From katie at glasnt.com Wed Jul 3 14:30:49 2019 From: katie at glasnt.com (Katie McLaughlin) Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 14:30:49 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] PyCon AU - Tickets on sale, register before July 9 for your shirt! Message-ID: Hello! PyCon AU starts in just 29 days (August 2 - 6), and we have many things happening: - 5 days of conference: 3 days of talks , and 2 days of development sprints - 3 invited speakers: Aurynn Shaw , Brandon Rhodes , and VM Brasseur - 77 speakers across 3 days of talks - Four dedicated specialist tracks: Security and Privacy , DjangoCon AU , Education , and Science and Data - 4 Deep Dive talks, covering metaclasses , python profilers , extending MicroPython in C , and advanced testing - Discounts for local hotels - On-site childcare for the snakelets All we're missing: you! Register by July 9 to guarantee your shirt size https://2019.pycon-au.org/attend/tickets/ Hope to see you in Sydney! (And if you've already registered: Yay! We will definitely see you soon!) ???, Katie McLaughlin Conference Director PyCon AU 2019 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From president at linux.org.au Mon Jul 8 21:45:27 2019 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 21:45:27 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] 2019 Linux Australia Grants Program Message-ID: Dear All, Linux Australia is pleased and very proud to announce the opening of the 2019 Linux Australia Grants program. ?Up to $AUD 35,000 is available for distribution to open source, open data, open government, open education, open hardware and open culture projects as part of the organisation's support of free and open source systems and communities in the region. In 2018, the Linux Australia Grants program supported Drupal, Code Club, CiviCRM and a hackathon. ?Details about these grants can be found in our 2017-2018 Annual Report[1]. More information about the grants process can be found on our Grants webpage at https://linux.org.au/projects/grants after logging in as a member. ?To submit an application use the form provided at the bottom of the Grants page. If you are not a member of Linux Australia please apply at: https://linux.org.au/membership/ As in 2018, grant submissions will be discussed on a separate mailing list rather than the general linux-aus mailing list. ?If you are interested in following along with the grant process or providing feedback about grant submissions, please subscribe to the mailing list here: http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants? Please share this announcement with colleagues, projects and community members who may find it of interest. ?Feel free to contact the Linux Australia Council or myself if you have any questions or would like to privately discuss anything related to the grants process. [1] https://linux.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/annual-report-combined.pdf Looking forward to seeing the submissions! Sae Ra -- Sae Ra Germaine President Linux Australia president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From president at linux.org.au Tue Jul 16 21:11:56 2019 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:11:56 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Linux Australia Council response to ANU data breach Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, On 4 June 2019 the Australian National University (ANU) disclosed a significant data breach involving its systems[1].? While the full extent of the compromise is subject to ongoing investigation, it seems that a large number of people who have had dealings with ANU over the past 19 years may have had personal information stolen. Linux Australia does not store any of its information on ANU systems. While Linux Australia?s servers are located in an ANU data centre in Canberra, they are not within ANU?s Corporate or Campus networks and have their own address space external to these networks. There is no indication the Linux Australia servers have been compromised either as a part of, or as a result, of the ANU data breach. Linux Australia has held two linux.conf.au (LCA) conferences at ANU over the past 19 years: in 2005 and 2013. All aspects of the LCA conference itself are managed by Linux Australia on its own systems. This information is therefore not subject to the ANU data breach. However, a number of LCA attendees in 2005 and 2013 chose to stay at ANU student accommodation. This accommodation is managed by ANU. It is therefore possible that some personal details provided to the ANU accommodation services by these attendees may be subject to the ANU data breach. Initial inquiries have been made by Linux Australia to clarify the extent to which LCA conference attendees might have been exposed? to the data breach. Our present understanding is as follows. ANU may have been given the names of conference delegates who stayed at ANU accommodation in 2005 and 2013, although there is no evidence that this occurred. If the information was provided it may have been included in the data breach. Detailed information about LCA attendees staying at ANU accommodation (including payment methods) was held by the colleges. ANU have advised Linux Australia that the colleges were not included in the data breach. For attendees who did not stay in ANU accommodation, no? information would have been passed to ANU; therefore they would be unaffected by the data breach. For those members who wish to make their own enquiries, the ANU has set up a telephone help line for such purposes (1800 275 268).? Alternatively, questions may be sent via email (helpline at anu.edu.au).? [1] The full text of the Vice Chancellor?s message can be viewed at https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/message-from-the-vice-chancellor If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact Council via council at linux.org.au or myself directly. Thanks, Sae Ra -- Sae Ra Germaine President Linux Australia president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve at nerdvana.org.au Wed Jul 17 12:09:36 2019 From: steve at nerdvana.org.au (Steve Walsh) Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:09:36 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] LCA2020 Call for Sessions and Call for Miniconfs now open Message-ID: <40190a0b-a85c-d96a-623c-33ea734754a9@nerdvana.org.au> Hi Everyone In case you missed it, next year's LCA is on the Gold coast, and the call for sessions and call for miniconf is now open: https://linux.conf.au/news/call-for-sessions-miniconfs-now-open/ From the team: "Our theme for linux.conf.au 2020 is ?Who?s Watching?, focusing on security, privacy and ethics. As big data and IoT-connected devices become more pervasive, it?s no surprise that we?re more concerned about privacy and security than ever before. We?ve set our sights on how open source could play a role in maximising security and protecting our privacy in times of uncertainty. With the concept of privacy continuing to blur, open source could be the solution to give us '2020 vision'." regards Steve -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 819 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From joel at lca2020.linux.org.au Tue Jul 23 22:56:36 2019 From: joel at lca2020.linux.org.au (Joel Addison) Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 22:56:36 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] linux.conf.au 2020 - Call for Sessions and Miniconfs final week! Message-ID: <417d1014ebc7b50e40c786e1330c7f55@lca2020.linux.org.au> Hello everyone, We are now in the final week for submissions to the linux.conf.au 2020 Call for Sessions and Miniconfs. If you have not yet submitted your proposal, now is the time to start working on it to get it in by the cutoff, Sunday 28 July Anywhere on Earth (AoE) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth). As you know, our theme for linux.conf.au 2020 is "Who's Watching", focusing on security, privacy and ethics. As big data and IoT-connected devices become more pervasive, it's no surprise that we're more concerned about privacy and security than ever before. Call for Sessions Would you like to talk in the main conference of linux.conf.au 2020? The main conference runs from Wednesday to Friday, with multiple streams catering for a wide range of interest areas. We welcome you to submit a session (https://linux.conf.au/programme/sessions/) proposal for either a talk or tutorial now. Call for Miniconfs Miniconfs are dedicated day-long streams focusing on single topics, creating a more immersive experience for delegates than a session. Miniconfs are run on the first two days of the conference before the main conference commences on Wednesday. If you would like to organise a miniconf (https://linux.conf.au/programme/miniconfs/) at linux.conf.au, we want to hear from you. If you have something to share about security, privacy or anything open source make sure you submit a proposal for a talk or miniconf. You can find out how to submit your session or miniconf proposals at https://linux.conf.au/programme/proposals/. If you have any questions, please contact us via email at contact at lca2020.linux.org.au. The session selection committee is looking forward to reviewing your proposals! Kind regards, LCA2020 team --- Read this online at https://lca2020.linux.org.au/news/call-for-sessions-miniconfs-now-open/ From joel at lca2020.linux.org.au Wed Jul 31 10:10:35 2019 From: joel at lca2020.linux.org.au (Joel Addison) Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 10:10:35 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] linux.conf.au 2020 - Call for Sessions and Miniconfs extended to 11 Aug Message-ID: <037dc370d83f677aea7be034c112dbb7@lca2020.linux.org.au> Hello everyone, We have heard that some of you would like a bit more time to submit your proposals for linux.conf.au 2020. So, we have decided to extend the due date by two weeks to help everyone have a chance to submit. Hooray! The call for sessions and miniconfs will now close on Sunday 11 August 2019 AoE. But this is the last possible date, so there will be no more extensions after this. How to Submit 1. Go to https://linux.conf.au/dashboard/ and log in to your dashboard. 2. Create your speaker profile 3. Submit your proposal If you want more information, see the proposals page: https://linux.conf.au/programme/proposals/ Q: What format can my talk take? A: There are two main formats for sessions: presentations, which are presented in lecture format and form the bulk of conference slots; and tutorials, which are presented in a classroom format and deliver a specific learning outcome to attendees. You can also submit a miniconference proposal, which is a full day session on a particular topic. Miniconf organisers are responsible for finding speakers for their miniconf and organising the running of their day. Q: What should I include in my proposal? A: You will need to write a public and a private abstract to be reviewed by the sessions selection committee. The public abstract will be displayed on our website, while the private abstract will contain additional information about your talk to help our reviewers. When you?re writing your proposal, think about what you want to share and what makes it interesting. You don't need to have written your talk in order to put a proposal in, but you should have a good idea of what you want to talk about. Q: What can I talk about? A: Our theme for linux.conf.au 2020 is ?Who?s Watching?, focusing on security, privacy and ethics. We?ve set our sights on how open source could play a role in maximising security and protecting our privacy in times of uncertainty. Please let this inspire you, but not restrict you - we also want talks about interesting things in open technology. Here are some ideas to get you started: * Open source software * Open hardware * Open data * Open government * Documentation * Community * Security * Privacy * Ethics * Open health If you have any other questions, just drop us an email: contact at lca2020.linux.org.au. Don?t be afraid to throw some ideas around on Twitter using the hashtag #linuxconfau or #lca2020. We are certain the LCA community would be happy to help you workshop and refine your ideas. Kind regards, linux.conf.au 2020 Organising Team -?-?-? Read this online at https://lca2020.linux.org.au/news/call-for-sessions-miniconfs-extended/