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Pia Smith | 1 Nov 2004 02:37
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IP Research project

Hi all,

Linux Australia has been invited, along with any interested community
members to participate in a long term IP research project. Linux
Australia is determining how we can support such a project, and see it
is a step forward in solving our IP issues in Australia, hopefully
making a safer and more sane IP situation for developers and Australia
ICT companies, as well as consumers. It is certainly a good opportunity
to get involved and have your say in this area. Check it out, and if
interested, please forward to you LUG, or any other groups you feel
would be relevant. Contact David Vaile for any information, his contact
details are below.

Cheers,
Pia

THE DETAILS:
The Principal Investigator is Graham Greenleaf, Professor of IT Law at
UNSW. He is the architect of AustLII, the world's largest collection of
public-domain legal resources. He has an excellent record of extracting
money from research funds. 

He has formed a team comprising the leading thinkers in copyright and
intellectual property law and policy in Australia. He is seeking funding
for a research programme related to your interests in the Open Source
area.

The members of the principal industry partner and sponsor AEShareNet Ltd
have been working with him for several years, particularly in the last
year in developing the November conference on 'Unlocking IP' and now
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Leon Brooks | 5 Nov 2004 02:30
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Old PCs in Sydney

Random Phone Call of the Day: MYOB in Sydney just 'phoned me (in Perth!) 
looking for a useful charity to take a few score PCs off their hands. 
Dell, mostly P-II 350, 64-128MB of RAM, circa 4GB hard disks, 
presumably 14" or 15" CRTs (not discussed).

I referred them to Computer Angels 'coz that's who I'm most familiar 
with and they know everyone else, but if y'all can help MYOB to find 
new homes for these boxes, give them a whistle.

Cheers; Leon

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Pia Smith | 7 Nov 2004 22:36
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[Fwd: [iosn-general] Asia Source: Tech camp for the voluntary sector [Details and Form]]

Awesome!! If anyone is interested, and happen to be in Bangalore in
January you should check this out. Please forward to anyone you think
would be interested.

Cheers,
Pia

-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Sunil Abraham <sunil@...>
To: fossap <fossap@...>, iosn-general <iosn-general@...>,
myoss <myoss@...>
Cc: projects@...
Subject: [iosn-general] Asia Source: Tech camp for the voluntary sector
[Details and Form]
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 14:42:17 +0000
Dear Friends,

Please apply if you are interested in Free/Open Source Software and
Development.

AND/OR

Please forward to your colleagues from the voluntary sector in South
Asia / South East Asia.

Thanks,

Sunil
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Asia Source: Tech camp for the voluntary sector [Details and Form]
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Pia Smith | 7 Nov 2004 23:03
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First Open Source Forum - a success!

Hi all,

Last Wednesday Linux Australia in collaboration with OSIA and Baker &
McKenzie presented the first Open Source Forum. The plan is to run these
every two months tackling challenging opportunities and issues the
Australian Open Source sector.

The first one was on Software Patents. We had around 100 people come,
and many more try to register (the venue could only really hold 80). The
participation was excellent, and many lessons were learnt for the next
one, such as more time is needed :) I'm afraid we didn't get recording
organised in time, and at any rate that wasn't discussed with the
speakers prior to them agreeing to speak. We will aim to record the
event next time. Sorry to all! All the slides will be available from the
LA website as soon as the speakers agree. I'll post when they are up.

We had a large range of attendees, from government, to large
multi-nationals, universities, developers, and of course lawyers. It was
great to se some SLUGgers there, and I hope to see more at other forums
we put on.

The speaker breakdowns are below:

* Patents and Open Source Licences
	Derek Neve and John MacPhail, Baker & McKenzie
	This talk gave an introduction to software patents from a legal
perspective. It spoke briefly about how the GPL fits in, and about the
clause in the GPL that if a patent is being challenged in court, the GPL
loosely doesn't apply anymore, ie - you can't distribute. Please note
IMNAL :) John spoke about the patents system in Australia, some of the
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Pia Smith | 9 Nov 2004 06:32
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Press coverage of the first Open Source Forum - Software Patents

Hi all,

For interests sake, and thankyou to the journalists who covered the
event :)

Patently obvious? Don't bet on it
Howard Dahdah, LinuxWorld
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=839160262&eid=-50

Patent fear plagues Aussie developers
Siobhan Chapman
http://www.builderau.com.au/program/work/0,39024650,39131901,00.htm

Cheers,
Pia
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Pia Smith | 9 Nov 2004 06:27
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Google Job Opportunity-Dublin, Ireland

Hi all,

Sorry for the SPAM, but I thought I'd pass this on, just in case. Feel free to forward to anyone you think'd be interested.

Cheers,
Pia

> Site Reliability Engineer
> 
> Google
> 
> Location: Dublin, Ireland
> 
> -We are looking for a detail-oriented systems professional, seasoned
> Unix jockey, Internet services architect, database whiz, performance
> analyst, or software engineer, at the top of their game.
> 
>  
> 
> -Can you help achieve increased Availability, Reliability, Uptime, and
> Quality? (for our systems and services, naturally) Site Reliability
> Engineers (SREs) are involved in all aspects of running our site, from
> design to debug, from architecture to applications. Google SREs spend
> their time troubleshooting problems in large-scale clustered
> application service environments, and focus on making continual
> improvements to our services. 
> 
> -Looking for the next cool problem to solve, in a fast-paced and
> engineering-driven environment?
>
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Pia Smith | 19 Nov 2004 04:21
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FOSS tech camp for NGOs - Bangalore


(Please note the application deadline is November 19th 2004.)

Asia Source: Tech camp for the NGO Sector
Bangalore, India. January 28th to February 4th 2005.

Asia Source hopes to bring together over 100 people from 20 countries to
increase the use and awareness of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
amongst the non-profit sector in South and South East Asia.

This week long event will bring together NGOs and NGO technology support
professionals working at the grassroots level across the region to learn
new skills, exchange tips, and share experiences. Together with
regionally and globally renowned experts and specialists they will look
at the use of technology and free and open source software within the
non-profit sector from both an access and a content perspective.
Offering participants the opportunity to explore the practical technical
side of FOSS whilst extending their understanding of issues related to
open source and intellectual property rights.

Asia Source will be the first event of its kind in the region, bringing
together regional non-profit professionals with a rights based focus, it
will invite those from both the technical and content end of the
spectrum to focus on the practical elements of using such tools within
NGOs.

Participants with a range of expertise will be provided with a space for
intensive peer learning. They will be given the opportunity to develop
their understanding of available options, learn how to select and apply
alternative technologies, and be provided with the skills and tools to
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Pia Smith | 19 Nov 2004 04:56
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[Fwd: First Open Source Forum - a success!]

I just noticed this didn't make it to linux-aus. Apologies!

Pia

-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Pia Smith <pia@...>
To: linux-aus <linux-aus@...>
Cc: Announce LA <announce@...>, OSIA-Discuss
<osia-discuss@...>
Subject: [Linux-aus] First Open Source Forum - a success!
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 09:03:04 +1100
Hi all,

Last Wednesday Linux Australia in collaboration with OSIA and Baker &
McKenzie presented the first Open Source Forum. The plan is to run these
every two months tackling challenging opportunities and issues the
Australian Open Source sector.

The first one was on Software Patents. We had around 100 people come,
and many more try to register (the venue could only really hold 80). The
participation was excellent, and many lessons were learnt for the next
one, such as more time is needed :) I'm afraid we didn't get recording
organised in time, and at any rate that wasn't discussed with the
speakers prior to them agreeing to speak. We will aim to record the
event next time. Sorry to all! All the slides will be available from the
LA website as soon as the speakers agree. I'll post when they are up.

We had a large range of attendees, from government, to large
multi-nationals, universities, developers, and of course lawyers. It was
great to se some SLUGgers there, and I hope to see more at other forums
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Pia Smith | 19 Nov 2004 05:10
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200411 - Linux Australia News

Hi all,

The last month was again kind of busy. We have one committee member
living in the US for 6 months (be safe Michael!), one committee member
rabidly trying to protect us all from legal foo (hey Rusty!), Andrew is
going to be speaking at the Linux Bangalore conference, Stewart is
coding furiously for the 2005 Linux Australia online elections with
nominations to open soon and I have been running around doing forums and
stuff.

The major news bits are:

FTA and IP issues
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Linux Australia in collaboration with Open Source Industry Australia and
Baker & McKenzies ran the first Open Source Forum. The breakdown can be
found at
http://lists.linux.org.au/archives/announce/2004-November/msg00000.html
Many thanks to all who contributed and attended! There was a very good
response are we are looking at running them somewhat regularly. Thus far
there has been a call for forums on "Linux on the Desktop",
"Anti-circumvention Legislation", "Open Source Business Methodologies",
and more. If you are interested in helping out, speaking or hosting a
forum, please let us know.

Linux.org.au...cracked
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The Linux Australia server was cracked, and some of our websites had the
text "SPYKIDS by guns_1" rather than the usual content. Many many thanks
to Anand, Leon and Jeff, particularly Anand and Leon for getting the
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Jan Schmidt | 19 Nov 2004 05:11

Re: [Fwd: First Open Source Forum - a success!]

<quote who="Pia Smith">

> I just noticed this didn't make it to linux-aus. Apologies!

Yah it did - your dupe monster must have eaten it because it got the copy
from announce <at> 

J.
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