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SFLC, EFF seek DMCA exemptions

It's that time in the three-year cycle of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act where interested parties can petition for exemptions to its anti-circumvention provisions. The Software Freedom Law Center has put out a press release on its request for an exemption allowing owners of personal computing devices to install any software they choose on those devices. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, instead, is asking for an extended right to jailbreak devices, once again, so that different software can be installed.

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New Books

Two New Web Design Books from SitePoint

SitePoint has released two new books on web site design; "The WordPress Anthology" by Mick Olinik and Raena Jackson Armitage, and "PHP Master: Write Cutting Edge Code" by Davey Shafik, Lorna Mitchell and Matthew Turland.

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Upcoming Events

Final keynote for linux.conf.au 2012 to be given by Jacob Appelbaum

The final keynote speaker at the 2012 linux.conf.au (LCA) will be Jacob Appelbaum, an "independent internet security professional, accomplished photographer, software hacker and world traveller." LCA 2012 will take place January 16-20, 2012 in Ballarat, Australia.

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SCALE: The Next Generation Invitation

The Southern California Linux Expo has announced a conference for the next generation of free and open source (FOSS) community enthusiasts. SCALE: The Next Generation will be held January 21, 2012, during the SCALE conference in Los Angles, California.

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Events: December 8, 2011 to February 6, 2012

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

Date(s)	Event	Location
December 4 December 9	LISA ’11: 25th Large Installation System Administration Conference	Boston, MA, USA
December 27 December 30	28th Chaos Communication Congress	Berlin, Germany
January 12 January 13	Open Source World Conference 2012	Granada, Spain
January 13 January 15	Fedora User and Developer Conference, North America	Blacksburg, VA, USA
January 16 January 20	linux.conf.au 2012	Ballarat, Australia
January 20 January 22	Wikipedia & MediaWiki hackathon & workshops	San Francisco, CA, USA
January 20 January 22	SCALE 10x - Southern California Linux Expo	Los Angeles, CA, USA
January 27 January 29	DebianMed Meeting Southport2012	Southport, UK
January 31 February 2	Ubuntu Developer Week	#ubuntu-classroom, irc.freenode.net
February 4 February 5	Free and Open Source Developers Meeting	Brussels, Belgium

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