From roland at cryptoaustralia.org.au Sat Nov 4 03:12:18 2017 From: roland at cryptoaustralia.org.au (Roland Wen) Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 23:12:18 +0700 Subject: [Linux-aus] Pi-hole Workshop is coming to Sydney for the first time ever! Message-ID: Hi Everyone, CryptoAUSTRALIA is holding a Pi-hole Workshop on 15 November. Hurry, limited seats! Pi-hole is a network-based app for blocking ads, trackers and malware on all devices in your network. You may ask, why should I go to the trouble of running a dedicated network device to block ads? I run uBlock, Privacy Badger, NoScript, or AdBlock Plus and have an anti-virus subscription. Do I really need this? YES, absolutely! In this workshop we'll show you how to set up and configure ?Pi-hole? on a Raspberry Pi. We will be covering both basic and advanced features of Pi-hole. By the end of the workshop, you will have your tiny ad-blocking Pi-hole service running on a Raspberry Pi. Take the device home and start protecting your whole family from ads, trackers and malware! Date: Wednesday 15 November, 18:00 Location: Info People, Mezzanine Level, 383 Kent St, Sydney We also managed to get a 10% discount from a Raspberry Pi vendor. Check out our new article for more about the Pi-hole project and the promo code: https://blog.cryptoaustralia.org.au/2017/11/02/pi-hole-network-wide-ad-blocker/ RSVP and more info: https://www.meetup.com/CryptoAus-Sydney/events/244498283/ Hope to see you there! Cheers, Roland & The CryptoAUSTRALIA Team -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From president at linux.org.au Mon Nov 6 12:05:42 2017 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 12:05:42 +1100 Subject: [Linux-aus] Linux Australia has seconded the nomination of Nicole Murdoch as Demand Class Director for the auDA board Message-ID: Hi everyone, In line with the principles of transparency and openness under which Linux Australia operates, I'd like to advise that last week, after consulting with Council, I seconded the nomination of Ms Nicole Murdoch as a Supply Class Director in the upcoming auDA elections [0]. Nicole has an excellent understanding of both technology and the law, and brings to the table insight in both. The exact wording of the nomination was: "Linux Australia, Inc is delighted to endorse Nicole Murdoch's nomination to be elected as a Demand Class Director of auDA. Nicole's unique skillset in both information technology and intellectual property make her an ideal candidate to tackle the challenges auDA is now confronting. Her desire to ensure effective governance, transparency and openness align closely with Linux Australia's own values. She will be a strong asset to the auDA board." The auDA AGM is on 27th November and a further update will be posted after this time. As always, your feedback, comments and concerns are warmly welcomed. Kind regards, Kathy [0] https://www.auda.org.au/news/call-for-nominations-for-election-to-the-auda-board-3/ [1] https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolemurdoch/ -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 From president at linux.org.au Mon Nov 6 12:28:07 2017 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 12:28:07 +1100 Subject: [Linux-aus] Linux Australia has seconded the nomination of Nicole Murdoch as Demand Class Director for the auDA board In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2b3e843a-fcee-9420-f4cc-5c3b94873f60@linux.org.au> Apologies, this should read "I seconded the nomination of Ms Nicole Murdoch as a Demand Class Director". Thanks Brenda for the pickup - appreciate it. Kind regards, Kathy On 06/11/17 12:05, Linux Australia President via linux-aus wrote: > Hi everyone, > > In line with the principles of transparency and openness under which > Linux Australia operates, I'd like to advise that last week, after > consulting with Council, I seconded the nomination of Ms Nicole Murdoch > as a Supply Class Director in the upcoming auDA elections [0]. Nicole > has an excellent understanding of both technology and the law, and > brings to the table insight in both. > > The exact wording of the nomination was: > > "Linux Australia, Inc is delighted to endorse Nicole Murdoch's > nomination to be elected as a Demand Class Director of auDA. Nicole's > unique skillset in both information technology and intellectual property > make her an ideal candidate to tackle the challenges auDA is now > confronting. Her desire to ensure effective governance, transparency and > openness align closely with Linux Australia's own values. She will be a > strong asset to the auDA board." > > The auDA AGM is on 27th November and a further update will be posted > after this time. > > As always, your feedback, comments and concerns are warmly welcomed. > > Kind regards, > > Kathy > > > [0] > https://www.auda.org.au/news/call-for-nominations-for-election-to-the-auda-board-3/ > > [1] https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolemurdoch/ > -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 From president at linux.org.au Mon Nov 6 13:06:29 2017 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 13:06:29 +1100 Subject: [Linux-aus] [lca-announce] Official call for bids for linux.conf.au 2020 - LCA 2020 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <538f4965-e9ff-d71e-d09b-f3250c7070b0@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, A gentle reminder that the deadline for formal bids for linux.conf.au 2020 is the end of this week. We've had some informal expressions of interest, but as of right now we have not received any formal bids. Kind regards, Kathy On 04/10/17 12:35, linux.conf.au Announcements wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > As the very keen among us know, plans are coming along really well for > linux.conf.au 2018 in Sydney and tickets are now available at > https://linux.conf.au. We're very much looking forward to seeing you > all there, and seeing all the hard work that Bruce Crawley, James > Polley and the Sydney team have been doing to deliver a wonderful > event. In the meantime, it's time to start thinking about plans for > 2020. We may already have informal expressions of interest from two > cities, but I can neither confirm nor deny this. > > Last year, Council assessed bids for LCA2019, and the winning city > will be announced at the close of LCA2018 in January next year *cough, > Antarctica* ;-) > > The timeline for the LCA2020 bid? > > * Earlier this year: Council seeks Expressions of Interest in > running linux.conf.au 2020 > * October - formal Bids are requested to host linux.conf.au 2020 > * November 10th - Submission of formal bids closes > * December / January - Council clarifies any questions regarding the > bids and reviews them > * Quarter 1 2018 - Council conducts Site Inspections with > shortlisted Bid Teams > * Early 2018 - Council decides on the winning city and informs the > Bid Teams > * January 2019 - Winning bid is announced at linux.conf.au in > $CITY_FOR_LCA2019 > > If you've ever sat in the back of a LUG meeting or an LCA talk, or 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 do is to send an email to > council at linux.org.au to let us know you are thinking of submitting a > bid. You should also CC linux-aus at linux.org.au, this might help you > find other people keen on helping you out. Once you've done that here > are two documents to help you get started: > > * https://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux.conf.au_Bid_Guidelines > * https://wiki.linux.org.au/LCA_HOWTO > > The first outlines what is required for the bid process, while the > second gives a fairly detailed overview of the sorts of things you > need to think about when preparing to run an LCA, and provides example > bid documents. We have more bid documents that aren't linked here > which we can provide. > > There is also a comprehensive Event Portal with lots of useful > information on how to run a successful event at: > > https://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux_Australia:Events_Portal > > 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 and linux-aus at 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. > > Please do forward this on to anyone you think may be interested. > > Kind regards, > > Kathy > > -- > Kathy Reid > President > Linux Australia > > 0418 130 636 > > president at linux.org.au > http://linux.org.au > > Linux Australia Inc > GPO Box 4788 > Sydney NSW 2001 > Australia > > ABN 56 987 117 479 > > > _______________________________________________ > lca-announce mailing list > lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca-announce -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 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 Mon Nov 6 15:31:15 2017 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 15:31:15 +1100 Subject: [Linux-aus] [LACTTE] [Grant Application] IWS-Hackathon 2017 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <27e5889f-3beb-9a0a-0291-d6ebb18e006f@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, This Grant Application was discussed at Council meeting 26th October - it's taken me a little while to catch up on actions, apologies. MOTION by David Bell that Linux Australia approves the grant request from IWS Hackathon to the value of $1600 Seconded by: Cameron Tudball. Carried. We will now work with Mike Imelfort to identify the best way to provide funds/support. Kind regards, Kathy On 06/10/17 03:20, Mike Imelfort wrote: > > Thank you for considering this application for support for our > Education-based hackathon. We?re a very new group with lots of energy > and a mission to make teaching STEM easier for teachers. We welcome > any questions. > > > *Project name * > > > The IWS Hackathon - http://iws-hackathon.org > > > * About the IWS * > > > IWS stands for ?Intelligent Watering System?. Think of it as a > Raspberry Pi attached to a tap, but intelligently! Basic versions can > measure how much water is in the soil and how much water is being > released, while more advanced versions can measure rainfall, > temperature and humidity. We've created a 100% open source controller > from readily available components so the IWS is not only powerful, > it's also inexpensive and repairable. It's simple enough to be > assembled on a breadboard by primary school students but we?ve also > designed a freely (as in speech) available PCB, ready for soldering. > > > The IWS was developed at Kimberley Park State School to teach primary > school students STEM concepts. Students can write new code for the IWS > using Scratch or python to modify it's functionality or add entirely > new sensors and create something awesome. Two of our organisers have > spent the past 12 months working with students in class and they?re > having great results. Now we?d like to help other schools make use of > and improve on our work. > > > The version we'll be focusing on at the hackathon has been designed to > water potted plants or small gardens, but it's equally comfortable > watering much larger spaces. At Kimberley Park State School, the home > of the IWS, it's currently being used to water a very large vegetable > garden. > > > * Aim of the project, including any key stages or milestones of the > project * > > > We need lesson plans that integrate well with existing curriculum > requirements and can easily be adapted for different classroom > environments and IWS setups. So we?ve invited primary and secondary > school teachers along to help us get started and hopefully join us on > the journey. > > > Our goal is to start producing an open, freely available toolkit for > the IWS that includes teacher instruction, connections to the > Australian Curriculum, assessment and extension opportunities. We want > to empower participants to create a shared portfolio of ideas around a > wide variety of topics including where the IWS fits into the > curriculum, what lesson plans will look like, how assessment will > work, how to physically install an IWS in a classroom or school and > how to extend students using the IWS. > > > Small teams of three or four teachers will work to create one or more > lesson plans that use the IWS, include links to the Australian > Curriculum and fit with a theme of work that students would typically > work with throughout the year (e.g. the water cycle). All lesson plans > will be uploaded to instructables (so anyone can use them) and any > other supporting material will be hosted on Github or on > http://iws-hackathon.org. > > > Our immediate goals are hold the first IWS hackathon where we aim to: > > > ? -? Bring like-minded people together to talk STEM, the IWS and share > ideas. > > ? -? Create 6-8 lessons in a usable format that are freely available > online, are appropriate for integrating with common teaching themes > and can be modified and shared. > > ? -? Start building an online community that creates, collates and > shares IWS-related curriculum information, lesson plans, software, > designs and schematics. > > ? -? Include teachers from public and private schools and ensure that > schools with socioeconomic / behavioural etc. challenges are well > represented. > > > After the event we?ll continue to work with teachers to develop more > lesson plans or help them build and install the IWS in their school. > If the hack proves successful we may hold it again with different > participants as a way of growing the online community. > > > * How we will know when we are successful * > > > We will measure our success against the stated goals of the project. > Specifically: > > > ? -? We will work with between 25 and 30 teachers to develop teaching > materials including at least 6-8 lesson plans that are available online. > > > ? -? We will structure the event so that all participants have > multiple opportunities to use digital tools to create, modify and > share teaching materials. Every participant will create and upload at > least one online artifact during the event. > > > ? -? We are holding the event in Logan, so we will endeavour to > include schools whose students are representative of the communities > that live in Logan. > > > ? -? We will finalise organising all the code and schematics for the > IWS that have been developed in class and make them freely available > under an appropriate open source license before the event. > > > We will record data about our progress on these goals and include a > summary in our reports. > > > * Estimated cost breakdown of the project, including any materials, > projects or online services that are required to deliver the project. > The cost breakdown should include estimates of labour costs and/or > professional services. * > > > The Hackathon begins on Friday evening (November 3rd) and wraps up on > Saturday night. We are in the final stages of finalising the Venue > with the support of Logan City Council. There is no cost for the > venue. We?re going to limit the size of this first hack to roughly 30 > people. We want to make this a free event so we?re trying to keep it lean. > > > What we have: > > > ? -? An assembled IWS that can be used to test with during the event > > ? -? A dedicated organising team > > ? -? Teachers who are willing to come to the hackathon > > ? -? A place to hold the event > > ? -? A website to host info about the hack and materials generated > throughout and after the event > > > What we still need: > > > ? -? We need to feed our hackers: We need to supply some light food > and drinks on the Friday evening, brekkie and snacks on the Saturday > and some more food and drinks on Saturday night. The total cost will > depend on the number of participants but we?d like to keep the cost > per person to under $30. > > > ? -? One or more IWS controllers to give away to attending schools: We > can buy the parts to build one IWS controller + one ball valve + one > moisture sensor + one light sensor + one 12VDC power supply and some > other cables for between $100 and $150 depending on the supplier and > the amount purchased. The largest single expense is the valve coming > in at about $50. Anyone that want?s to use the IWS would need to > supply their own Raspberry Pi and all the hose parts that attach to > the valve. We are currently approaching some suppliers to see if we > can get them to sponsor us with a discount or some freebies but we > will need to pay some amount. We believe it?s very important to get > the IWS into the hands of the teachers that come to the hack so that > they can get it set up ASAP and use it to test, extend and develop new > lessons. Depending on how many we can get together we may give them > out as prizes or one to each school whose teachers attend up to about > 8-10 units in total. > > > ? -? Stationary including post it notes / butchers paper / pens. This > should cost no more than $70. > > > How LA can help: > > > We?d like to ask you to consider three possible grant amounts ranging > from the minimum amount that would be needed to run the proposed > event, up to an amount that would allow us to run the event comfortably. > > > $1000 would be split as $400 to help with catering + $600 (4 IWS > controllers to give away) > > $1600 would be split as $400 to help with catering + $1200 (8 IWS > controllers to give away) > > $2170 would be split as $900 to help with catering + $1200 (8 IWS > controllers to give away) + $70 for stationary. > > > Of course, we?re happy to hear any ideas you may have about how to > structure or split amounts. We would also appreciate any structural > support LA could offer such as helping us to raise invoices to other > potential sponsors etc. Open Knowledge does this for HealthHack and it > is a lifesaver. > > > * The project team * > > > Dr Mike Imelfort > > > Mike has a PhD in Bioinformatics and works as a data scientist for a > biotech startup in the genome sequencing space. He's an open data and > Hackathon enthusiast and active member of the Brisbane tech community. > Mike is passionate about making technology available to diverse groups > of people. He?s produced a number of open source bioinformatics tools > (mainly GPL) which are available on github: > https://github.com/minillinimand https://github.com/ecogenomics. Mike > has been a local and national organiser for HealthHack > (http://healthhack.com.au) and served as the lead national organiser > for HealthHack 2016 which was held in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, > Perth and Canberra. Mike is also the President of the the Kimberley > Park P&C Association. > > > Mr Andrew Kudzius > > > Andrew is passionate about using his extensive electrical and > mechanical engineering background to educate students and help provide > real world solutions for current and future problems. Andrew is the > lead designer of the IWS and volunteers at Kimberley Park State School > teaching students coding and electronics. > > > Ms Bridgette Bird > > > Bridgette is a teacher at Kimberley Park State School providing > accelerated learning opportunities for students in coding, advanced > science, engineering and mathematics in a STEM program of excellence. > Bridgette is passionate about engaging students in STEM activities > that are connected to real-world issues, collaborative and offer > design and solution processes. > > > * Person responsible for project * > > > Dr Mike Imelfort will be responsible for this project and is more than > happy to provide a detailed report on the outcomes of the actual event > as well as provide updates on how the IWS community project is > progressing. > > > > _______________________________________________ > committee mailing list > committee at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/committee > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to > committee-unsubscribe at lists.linux.org.au -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 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 Fri Nov 10 21:02:57 2017 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:02:57 +1100 Subject: [Linux-aus] Linux Australia's submission to the auDA direct registration policy review | proxy vote in auDA board elections Message-ID: <324f9257-0e71-f5c7-0feb-dce1e3406032@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, In line with our values of openness and transparency, there's two key things I'd like to communicate this evening. Linux Australia's submission to the auDA direct registration policy review As you might be aware, auDA has recently decided to allow direct domain registrations into the .au ccTLD. A Policy Review Panel has been convened to hear submissions related to the implementation of this policy decision. Given Linux Australia's interest in the *.conf.au 2LD, we have made a submission. The submission PDF contains my signature, so I haven't attached it here, but the text is reproduced below. Sincere thanks are extended to Secretary, Sae Ra Germaine, and long-time leader of our Admin Team, Steve Walsh, for their efforts in producing this submission, and to my Council colleagues Josh Stewart and David Bell for their input and QA. Thank you all. Proxy vote to Nicole Murdoch in auDA Board Elections Linux Australia has directed our proxy vote in the upcoming auDA Board Elections to Nicole Murdoch, and instructed her via a Proxy Form to register 'FOR' votes for herself and Ned O'Meara in the upcoming auDA board election, to be held on 27th November. We thank all board candidates who contacted Linux Australia requesting our proxy vote. As always, your feedback, comments and queries are warmly welcomed. (A newsier "update" email to come in a week or so when we get some breathing space) Kind regards, Kathy Text of Linux Australia's submission to the auDA direct registration policy review Submission to the auDA on the Naming Policy of .au domains Disclosure of interests Linux Australia Inc is the peak governing body for open technology in Australia. We represent thousands of open source users and developers within Australia. Our flagship conference is linux.conf.au; an internationally recognised grassroots free and open source (FOSS) technology conference. Linux Australia also auspices a number of other open technology related conferences throughout Australia and New Zealand including PyCon AU, DrupalGov, DrupalSouth and WordCamps. We have recently formalised an MoU with WordPress Community Support LLC to foster additional WordPress community growth within Australia. Linux Australia is the recipient of a grandfathered domain ?linux.conf.au? following the significant historical use of the domain under the previous registration system run by K. Robert Elz [0], and the successful submission of a number of proposals when the .conf.au namespace was retired in 2010. This submission includes the historical documentation provided to AUDA during this process in 2009/2010 as attachments. Overview Linux Australia appreciates the opportunity to respond to the Australian Domain Name Administration (auDA) inquiry into policy changes aimed at implementing direct registration of domain names. For reference: This submission is in direct relation to the conf.au 2LD but should be applied to other direct registrations. Direct registration has raised significant concerns both in its proposed scope and proposed implementation pathways. 3 implementation issues have been identified: Ability to retain existing grandfathered domain names prior to implementation (either through direct allocation or a permanent registration process); Preserving registration rights for specifically related domain names; Mechanisms for implementing direct registration. Retaining existing grandfathered domain names It is Linux Australia?s position that there should be the reservation of specific 2LDs to accommodate those who currently fall under a specific 2LD including .gov.au, .edu.au, .org.au, .asn.au and .conf.au. These domains should be retained as open 2LDs in the .au namespace. Linux Australia posits that the opening of existing 2LD namespaces to a more generic Direct Registration system will lead to an increase in unrelated organisational domain registrations, with subsequent inflated pricing, and loss of brand recognition due to unrelated website content. Furthermore, the brand credibility and trust inherent in 2LDs such as .gov.au, .edu.au and so on will be significantly diluted should the existing restrictions on their registration be loosened. Diminution of brand trust and credibility at the 2LD level also reflects poorly on the .au ccTLD - a point that appears to have gone unidentified and unaddressed in the process antecedent to discussions of implementation. Indeed, one of the primary reasons for auDA?s creation was to preserve the integrity of Australia?s ccTLD. Preserving registration rights for specifically related domain names The move from the registrations of 2LD namespaces in Australia to direct registrations could potentially result in erroneous and disingenuous domain name registrations requiring litigious resolutions. It is the position of Linux Australia that registration of a specific or generic direct registration should be restricted to parties that can demonstrate an existing relationship with a domain name registered in a 2LD namespace to maintain a fair and open distribution. Moving forward, new entrants to the market would need to obtain a relevant domain in a 2LD namespace prior to seeking direct registration in the .au ccTLD namespace. For example ?Bob?s Books? has bobsbooks.com.au, and therefore should be given preference for bobsbooks.au. ?Books of Robert? do not have a .com.au address, and want bobsbooks.au. ?Books of Robert? are refused bobsbooks.au. Mechanisms for implementing direct registration It is Linux Australia?s position that the current auDA policies including the requirement for an Australian residency, exact match, acronym or abbreviation of the registrant?s company or trading name and the need for a substantial and close connection should continue to be applied to any future direct registrations within the available 2LD namespaces, thus preserving the integrity, value and good repute of domains in the .au ccTLD. Conclusion Linux Australia recommends in the strongest possible terms that the Policy Review Panel closely examine examples presented by ICAAN and recommends in the strongest possible terms that the application of auDA?s current policies for 2LD be applied to direct registrations. Linux Australia recommends in the strongest possible terms that preferential rights to holders of current 2LDs are ascribed to ensure the continuation of brand recognition and the removal of confusion for those with 2LD namespace registrations. Should direct registrations into the .au ccTLD progress to implementation - given the doubt cast on this by several Board candidates, then Linux Australia urges the Policy Review panel to consider in depth the ramifications that implementation of direct registrations will yield. Linux Australia would be delighted to meet with the .auDA Naming Policy Panel to further discuss our submission and represent our viewpoints. Yours sincerely, Kathy Reid BA/BSc MBA (Computing) President Linux Australia Inc. president at linux.org.au ABN 56 987 117 479 Appendix - History of .conf.au [0] AUNIC1 states the current purpose the "conf.au" 2LD - "(conf.au) is used to support conferences and exhibitions that require a named Internet presence. The domain is a short duration domain, delegated to a conference or exhibition for a strictly limited duration." Examples of previous users of this name space include Linux Australia (linux.conf.au), Australian Diabetes Society (ads-adea2002.conf.au), Australian Health and Medical Research Congress (ahmrcongress2002.conf.au), First Cultures (firstcultures.conf.au), Best for Women (bestforwomen.conf.au), and several other health and medical related conferences (irf4thcongress.conf.au, insideout.conf.au, etc). In all cases, these domains were registered and maintained using a complex manual process that was error-prone and often resulted in the domain being de-registered mid-event due to either miscommunication or mis-understanding of the registration process. Copyright This document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Australia license (CC-BY-SA-3.0-AU). To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/au/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 444 Castro Street, Suite 900, Mountain View, California, 94041, USA. END DOCUMENT -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 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 Thu Nov 16 22:23:03 2017 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 22:23:03 +1100 Subject: [Linux-aus] Dept of Communication and the Arts review of auDA - feedback sought Message-ID: <5b2b2663-72fa-61fb-7b6e-25d71ebe5181@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, The Dept of Communication and the Arts has recently announced a review of auDA and the way Australia's domains work. Is this a key issue / hot topic for you, and if so what perspectives would you like Linux Australia to reflect back to the Department? https://www.communications.gov.au/have-your-say/review-australias-au-domain-management Best, Kathy -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 From president at linux.org.au Fri Nov 17 10:32:05 2017 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 10:32:05 +1100 Subject: [Linux-aus] Digital Transformation Agency - feedback sought on Trusted Digital Identity Message-ID: FYI - https://engage.digital.gov.au/trusted-digital-identity-framework-consultation At this stage, Linux Aus does not intend to make a submission, but if you think this should change then please let us know Best, Kathy -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 From david.t.bell91 at gmail.com Fri Nov 24 16:16:04 2017 From: david.t.bell91 at gmail.com (David Bell) Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:16:04 +1100 Subject: [Linux-aus] [LACTTE] Linux Australia Grant Application due date In-Reply-To: <898D1069283DDD4489F0CD98620B219E014F5E10D3@EXCH-MBX-PRD-T4.usq.edu.au> References: <898D1069283DDD4489F0CD98620B219E014F5E10D3@EXCH-MBX-PRD-T4.usq.edu.au> Message-ID: Hi Badri, Thanks for your email. The Council has prepared our 2018 budget and have allocated funds again to run the Grants programme in 2018, however we are planning to leave it for the 2018 Council (who will be announced at the AGM at linux.conf.au 2018 Sydney in January) to announce the Grants programme and any particular focus areas, etc. Thanks, David On 18 November 2017 at 09:53, Badri Basnet wrote: > > Dear Linux Grant Application Coordinator, > > As an academic staff member of the University of Southern Queensland and > recently signed-up member of Linux Australia, I am keen to apply for Linux > Australia Grant for my open source project. > > I have access to Linux Australia Grants Scheme 2017 Grants program page ( > https://linux.org.au/projects/grants) but obviously it would to be too > late to apply for 2017 Grants program for this year. > > My question is: > Would there be similar grant program for 2018 that I could apply? > If yes, please let me know the details. > > Thank you. > Regards > -- > Badri Basnet > The University of Southern Queensland > > _____________________________________________________________ > This email (including any attached files) is confidential and is for the > intended recipient(s) only. 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URL: From simon at darkmere.gen.nz Sun Nov 26 15:06:23 2017 From: simon at darkmere.gen.nz (Simon Lyall) Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 17:06:23 +1300 (NZDT) Subject: [Linux-aus] Lca2018 - Accomidation booking Message-ID: I was just about to do my booking and realised the form is a PDF. How did everyone else do it? Print+Pen+Photo or is there an easier way? -- Simon Lyall | Very Busy | Web: http://www.simonlyall.com/ "To stay awake all night adds a day to your life" - Stilgar From jwoithe at just42.net Mon Nov 27 12:19:55 2017 From: jwoithe at just42.net (Jonathan Woithe) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 11:49:55 +1030 Subject: [Linux-aus] Lca2018 - Accomidation booking In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20171127011955.GF20845@marvin.atrad.com.au> On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 05:06:23PM +1300, Simon Lyall via linux-aus wrote: > I was just about to do my booking and realised the form is a PDF. How did > everyone else do it? > > Print+Pen+Photo or is there an easier way? The PDF isn't a form, so using something like qpdfview (which supports basic PDF form filling) won't help. I'm thinking the Print-write-scan/photo route is probably the easiest approach. Otherwise there's the option to use inkscape (or similar) to put text into the PDF without rasterising it (an approach I've used for some PDF documents in the past), but it might be more hassle than it's worth in this particular case. Regards jonathan From jamielennox at gmail.com Mon Nov 27 12:27:24 2017 From: jamielennox at gmail.com (Jamie Lennox) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 12:27:24 +1100 Subject: [Linux-aus] Lca2018 - Accomidation booking In-Reply-To: <20171127011955.GF20845@marvin.atrad.com.au> References: <20171127011955.GF20845@marvin.atrad.com.au> Message-ID: I was going to leave this reply until it was ready tomorrow - but yes, you're not the first person to note that booking accommodation by emailing pdfs is a crappy experience. We're setting up the website so that you'll be able to book accommodation through the dashboard in the same way you book your tickets which will make this easier. The plan is to have it released tonight. Obviously if you get the PDFs sent your booking is still valid, but if you want to wait until tomorrow it'll be simpler. I'll put up a reply when this is good to go. Jamie On 27 November 2017 at 12:19, Jonathan Woithe via linux-aus < linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 05:06:23PM +1300, Simon Lyall via linux-aus wrote: > > I was just about to do my booking and realised the form is a PDF. How did > > everyone else do it? > > > > Print+Pen+Photo or is there an easier way? > > The PDF isn't a form, so using something like qpdfview (which supports > basic > PDF form filling) won't help. I'm thinking the Print-write-scan/photo > route > is probably the easiest approach. Otherwise there's the option to use > inkscape (or similar) to put text into the PDF without rasterising it (an > approach I've used for some PDF documents in the past), but it might be > more > hassle than it's worth in this particular case. > > Regards > jonathan > _______________________________________________ > linux-aus mailing list > linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/linux-aus > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to > linux-aus-unsubscribe at lists.linux.org.au > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks for doing this - it will certainly make it more straight-forward to book accommodation (and it will be more secure too I suspect). jonathan From jamezpolley at gmail.com Mon Nov 27 16:57:45 2017 From: jamezpolley at gmail.com (James Polley) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:57:45 +1100 Subject: [Linux-aus] Lca2018 - Accomidation booking In-Reply-To: <20171127013348.GG20845@marvin.atrad.com.au> References: <20171127011955.GF20845@marvin.atrad.com.au> <20171127013348.GG20845@marvin.atrad.com.au> Message-ID: On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 12:33 PM, Jonathan Woithe via linux-aus < linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote: > Hi Jamie > > On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 12:27:24PM +1100, Jamie Lennox wrote: > > ... you're not the first person to note that booking accommodation by > > emailing pdfs is a crappy experience. > > :-) > > > We're setting up the website so that you'll be able to book accommodation > > through the dashboard in the same way you book your tickets which will > make > > this easier. > > That's awesome news. Thanks for doing this - it will certainly make it > more > straight-forward to book accommodation (and it will be more secure too I > suspect). > And just to close the loop - this has now gone live. We've also added a new accomodation provider, and one of our existing providers has released more rooms to us. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From secretary at linux.org.au Mon Nov 27 22:19:40 2017 From: secretary at linux.org.au (Linux Australia Secretary) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 22:19:40 +1100 Subject: [Linux-aus] Declaration of Council Election and Call for Nominations Message-ID: Dear Linux Australia Community, Pursuant to clause (15) of the Linux Australia constitution [1] we hereby declare an election open and call for nominations to the Linux Australia Council for the term January 2018 to January 2019. All office bearer and ordinary committee member positions are open for election. ??* Nominations will open from 27 November 2017 until 24 December 2017 ??* Voting will open 25 December 2017 until 21 January 2018 ??* Results will be announced at the AGM in Sydney at linux.conf.au on or after 22nd January 2018 The election can be viewed here: https://linux.org.au/membership/index.php?page=view-election&id=24? *What do I need to do?* First of all, make sure your details are correct in MemberDB [2] If you wish to nominate, identify the positions you wish to nominate for and get an understanding of what they involve. Think about what you might bring to the role and prepare a short pitch. Then, accept the nomination you've been given by clicking the 'Accept nomination' link. If you wish to nominate another person for a position, you may wish to contact them first and have a chat to make sure they're happy being nominated. Then follow the 'Nominate' link to nominate them. Once voting is open, you will be able to vote for candidates. Results will be announced at the AGM at linux.conf.au. *Why should I nominate?* Being a member of Linux Australia Council is a fun way to meet new people, work on exciting projects and expand your skill base. It gives you excellent transferable skills to help build your career, and allows you to grow your professional network. It looks great on a CV, and is also a chance to give back to the vibrant Linux and open source ecosystem in Australia and globally. If you're passionate about Linux and open source, it's a great opportunity to help drive and steer Australia's contribution in this field. The roles do require a time commitment - a minimum of 2-3 hours per week for an Ordinary Council Member; for office bearers 8-12 hours per week - so please consider this with your nomination. *Why should I run?* Being a member of Linux Australia Council is a fun way to meet new people, work on exciting projects and expand your skill base. It gives you excellent transferable skills to help build your career, and allows you to grow your professional network. It looks great on a CV, and is also a chance to give back to the vibrant Linux and open source ecosystem in Australia and globally. If you're passionate about Linux and open source, it's a great opportunity to help drive and steer Australia's contribution in this field. If you are contemplating nominating for a role on Council, in addition to referring to the Position Descriptions provided [3], you are strongly encouraged to approach current and former council members for their perspective. ?You will find them, to a person, willing to discuss the roles and responsibilities in a more informal manner. The roles do require a time commitment so please consider this with your nomination. Each role has been documented for you as a position description [1]http://www.linux.org.au/constitution [2]http://www.linux.org.au/membership [3]https://github.com/linuxaustralia/position-descriptions As always, your feedback and questions are warmly welcomed. If you'd like to have a chat with anyone on Council around what it involves, please do make contact via council[at]linux.org.au With kind regards, Sae Ra -- Sae Ra Germaine Secretary 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roland at cryptoaustralia.org.au Tue Nov 28 10:47:25 2017 From: roland at cryptoaustralia.org.au (Roland Wen) Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 10:47:25 +1100 Subject: [Linux-aus] Xmas in Sydney - Hacking with Breach Data Workshop Message-ID: Hi everyone, CryptoAUSTRALIA is running a breach data workshop on 6 December. This is our last event for 2017! Data warehouses are full of our personal information. What are the consequences when data from a warehouse is stolen and then published? Daniel Reddi and Alexi Chiotis from Mercury ISS will show you examples of high profile breaches and publicly available breach data sets. You'll be able to look up your own details (including old passwords!) in their leaked credentials database. Of course you'll also learn ways to protect yourself when data breaches occur. Date: Wednesday 6 December, 18:00 Location: Fishburners, 608 Harris St, Ultimo, Sydney RSVP and more info: https://www.meetup.com/CryptoAUSTRALIA-Digital-Self-Defence-Privacy/events/245144614/ CPE Points: 0 Hope to see you there! Cheers, Roland & The CryptoAUSTRALIA Team -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kathy at kathyreid.id.au Tue Nov 28 16:48:16 2017 From: kathy at kathyreid.id.au (Kathy Reid) Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:48:16 +1100 Subject: [Linux-aus] Fwd: CiviCon Canberra sessions are now on YouTube! In-Reply-To: <20171124054504.B13C74289@phobos.agilehost.net> References: <20171124054504.B13C74289@phobos.agilehost.net> Message-ID: <48a54dab-a7b0-852c-ab24-05cc4e81fd59@kathyreid.id.au> May be of interest to this list Best, Kathy -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: CiviCon Canberra sessions are now on YouTube! Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:45:04 +1100 From: Agileware To: Kathy Reid TITLE ? CiviCon Canberra sessions are now on YouTube ! CiviCon Canberra Australia's first ever CiviCRM conference was a success! ? With over *60 people registered* for the conference, CiviCRM's first ever conference in Australia has been a *huge success*! Sessions recorded and on YouTube If you could not make it to the conference, then no worries! All the conference sessions can now be viewed on the CiviCRM YouTube channel .?This includes the keynote session by Caroline Le Couteur, MLA of the ACT Greens. . Andrew Smith from studiosolutions.com.au volunteered to record all the sessions, edit and upload to YouTube. Andrew flew down from Brisbane to Canberra on the day, amazing! Thanks Andrew! Thank you for your support! This conference would not have been possible without the help of real people that use CiviCRM daily who also put their hand up to present sessions at the conference. A big thank you to everyone that presented. A big benefit of attending the conference was to network with other like-minded CiviCRM users. I was really happy to see this happen and receive positive feedback from attendees on this point. Agileware are proud to promote and support Australia?s first ever CiviCRM Conference, CiviCON Canberra. Thank you for helping make this event a success. ? 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