From president at linux.org.au Fri Jul 1 20:03:52 2016 From: president at linux.org.au (Hugh Blemings) Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2016 20:03:52 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Clarifying our position Message-ID: <5cdada76-81c2-9e1a-db9b-751b5e41a4e0@linux.org.au> - A statement from the President and Council of Linux Australia - Last week Linux Australia issued a statement regarding Jacob Appelbaum. That statement did not communicate our position effectively, and in some cases resulted in our commitment to safety at events being called into question. We apologise for creating this perception. This statement seeks to address that. To date, Mr Appelbaum has not sought to be involved in any upcoming LA events. In general, individual event organisers decide who is admitted to LA events, and LA supports event organisers in deciding to exclude individuals who pose a risk to the safety of their event. Specifically based on the various sources making and supporting the allegations against Mr Appelbaum, the organisers of future LA events including linux.conf.au 2017 and PyCon Australia 2016 have made the decision to exclude Mr Appelbaum from their events. LA unequivocally supports the organisers in this decision. Further, in any future situation where serious concerns about behaviours of an individual exist, LA will work with organisers of LA events and take appropriate action to ensure that the safety of delegates at those events is assured. Linux Australia is committed to upholding event Codes of Conduct (CoCs). LA is strongly committed to the core values of inclusiveness and safety that underpin our community. We strive to provide safe and inclusive event environments where all feel welcome. We want to be clear that the harm many members of the open source, privacy, and information security communities have described from Mr Applebaum is extremely serious, and would be against our event Codes of Conduct. We commit to taking action under our Code of Conduct when members of our community are harmed or are at risk from other members and attendees. We appreciate the feedback on this topic, and are striving to continually improve our policies and procedures in this area such that we are better positioned to address complaints of this nature should they occur in the future. We welcome the input and support of all in our membership in accomplishing this. The Council is additionally planning to assemble a working group of experienced volunteers to improve our community safety, including by refining the Code of Conduct and its enforcement. President (Hugh Blemings) and Council, Linux Australia - Ends - From russell at coker.com.au Mon Jul 4 00:06:59 2016 From: russell at coker.com.au (Russell Coker) Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 00:06:59 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] hardware for ZFS Message-ID: <201607040006.59323.russell@coker.com.au> One of my clients needs a new file server, probably rack-mount. It will be running ZFS so needs a JBOD configuration and 16G of RAM. The server will initially have about 9*6TB disks and expand to about 18 disks later on. It doesn't need a huge amount of CPU power and generally doesn't do much parallel work, so a single CPU is adequate. The client is a small business that doesn't have a huge amount of money so constraining the costs is important. If you have general advice about buying such systems then please reply to the list. If you sell such hardware and want to make an offer then reply off-list. Also such discussions usually end up with people discussing BSD for ZFS support. While some discussion of other free Unix systems like BSD is probably on-topic for this list my client can't consider BSD. If people want to discuss the benefits of BSD for ZFS that's OK but I won't be reading it. Thanks. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/ From xrobau at gmail.com Mon Jul 4 02:32:05 2016 From: xrobau at gmail.com (Rob Thomas) Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 02:32:05 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] hardware for ZFS In-Reply-To: <201607040006.59323.russell@coker.com.au> References: <201607040006.59323.russell@coker.com.au> Message-ID: I've discovered that the Thecus N8800 NAS's appear on ebay with surprising regularity (Thecus have abandoned that hardware, and are now selling the N8900's instead). Pulling the cover over it, though, presents you with a Core 2 Duo machine with 4GB of RAM, and 8 drive bays. I've written a quick how-to, to step you through installing and running Ubuntu 16.06 with ZFS and iSCSI on it. http://xrobau.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/thecus-n8800-pro-reborn-anew-with-zfs.html They're normally available for a couple of hundred dollars, and are extremely good value. --Rob On 4 July 2016 at 00:06, Russell Coker wrote: > One of my clients needs a new file server, probably rack-mount. It will be > running ZFS so needs a JBOD configuration and 16G of RAM. The server will > initially have about 9*6TB disks and expand to about 18 disks later on. It > doesn't need a huge amount of CPU power and generally doesn't do much > parallel > work, so a single CPU is adequate. The client is a small business that > doesn't have a huge amount of money so constraining the costs is important. > > If you have general advice about buying such systems then please reply to > the > list. 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URL: From chair at hobart.lca2017.org Mon Jul 4 09:28:48 2016 From: chair at hobart.lca2017.org (Christopher Neugebauer (linux.conf.au 2017)) Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 09:28:48 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] linux.conf.au 2017 in Hobart -- Talk, Tutorial, and Miniconf submissions now open! Message-ID: We?re rather pleased to announce that the Call for Proposals for linux.conf.au 2017 is now open! linux.conf.au is one of the best-known community-driven Free and Open Source Software conferences in the world. In 2017, we?re welcoming you to Hobart, Tasmania, on Monday 16 through to Friday 20 January. You can read this Call for Proposals, and submit a proposal at https://linux.conf.au/proposals IMPORTANT DATES * Call for Proposals Opens: 4 July 2016 * CFP Closes: 5 August 2016 * Notifications from the programme committee: Mid-September 2016 * Conference Opens: 16 January 2017 WHO WE WANT TO HEAR FROM linux.conf.au is a conference where people gather to learn about the entire world of Free and Open Source Software, directly from the people who shape the projects and topics that they?re presenting on. If you?re working with Free and Open Source Software, Open Hardware, if you?re exploring openness in a field outside of technology, or if you?re doing something that you think will be interesting to people interested in Open Source, we want to hear from you! linux.conf.au welcomes first-time and seasoned speakers from all free and open technology communities ? people of all ages, genders, nationalities, ethnicities, backgrounds, religions, abilities, and walks of life. We respect and encourage diversity at our conference. WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT The theme for linux.conf.au 2017 is _The Future of Open Source_. So, while we?re interested in hearing anything new and exciting about Free and Open Source Software ? especially stories about the projects you?ve worked on ? we?re inviting you to think especially about how the world of Open Source will look in the future. Here are some suggestions to get you started with your proposal ideas: THE FUTURE OF YOUR PROJECT linux.conf.au is well-known for deeply technical talks, and lca2017 will be no exception. Our attendees want to be the first to know about new and upcoming developments in the tools they already use every day, and they want to know about new open source technology that they?ll be using daily in two years time. OPENNESS FOR EVERYONE Many of the techniques that have made Open Source so successful in the software and hardware world are now being applied to fields as disparate as science, data, government, and the law. We want to know how Open Thinking will help to shape your field in the future, and more importantly, we want to know how the rest of the world can help shape the future of Open Source. THREATS FROM THE FUTURE It?s easy to think that Open Source has won, but for every success we achieve, a new challenge pops up. Are we missing opportunities in desktop and mobile computing? Why is the world suddenly running away from open and federated communications? Why don?t the new generation of developers care about licensing? Let?s talk about how Software Freedom and Open Source can better meet the needs of our users and developers for years to come. WHATEVER YOU WANT! It?s hard for us to predict the future, but we know that you should be a part of it. If you think you have something to say about Free and Open Source Software, then we want to hear from you, even if it doesn?t fit any of the categories above. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW PROPOSAL TYPES We?re accepting submissions for three different types of proposal: * Presentation (45 minutes): These are generally presented in lecture format and form the bulk of the available conference slots. * Tutorial (100 minutes): These 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. * Miniconf (full-day): Single-track mini-conferences that run for the duration of a day on either Monday or Tuesday. We provide the room, and you provide the speakers. Together, you can explore a field in Free and Open Source software in depth. SPEAKER RECOGNITION In recognition of the value that speakers bring to our conference, once a proposal is accepted, one speaker per proposal is entitled to: * Free registration, which holds all of the benefits of a Professional Delegate Ticket * A complimentary ticket to the Speakers' Dinner for the speaker, with additional tickets for significant others and children of the speaker available for purchase. * Optionally, recognition as a Fairy Penguin Sponsor, available at 50% off the advertised price If your proposal includes more than one speaker, these additional speakers will be entitled to: * Professional or hobbyist registration at the Early Bird rate, regardless of whether the Early Bird rate is generally available * Speakers? dinner tickets available for purchase at cost As a volunteer-run non-profit conference, linux.conf.au does not pay speakers to present at the conference. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 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. You can indicate your need for financial assistance when making your proposal. If there are other financial barriers ? including those that affect accessibility ? to your participation in linux.conf.au, you can indicate this when making your proposal as well. We will try to accommodate as many requests for assistance as possible within our limited budget. ACCESSIBILITY linux.conf.au aims to be accommodating to everyone who wants to attend or present at the conference. We recognise that some people face accessibility challenges. If you have special accessibility requirements, you can provide that information when submitting your proposal so that we can plan to properly accommodate you. CODE OF CONDUCT By agreeing to present at or attend the conference, you are agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions (https://linux.conf.au/attend/terms-and-conditions). We expect all speakers and delegates to have read, understood, and act according to the standards set forth in our Code of Conduct (https://linux.conf.au/attend/code-of-conduct). 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. We plan to release recordings of every talk at the conference under a Creative Commons Share-Alike Licence. When submitting your proposal you may note that you do not wish to have your talk released. Additionally, if the subject of your presentation is a software project, you must ensure the software has an Open Source Initiative-approved licence at the time of the close of our CFP. HOW YOU CAN TAKE PART Go to our site at https://linux.conf.au/proposals -- you can create an account and submit a proposal over there. -- --Christopher Neugebauer Conference Director - linux.conf.au - January 2017 - Hobart Call for Proposals now open - Closes Friday 5 August - linux.conf.au/proposals From tconnors at rather.puzzling.org Tue Jul 5 00:02:13 2016 From: tconnors at rather.puzzling.org (Tim Connors) Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 00:02:13 +1000 (AEST) Subject: [Linux-aus] Jacob Appelbaum In-Reply-To: <201606211401.20665.russell@coker.com.au> References: <201606201334.57412.russell@coker.com.au> <201606211401.20665.russell@coker.com.au> Message-ID: On Tue, 21 Jun 2016, Russell Coker wrote: > On Mon, 20 Jun 2016 01:51:56 PM Hugh Blemings wrote: > > On 20/06/2016 13:34, Russell Coker wrote: > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Appelbaum > > > > > > [...] > > > > Thank you Russell for flagging this. > > > > It is on our agenda for the regularly scheduled council meeting tomorrow > > evening, I'll defer further commentary until after same. > > http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/73415-security-expert- > appelbaum-no-longer-part-of-debian.html > > Sam has written one article about this. Presumably he will be writing another > about the results of the council meeting. Intersting reading: http://www.theage.com.au/comment/feminists-treat-men-badly-and-its-bad-for-feminism-20160703-gpxbcp.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Appelbaum#Refutation_and_repudiation_of_allegations The twitterverse is sometimes a scary example of mob rule. Good luck with that everyone. -- Tim Connors From russell at coker.com.au Tue Jul 5 01:09:54 2016 From: russell at coker.com.au (Russell Coker) Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 01:09:54 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Jacob Appelbaum In-Reply-To: References: <201606201334.57412.russell@coker.com.au> <201606211401.20665.russell@coker.com.au> Message-ID: <201607050109.54925.russell@coker.com.au> On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 12:02:13 AM Tim Connors wrote: > Intersting reading: > http://www.theage.com.au/comment/feminists-treat-men-badly-and-its-bad-for- > feminism-20160703-gpxbcp.html The article refers to "depicted ordinary men as patriarchy's brutal foot soldiers". Evidence in support of such a claim is available every time we have a discussion about men doing awful things and some "brutal foot soldier" feels obliged to post an anti-feminist rant. Jacob has been accused of sexual abuse by both men and women. Until now the discussion on this list hasn't referenced feminism. Why did you do this Tim? > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Appelbaum#Refutation_and_repudiation_of > _allegations To summarise that: Jacob denies the accusations - no surprise there. One of the many cited instances of sexual abuse turns out to be some sort of misunderstanding. Because Jacob is popular he got some organisations to defend him, they demand "due process". Which isn't relevant as the CoC for LCA and other LA conferences doesn't require any court appearance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gareth_Williams The conspiracy theorists believe that it's a government conspiracy. However the fact that so many people defend him (and everyone else who does such things) shows that it would be an extremely incompetant agency that decided to stage such a conspiracy when they could easily have put drugs in his luggage. Such conspiracy theories are just stupid, the above URL is an example of what happens when an intelligence agency wants someone out of the way. > The twitterverse is sometimes a scary example of mob rule. Good luck with > that everyone. Try not to be part of the mob. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/ From mike.carden at gmail.com Tue Jul 5 07:12:01 2016 From: mike.carden at gmail.com (Mike Carden) Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 07:12:01 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Bulgarian government and Open Source Message-ID: This is nice to see. Software developed for the government of Bulgaria needs to be open source and available via a public repository: https://medium.com/@bozhobg/bulgaria-got-a-law-requiring-open-source-98bf626cf70a#.178hamcc7 -- MC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hugh at blemings.org Tue Jul 5 08:34:56 2016 From: hugh at blemings.org (Hugh Blemings) Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 08:34:56 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Jacob Appelbaum In-Reply-To: <201607050109.54925.russell@coker.com.au> References: <201606201334.57412.russell@coker.com.au> <201606211401.20665.russell@coker.com.au> <201607050109.54925.russell@coker.com.au> Message-ID: <118E0F25-B70D-4FD6-A097-0EFE705D8EAD@blemings.org> Hi, I respectfully request this thread be taken offline. The original post had relevance to Linux Australia as it raised questions about the wellbeing of conference participants. More general discussions about complex and important social and community matters are timely but move outside the realm of expected discourse for the linux-aus mailing list. Thank you. Regards, Hugh From xrobau at gmail.com Tue Jul 5 12:25:25 2016 From: xrobau at gmail.com (Rob Thomas) Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 12:25:25 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Linux.conf.au website font scaling. Message-ID: I mentioned this in IRC, but thought I should repeat it here - there appears to be something really broken with the lca2017 website. Basically, it feels like someone has accidentally stuck some really strange font scaling code onto it. Resizing the page makes the text *larger*, it doesn't let you see more of the page. This means that when anyone looks at it who ISN'T on a tiny screen, you end up with HUGE buttons and HUGE text, and massive amounts of whitespace: Example: http://i.imgur.com/F23htu8.png I'm not sure if this was deliberate or not, but either way, it makes navigating the website difficult and clunky. Can someone fix it please? --Rob -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael at the-davies.net Tue Jul 5 12:54:26 2016 From: michael at the-davies.net (Michael Davies) Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 12:24:26 +0930 Subject: [Linux-aus] Linux.conf.au website font scaling. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Rob, LCA2017 is using a new code base for the website and conference registration system, so there might be a few bugs still waiting to be found :-) There's a contact email address on the page itself - team at hobart.lca2017.org - I'd suggest using that to report any issues you're seeing. Hope this helps, Michael... -- Michael Davies michael at the-davies.net On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Rob Thomas wrote: > I mentioned this in IRC, but thought I should repeat it here - there > appears to be something really broken with the lca2017 website. > > Basically, it feels like someone has accidentally stuck some really > strange font scaling code onto it. 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URL: From kathy at kathyreid.id.au Tue Jul 19 23:36:25 2016 From: kathy at kathyreid.id.au (Kathy Reid) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 23:36:25 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Bids now formally invited for linux.conf.au 2019 Message-ID: <578E2CD9.3040205@kathyreid.id.au> Hi everyone, Plans are coming along really well for linux.conf.au 2017 in Hobart. We're very much looking forward to seeing you all there, but in the meantime it's time to start thinking about plans for 2019 [0]. I realise we're a bit behind schedule on the formal call for bids, so here is the revised timeline * July - Formal Bids are requested to host linux.conf.au 2019 - Council works with Bid Teams to help them prepare their bids, answering questions and providing guidance * September 05 - Submission of formal bids closes - Council clarifies any questions regarding the bids and reviews them * November - Council conducts Site Inspections with shortlisted Bid Teams * December - Council decides on the winning city and informs the Bid Teams * January - The winning bid is announced at linux.conf.au 2017 If you have ever sat in the back of a LUG meeting or an LCA talk and had an informal chat to someone about running an LCA now is the time to put that idea into action. If you were the person two seats back listening in, go bug that person to put in a bid! If you haven't already, the first thing to to do is to send an email to council at linux.org.au to let them know you are thinking of submitting a bid. You should also CClinux-aus at lists.linux.org.au, this might help you find other people keen on helping you out. Running a linux.conf.au is a large task, and requires some key event management skills, which we'll be happy to help guide you in. So go out, get your team together, talk to some venues/vendors and start bidding to run the next awesome LCA! Armed with your amazing organising skills, this is your opportunity to show off your city, do what you always wanted to do at LCA, add something extra special to the conference and have a say in the programme of the conference. This is something you will remember for a lifetime and gain life-long friends, professional contacts and the experience looks amazing on a resume. Not to mention, it's great fun to run! Once you've finalised your bid document then please send to council at linux.org.au andlinux-aus at lists.linux.org.au. If you are thinking of bidding, please put your hand up sooner rather than later so that the Council can make sure you get the support you need to prepare a high quality bid. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need any help in preparing your bid. Cheers, The Linux Australia Council P.S. Please forward this announcement onto local LUG lists and anywhere else you think is relevant. [0]http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2013-November/021212.html From secretary at linux.org.au Wed Jul 27 11:50:40 2016 From: secretary at linux.org.au (Linux Australia Vice President) Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 11:50:40 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Updating the Linux Australia Membership list Message-ID: <2bc6d942-03b2-26c7-5d28-423f1061f96e@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, As you may be aware, Linux Australia is legally required to maintain a list of memberships in order to comply with various pieces of legislation. Council would also like to understand how many of our Members actively wish to remain as members of Linux Australia, so we can use this information for planning - such as whether to migrate to a new Membership platform (which doesn't make sense if we don't have many people who actively wish to remain Members). We're about to undertake a piece of communication which asks that you let us know whether you're still interested in being a Member of Linux Australia. You will receive a short email, from MailChimp, that asks this question. We'd like to ask for your co-operation in helping to keep our records accurate. You're able to update your Membership information at https://www.linux.org.au/membership. Thanks in advance for your assistance, Kind regards, Kathy Reid -- Kathy Reid Vice President Linux Australia secretary at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479