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AnnouncementsNon-Commercial announcements Newest member of the Linux Foundation - mimioThe Linux Foundation has announced its newest member, mimio. "mimio, a leading provider of interactive teaching solutions, recognizes the increasing importance of Linux within educational communities worldwide, as well as the benefits of deploying Linux as a means of lowering per-student IT costs. As one of the first interactive teaching technologies to support the Linux operating system, mimio supports both Linux device driver and cross-platform capabilities, making it the only interactive teaching solution available in Linux."
Commercial announcements Cedega 7.3 supports The Sims 3 on LinuxCedega 7.3 has been announced. "The Cedega Gaming Service is pleased to announce the release of Cedega 7.3 with day and date support for The Sims 3. With Cedega 7.3, Members don't have to wait to play one of 2009's most anticipated games, you can play on Launch Day".
New Books Android Application Development - New from O'ReillyO'Reilly has published the book Android Application Development by Rick Rogers, John Lombardo, Zigurd Mednieks, and Blake Meike.
Automating System Administration with Perl--New from O'ReillyO'Reilly has published the book Automating System Administration with Perl by David N. Blank-Edelman.
The Passionate Programmer--New from Pragmatic BookshelfPragmatic Bookshelf has published the book The Passionate Programmer by Chad Fowler.
Practical Programming--New from Pragmatic BookshelfPragmatic Bookshelf has published the book Practical Programming by Jennifer Campbell, Paul Gries, Jason Montojo and Greg Wilson.
Version Control with Git - New from O'ReillyO'Reilly has published the book Version Control with Git by Jon Loeliger.
Resources FSFE NewsletterThe May, 2009 edition of the FSFE Newsletter is online with the latest Free Software Foundation Europe news. Topics include: "1. FSFE participates to eLiberatica 2009, 22-23 May 2. Open Standards update in PDFreaders.org 3. FSFE seeking legal department coordinator and staff positions 4. Bernhard Reiter lectures at University of Stuttgart 5. Looking for input on the backpack of your dreams 6. The Fellowship interviews: Timo Jyrinki 7. FSFE participates at "Linuxwochen Eisenstadt", Austria 8-9 May 8. FSFE welcomes the launch of iUnika Libre UMPC at Libremeeting 2009, 13 May"
Event Reports O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference Maps Geo's BordersO'Reilly presents coverage of the May, 2009 Where 2.0 Conference. "At the fifth annual Where 2.0 Conference, the world's foremost event focused on exploring location-based services, more than 700 of the industry's most innovative and interesting trendsetters came together to thrash out the best ideas for geo-enhancing the web experience and staying ahead of the competition. From the practical to the inspirational, the conference answered key questions such as: Where is the next mapping frontier? What have the leading developers built that we can use? What are the opportunities and pitfalls of the new tools?"
Calls for Presentations Reminder: DeepSec 2009 Call for Papers is openThe DeepSec 2009 Call for Papers is open until July 15, the event will be held in Vienna, Austria on November 17-20, 2009. "The focus of DeepSec will be on subtle dangers, stealthy exploits and things you don't see (and possibly don't hear or smell, too). If you got something to talk about that doesn't look like a security problem at the first glance, tell us about it. We'd like to hear about underestimated security issues that may be turned into major headaches for computer systems, networks and users alike. Especially anything that subverts harmless technology and turns it into an attack tool is welcome."
EC2ND 2009 CFPA call for papers has gone out for the 5th European Conference on Computer Network Defense (EC2ND 2009). "5th European Conference on Computer Network Defence (EC2ND) 12-13 November 2009, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy". Submissions are due by September 15.
2009 Linux Plumbers Conference UpdateThe deadline for proposal abstracts for the Linux Plumbers Conference is June 15th, so Paul McKenney has sent out an update on the various tracks and who is running them. There are currently nine specific tracks covering things like Storage, Security, X Window System, Audio, and Inter-distributor cooperation. "The perfect Plumbers topic would feature a real problem whose solution requires the relevant community members to get together face to face, preferably producing a solution during the conference itself. This of course requires buy-in from maintainers and other high-profile people active in the area." Click below for more information.
Upcoming Events KDE and GNOME announce Desktop Summit Platinum sponsorsThe Platinum sponsors of the Gran Canaria Desktop Summit have been announced. "The KDE and GNOME communities are happy to announce the Platinum sponsors of the upcoming Gran Canaria Desktop Summit. Nokia's Qt Software and Maemo will be the main sponsors of the event, which will be held from 3rd to 11th of July 2009 in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria, Spain."
Special LinuxCon discount offer for LPC attendeesAttendees at the Linux Plumbers Conference are being offered a discount to LinuxCon. "LinuxCon September 21-23, 2009 Portland Marriott Waterfront Hotel Portland, OR. Attend LPC 09 and LinuxCon, and receive 30% off of LinuxCon Registration Fees! Register Today before LinuxCon early registration ends, and attend LinuxCon for only $209!"
Events: June 18, 2009 to August 17, 2009The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
If your event does not appear here, please tell us about it. Web sites EFF launches TOSBack Terms of Service trackerThe Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched the Terms-of-service Tracker site. ""Terms of Service" policies on websites define how Internet businesses interact with you and use your personal information. But most web users don't read these policies -- or understand that the terms are constantly changing. To track these ever-evolving documents, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is launching "TOSBack": a "terms of service" tracker for Facebook, Google, eBay, and other major websites."
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