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AnnouncementsBrief items Linus Torvalds is a finalist for the Millennium Technology PrizeTechnology Academy Finland has announced that Linus Torvalds is one of two finalists for the Millennium Technology Prize. "Technology Academy Finland has today declared two prominent innovators, Linus Torvalds and Dr Shinya Yamanaka, laureates of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, the prominent award for technological innovation. The laureates, who will follow in the footsteps of past victors such as World Wide Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee, will be celebrated at a ceremony in Helsinki, Finland, on Wednesday 13 June 2012, when the winner of the Grand Prize will be announced. The prize pool exceeds EUR 1 Million." The Linux Foundation has also put out a press release about the prize.
Linux Audio Conference 2012 proceedings and videos availableThe 2012 Linux Audio Conference was held April 12-15 at Stanford University; the proceedings of the conference and videos of the talks are now available for those who would like to learn about what was discussed or simply hear the concerts. By all appearances, it was a highly interesting event.
LPI: Linux Essentials beta - Call for VolunteersLinux Professional Institute (LPI) is looking for volunteers to try out a new exam in their curriculum, "Linux Essentials". "“Linux Essentials” is an innovative new program measuring foundational knowledge in Linux and Open Source Software and will be publicly released in June 2012. "Beta" exams are offered free to volunteers who wish to assist LPI in its exam development process for the "Linux Essentials" program."LPI has also announced revisions in its LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 certification exams.
Articles of interest FSFE: Fellowship interview with Bernd WurstThe Fellowship of the Free Software Foundation Europe has an interview with Bernd Wurst about his involvement with Free Software. "I don’t see myself as a coder. My web hosting company schokokeks.org – founded together with Hanno Boeck – relies on Free Software, so we certainly do bug reporting and stuff. Really I’m an administrator, so in terms of Free Software, I’m only a user. But I am a proud member of OpenStreetMap, having mapped my hometown. I am a member of the FSFE Education Team, and I’m involved in the freedroidz project."
An Alternative Reading of the IADB Study on Peru's OLPC Implementation (OLPC News)OLPC News is carrying a response from Oscar Becerra (former Chief Educational Technologies Officer in the Peruvian Ministry of Education) to the Economist article that was rather critical of the Peruvian OLPC (or Una Laptop por Niño) project. We linked to the article and the report it was based on in early April. "It was never the program's primary goal to improve Math and Language test scores. What we expected was that the children's lives would be improved by giving them more options for their future -- something the study has proven because the children are more proficient in the use of 21st century tools (Table 5 of the study shows a dramatic increase in both access and use of computers by the treatment group) and have better cognitive skills (Table 7). It remains to be seen if with appropriate adjustments in strategy those improved cognitive skills will translate into better test scores. I don't agree with the Economist's biased reading of the study."
New Books Android Cookbook--New from O'Reilly MediaO'Reilly Media has released "Android Cookbook" by Ian Darwin.
FreeBSD Device Drivers--New from No Starch PressNo Starch Press has released "FreeBSD Device Drivers" by Joseph Kong.
Using Drupal, 2nd Edition--New from O'Reilly MediaO'Reilly Media has released "Using Drupal, 2nd Edition" by Angela Byron, Addison Berry and Bruno De Bondt.
Calls for Presentations LoMus 2012LoMus 2012 "invites music and audio open-source software creators to submit original projects that either directly or indirectly contribute to musical creation. A prize will be awarded to open-source [software] that proves to be not only innovatory but also inventive in the present context of music and audio creation." The submission deadline has been extended to April 29. The awards ceremony will take place May 11.
"CloudOpen" from the Linux FoundationThe newest event hosted by the Linux Foundation is CloudOpen, to be run in parallel with LinuxCon in San Diego, California at the end of August. "CloudOpen will feature technical content that includes, but is not limited to Chef, Gluster, Hadoop, KVM, Linux, oVirt, Puppet, and Xen, as well as big data strategies and open cloud platforms and tools. This conference will also cover open source best practices and how they relate to topics such as company data and APIs." The call for proposals is open until June 1.
Texas Linux Fest 2012Texas Linux Fest will take place August 3-4 in San Antonio, Texas. "In its third year, Texas Linux Fest 2012 brings the latest developments in Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) to the public, and provides a wide variety of sessions to accommodate everyone from the newest beginner to the most seasoned developer." The call for papers will be open until June 1, 2012.
Upcoming Events Wendy Seltzer to Keynote Ohio LinuxFest 2012Ohio LinuxFest will take place September 28-30 in Columbus, Ohio. Wendy Seltzer will give a keynote address on copyright, trademark, patent, open source, privacy, and the public interest online. "Wendy Seltzer is Policy Counsel to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and a Fellow with Yale Law School's Information Society Project, researching openness in intellectual property, innovation, privacy, and free expression online. As a Fellow with Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Wendy founded and leads the Chilling Effects Clearinghouse, helping Internet users to understand their rights in response to cease-and-desist threats. She serves on the Board of Directors of The Tor Project, promoting privacy and anonymity research, education, and technology; and the World Wide Web Foundation, U.S., dedicated to advancing the web and empowering people by improving Web science, standards, and generative accessibility of Web. She seeks to improve technology policy in support of user-driven innovation and communication."
Events: April 26, 2012 to June 25, 2012The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
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