specifically, we'd like to solicit proposals from two main groups. The
first one is the hard-core technical cloud engineers who build their
tech on Open Source software. The kind of people who know so much about
tweaking their kernels and scaling their infrastructures that they could
out-Google Google. 

Possible topics could include: cloud storage, virtualization, high
availability, security, cloud performance and infrastructure
management. 

The second group of people we'd like to attract are the free network
services and federated social web people. These folks know that the
growth of netbooks and smartphones has meant a great dependence on
centralized network services. But as more and more computing moves into
"the cloud", users and companies are losing direct control over their
data and processes. They see a very high risk to businesses and
individuals. 

This group would cover ways that individuals and organizations can
ensure that their cloud computing is as dependable and
freedom-respecting as running Open Source software on computers they own
and control. They will concentrate on using Open Source, Open Data, and
Open Standards to keep control in the hands of cloud computing users. 

Speakers will vary from theoretical discussions about Free network
services; developers of Free and federated alternatives to popular
centralized cloud services; and tutorials on how to build an Open Source
cloud network that you and your business can depend on. 

Proposals should be sent to proposals at cloud.geek.nz by Friday 22 October
2010.
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