Announcements

Non-Commercial announcements

FSFE launches list of recommended Free Software lawyers

The Free Software Foundation Europe has started a new list of lawyers with expertise in the area of Free Software. "The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is committed to working with lawyers throughout Europe to maximise the legal security of Free Software and is aware that as the community matures it is important to be able to locate professional legal advice. For this reason FSFE has introduced a new policy for recommending legal experts in individual countries."

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OpenPBX.org changes name to CallWeaver

The OpenPBX.org project, an open-source telecom switching application, has been renamed CallWeaver. "CallWeaver is the new name for the OpenPBX.org project. We are honored by Steve Underwood who generously shared this name and domain with the project. We also acknowledge Marc Olivier Chouinard (Moc) for setting the entire project in motion. The project name was changed because of a conflict with software from the Voicetronix company with the same name. We hope to work with Voicetronix and their hardware in the future." (Thanks to Bruno Wolf III).

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Ardour: Google Summer of Code Update

The Ardour multi-track audio recorder project has published an update on the Google Summer of Code activities. "The Ardour project has been awarded 2 projects, which are: *MIDI editing* by Dave Robillard, Carleton University, Ottawa (mentored by Paul Davis). Dave picked the short straw and will be working 27 hours a day to implement every item of MIDI editing functionality known to man. *N.M panning* by Christian Muise, Carleton University, Ottowa (mentored by Jesse Chappell). Christian will be working on adding back end support for more traditional multispeaker panning systems (like 5.1, 10.2 and so forth) along with a GUI to control it."

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Summer of Code 2007 underway (GnomeDesktop)

GnomeDesktop presents a status update for the GNOME involvement in the 2007 Google Summer of Code. "So the list of approved GNOME SoC projects is now online with a lot of interesting projects getting approved. Highlights include projects to further improve GNOME bluetooth support, Scanning support and input device hotplugging. Other interesting projects revolved around Telepathy and the new VOIP infrastructure, Pitivi improvements and Evolution."

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The PHP.net Google Summer of Code

The PHP Project has announced its Google Summer of Code projects. "The PHP team is once again proud to participate in the Google Summer of Code. Seven students will "flip bits instead of burgers" this summer".

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Commercial announcements

BakBone announces Enterprise Data Protection solutions for RHEL5

BakBone Software has announced support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 by their NetVault: Backup and NetVault: Replicator software. "BakBone’s NetVault: Backup provides enterprise-class data protection for complex heterogeneous environments, regardless of size. This award-winning solution is fast, reliable and simple to install. NetVault: Replicator delivers continuous, cross-platform data replication for multi-platform environments and easily integrates with NetVault: Backup for the highest levels of availability, disaster recovery and business continuity."

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Glide Launches for Linux

TransMedia has announced the launch of the complete Glide Suite of Desktop and Mobile Applications for Linux users. "Linux users will now be able to access, edit and share virtually all of their files stored on their Linux PCs from a wide selection of cell phones. "Glide provides a user-friendly desktop interface for Linux, a powerful suite of applications and seamless interoperability with Windows, Macs and a wide selection of cell phones," said TransMedia Chairman and CEO, Donald Leka."

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OrangeHRM Open Source HRM System releases new edition

OrangeHRM Inc. has announced the availability of OrangeHRM On-Demand, a hosted version of its OrangeHRM open source human resources management solution for small and mid-sized enterprises. The company has also released a new Version 2.1 that upgrades the system's Leave Management module and a variety of other functions.

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OSGeo graduates MapGuide Open Source to full project status

Autodesk, Inc. has announced the promotion of MapGuide Open Source to the OSGeo fully endorsed project status. "Following the first anniversary of its launch, MapGuide Open Source has achieved a new status within the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) as a fully endorsed project. Originally developed as Autodesk MapGuide software by Autodesk, Inc., and released to the open source community in 2006, MapGuide Open Source is a Web-based platform that enables users to develop and publish online mapping applications and geospatial web services."

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SageTV releases version 6.1 of its media center software

SageTV has announced the release of Sage TV Media Center 6.1. "Like the earlier Version 6.0, Sage TV Media Center Version 6.1 brings online video to your TV, support for the global DVB broadcasting standard, the ability to play unencrypted DVD libraries on the TV with SageTV Media Extender, and expanded file support that allows you to play virtually any video and music file format. The new Sage TV Version 6.1, available for download at http://www.sagetv.com, adds beta support for watching, browsing, and searching YouTube videos."

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Sumitomo Electric Industries chooses Novell for Xen virtualization

Novell, Inc. has announced that Sumitomo Electric Industries is using SLES with Xen virtualization. "Novell today announced that Sumitomo Electric Industries is using SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server from Novell(R) with integrated Xen* virtualization software to extend the useful life of its platforms, minimize additional hardware investment through more efficient use of resources, and operate an effective disaster recovery site. By running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Xen on hardware containing Dual-Core Intel* Xeon* processors with Intel Virtualization Technology, Sumitomo Electric Industries is extending the life of valued applications on virtual servers, thus optimizing data center resources and running a more efficient business."

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Univa Joins Red Hat ISV Partner Program

Univa Corporation has announced its joining of the Red Hat ISV Partner Program. "Univa Corporation, the leading provider of commercial software, support and services for grid solutions based on open source Globus software, today announced it has joined the Red Hat ISV Partner Program, which offers software vendors the opportunity to easily access the tools and resources necessary to develop and test their applications on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the leading platform for open source computing. Univa joined as a Red Hat Ready Partner."

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New Books

New Book on KDevelop (KDE.News)

KDE.News notes the release of a new book on KDevelop. "If you are able to read German and use or plan to use KDevelop, it is now possible to get the help of a newly published book. In "KDevelop - Einführung in die Entwicklungsumgebung" KDevelop contributors Jonas Jacobi and Robert Gruber will not explain in great length that "The 'New File' menu entry opens a new file", but concentrate on less self-explatory topics like advanced code navigation, documentation with Doxygen or using Valgrind with KDevelop."

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Resources

FSFE Newsletter

The Free Software Foundation Europe Newsletter covers the Freedom Task Force's useful tips for compliance, a talk about GPLv3 in Brussels, STACS kickoff meeting in Paris, an introduction to FSFE's new interns, an announcement for a new Italian Fellowship meeting, and more.

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Release of updated "Why OSS/FS? Look at the Numbers!"

David A. Wheeler has announced an updated version of "Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS, FLOSS, FOSS)? Look at the Numbers!". "This paper continues to provide "quantitative data that, in many cases, using open source software / free software (abbreviated as OSS/FS, FLOSS, or FOSS) is a reasonable or even superior approach to using their proprietary competition according to various measures. This paper's goal is to show that you should consider using OSS/FS when acquiring software.""

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Surveys

Survey of OpenLogic Expert Community Shows Open Source Developers Are Positive On Draft 3 of GPLv3

OpenLogic, Inc. has announced the results of a survey regarding the most recent draft of the GPL v3. "The survey shows that OpenLogic Expert Community members, who are leading committers and contributors of open source products, are positive about the most recent draft of the GPLv3. 71% of respondents who currently use the GPL v2 said they would support moving projects they work with to the GPLv3 when the final draft comes out."

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Education and Certification

LinuxCertified Announces Linux Device Driver Development Course

LinuxCertified has announced a new Linux device driver development course. "LinuxCertified Inc, a leading provider of Linux training and services, today announced its next Linux Device Driver Development Course class to be held in South Bay, CA from May 14th to May 16th. With the increasing adoption of Linux in wide variety of environments, supporting Linux has become vital for device vendors. Being able to support Linux opens a rapidly growing market to these device vendors."

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LPI Announces First LPIC-3 certified professionals

The Linux Professional Institute has announced the first recipient of the LPIC-3 Core certification, Kazufumi Ichikawa. "In addition, LPI announced that Tzu-Wei Hsu of Taiwan was the first in the world to earn the LPI-302 Mixed Environment speciality certification while Michael Gisbers of Germany was the first "beta" exam recipient of both the LPIC-3 Core and the LPI-302 Mixed Environment certifications."

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LPI announces regional program for Latin America

The Linux Professional Institute has announced a new regional strategy for Latin America. "Jose Carlos Gouveia, Area Operations Manager for Latin America, described the new program would be a “made in Latin America” strategy to further LPI's existing Regional Enablement Initiative (REI). The regional program would focus on making LPI certification and exams more accessible through the creation of test sites with training partners, the enhancement of a region-wide proctor network, and the development of new affiliates throughout the region."

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Calls for Presentations

HITBSecConf2007 - Malaysia: Call for Papers 2 weeks

A call for papers has gone out for the HITBSecConf2007 security conference. The event takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on September 3-6, 2007. Submissions are due by May 1.

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Upcoming Events

aKademy 2007 Registration Open (KDE.News)

KDE.News reports that registration for aKademy, the KDE World Summit, is open. "As always, attendance to aKademy is free of charge, but you must register. Registration must be in by the end of the month if you want the aKademy Team to book your accommodation for you. See you in Glasgow!"

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Akademy conference program available (KDE.News)

KDE.News reports that the Akademy 2007 conference program has been published. "The programme for aKademy's conference is now available. With KDE 4 technologies now moving into place the talks give a superb overview of the state of the art on the free desktop. Themes include KDE 4 pillars, language bindings, applications, quality control, libraries, operating systems & distributions and community."

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Call for Location of Akademy 2008 (KDE.News)

KDE.News has posted a call for location for Akademy 2008. "We are looking for a large institution to host our world summit sometime in the summer of 2008. There needs to be a dedicated local team to organise an event like this who will work in partnership with KDE e.V."

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Events: April 26, 2007 to June 25, 2007

The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.

Date(s)	Event	Location
April 23 April 26	MySQL Conference and Expo	Santa Clara, CA, USA
April 23 April 27	PostgreSQL Bootcamp at the Big Nerd Ranch	Atlanta, USA
April 28 April 29	Linuxfest Northwest	Bellingham, WA, USA
May 3 May 4	Ubuntu Education Summit	Sevilla, Spain
May 3 May 5	SugarCRM Global Developer Conference	San Jose, CA, USA
May 4 May 6	Libre Graphics Meeting 2007	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 5	Ubucon - Sevilla	Sevilla, Spain
May 5 May 6	LayerOne Security Conference	Pasadena, CA, USA
May 6 May 11	Ubuntu Developer Summit	Sevilla, Spain
May 7	CommunityOne	San Francisco, CA, USA
May 8 May 9	World Summit on Intrusion Prevention	Baltimore, MD, USA
May 8 May 11	Annual Java Technology Conference	San Francisco, CA, USA
May 8 May 11	OSHCA 2007	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
May 9 May 11	Red Hat Summit	San Diego, CA, USA
May 10	NLUUG Spring Conference 2007	Ede, The Netherlands
May 10 May 11	IEEE International Workshop on Open Source Test Technology Tools	Berkeley, CA, USA
May 11 May 13	Conferenze Italiana sul Software Libero	Cosenza, Italy
May 12 May 13	KOffice ODF Weekend	Berlin, Germany
May 14 May 25	The Pure Data Spring School 2007	Glasgow, Scotland
May 16 May 18	php|tek	Chicago, IL, USA
May 17 May 20	RailsConf 2007	Portland, Oregon
May 18 May 19	eLiberatica Open Source and Free Software Conference	Brasov, Romania
May 18 May 19	FreedomHEC	Los Angeles, CA
May 18 May 19	BSDCan 2007	Ottawa, Canada
May 19	Grazer LinuxDays 2007	Graz, Austria
May 19	Linuxwochen Austria - Graz	Graz, Austria
May 19 May 20	The 3rd International Workshop on Software Engineering for Secure Systems	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
May 19 May 20	Rockbox International Developers Conference 2007	Stockholm, Sweden
May 19 May 20	Make Magazine Maker Faire 2007	San Mateo, CA, USA
May 21 May 23	International PHP 2007 Conference	Stuttgart, Germany
May 21 May 25	Python Bootcamp with David Beazley	Atlanta, USA
May 22 May 23	Open Source Business Conference	San Francisco, USA
May 22 May 24	Linux Days 2007, Geneva	Geneva, Switzerland
May 23 May 24	PGCon 2007	Ottawa, ON, Canada
May 25	Linuxwochen Austria - Krems	Krems, Austria
May 26	PAKCON III	Karachi, Pakistan
May 29 May 30	Where 2.0 Conference	San Jose, CA, USA
May 29 May 30	I FLOSS CONFERENCE RESISTENCIA	Resistencia, Argentina
May 29 May 31	European ADempiere Developers Conference	Berlin, Germany
May 30 June 1	3rd UNIX Days Conference - Gdansk 2007	Gdansk, Poland
May 30 June 1	Linuxwochen Austria - Wien	Wien, Austria
May 30 June 2	Linuxtag	Berlin, Germany
June 2 June 3	Journées Python Francophones	Paris, France
June 9 June 10	PyCon Uno - First Python Italian conference	Florence, Italy
June 10	Pluto Meeting 2007	Padova, Italy
June 10 June 15	DebCamp	Edinburgh, Scotland
June 11 June 14	Third International Conference on Open Source Systems	Limerick, Ireland
June 13 June 15	Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit	Mountain View, CA, USA
June 16	DebianDay	Edinburgh, Scotland
June 16	Firefox Developer Conference	Tokyo, Japan
June 17 June 22	2007 USENIX Annual Technical Conference	Santa Clara, USA
June 17 June 23	Debian Developer Conference	Edinburgh, Scotland
June 18 June 20	O'Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference	San Jose, CA, USA
June 18 June 20	Advanced Workshop on GCC Internals	Bombay, India
June 20	Open Source Showcase @ OpenAdvantage	Birmingham, UK
June 20 June 22	IT Underground	Dublin, Ireland
June 23	Mozilla Developer Day	Paris, France

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Web sites

KDE-Forum Romania Launched (KDE.News)

KDE.News has announced the launch of KDE-Forum Romania. "After the rise of KDE-Forum.org, and KDE-Forum.de, Romanians wanted a forum of their own, and KDE-Forum Romania was born. Destined to unite all Romanians under one roof, KDE-Forum Romania is going to join its brothers on the boat for the upcoming KDE 4 release."

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The XFree86 Chinese web site

The XFree86 project has announced a new Chinese translation of its web site. "Zhao Fengyang is setting up an XFree86 web site in China, which will have Chinese translations of some of the XFree86 documentation."

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Audio and Video programs

BBC program on Open Source

The BBC presents an audio program on open-source software. "Paul Bennun finds out how Free and Open Source software is making its impact felt across the world, fuelling development and saving businesses millions of pounds. Produced by a global network of software enthusiasts and freely given away, community created computer programs can compete with big business. Their creators are driven by an ideology as much as price, challenging traditional intellectual property rights and placing power in the hands of the public rather than private corporations." (Thanks to Stephen Turner).

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