Announcements
Non-Commercial announcements
20 years of GNU
As many readers have pointed out to us, we missed the twentieth anniversary of the initial announcement of the GNU project. Richard Stallman sent out that announcement on September 27, 1983. Not everything happened as RMS planned, but the founding of the GNU project was a crucial event in the resurgence of free software. "So that I can continue to use computers without violating my principles, I have decided to put together a sufficient body of free software so that I will be able to get along without any software that is not free."
The Linux Documentation Project turns 10
The Linux Documentation Project has sent out an announcement celebrating its tenth anniversary. "Ten years later, it is no exaggeration to say this issue has been dealt with, thoroughly: TLDP today is one of the largest Internet projects, where a few hundred people have written several hundred documents, from small manual pages to in depth guides that span over a hundred pages, covering nearly all aspects of Linux." Congratulations, and we're looking forward to the next ten years.
OpenPKG Community Feedback
OpenPKG is looking for feedback from the community. If you are using OpenPKG consider taking a few minutes to fill out this form.OpenOffice.org Community Council formed
The OpenOffice.org Community Council has been formed. "The Community Council will be charged with many tasks that directly affect you, the community. Therefore, we will be working as openly as possible and in collaboration with the community, which includes both independent users, contributors, developers as well as Sun developers and managers."
OSAF receives $2.75 million in grants
The Open Source Applications Foundation has sent out an announcment stating that it has received $2.75 million in grants. These grants, from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Common Solutions Group, will be used to extend OSAF's "Chandler" application (which does calendars, email, contact management, and instant messaging) to meet the needs of higher education users.OSAF Management Committee meeting notes
The notes from the Open Source Applications Foundation meeting of September 29, 2003 are available.
Commercial announcements
Mozilla End User Telephone Support Available Soon (MozillaZine)
Telephone support for Mozilla will soon be available. "The service, which will cost $39.95 per incident, will be provided by DecisionOne, who currently offer telephone and email support for Netscape."
Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor available
A free beta version of the commercial typing software "Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor" is available.
New Books
Samba-3 Forthcoming book Release
A new book on Samba is coming out soon. "Prentice Hall PTR, the leading publisher of advanced technology books, announces the forthcoming release of, "The Official Samba- 3 HOWTO and Reference Guide".
"Learning XML, Second Edition" Released by O'Reilly
O'Reilly has published the second edition of "Learning XML" by Erik T. Ray.
Resources
LDP Weekly News
The September 24, 2003 edition of the Linux Documentation Project Weekly News is out. Take a look for the latest documentation changes.LDP Weekly News
The September 30, 2003 edition of the Linux Documentation Project Weekly News is out with even more documentation news.LPI News
The Linux Professional Institute News for September 2003 is available. "This month the President of LPI, Evan Leibovitch, is pleased to tell you of some interesting news regarding LPI's participation at the 'World Summit on the Information Society'. His article can be found at the beginning of the news letter followed by other things LPI is doing."
Quicktoots number 12
Dave Phillips has written an article on Using VST Plugins In Linux in the Quicktoots series.
Upcoming Events
Linux install party and Free software for music workshop
A Linux install party and "Free Software for music" workshop will be held at the Resonances 2003 conference at IRCAM in France on October 23, 2003. "The "Free software for music" day will make a tour on free musical and professional audio software, the evolution of Linux towards an easier use, compatibility with audio equipment, audio drivers and MIDI."
Linux Installfest in Davis
The Linux Users' Group of Davis will be holding another Linux Installfest workshop on October 5 at UC Davis in Davis, CA.Southern California Linux Expo
The Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) will be held on November 22, 2003 in Los Angeles, CA.Hivercon 2003 speakers list
The speakers list for the Hivercon 2003 corporate security conference has been announced. The event will be held in Dublin, Ireland on November 6 and 7, 2003.Linux Accessibility Step-by-Step
A Linux Accessibility Step-by-Step pre-conference workshop will be held at the Techshare 2003 conference in Birmingham, UK on November 19, 2003. "This day long session will demonstrate the process of installing and configuring Linux for use by a blind individual. The current Red Hat distribution will be installed and augmented with speech and braille interfaces. Additional configuration will include Ethernet and modem based networking and ssh for secure remote login. The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALS) will be installed to support voice over IP, and Real media streaming, wav, MP3, and ogg creation and playback." Thanks to Daniel James.
Mitch Kaypor to Keynote PyCon DC 2004
Mitch Kapor will present the Keynote at the PyCon DC 2004 conference. The event will be held in Washington, D.C. from March 24-26, 2004.Linux Asia 2004
The Linux Asia 2004 conference will be held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, India on February 11-13, 2004. "The event is aimed at shifting Linux from labs to offices."
Events: October 2 - November 27, 2003
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| October 7 - 8, 2003 | LogOn Web Days | Across Europe |
| October 8, 2003 | Demystifying Open Source Technology for non-profits | (121 Sixth Avenue)New York, NY |
| October 12 - 15, 2003 | International Lisp Conference 2003(ILC 2003) | New York, NY |
| October 14 - 16, 2003 | 10th Linux-Kongress | Saarbrücken, Germany |
| October 15 - 17, 2003 | The First Plone Conference | (Tulane University)New Orleans, Louisiana |
| October 26, 2003 October 27 - 31, 2003 | Large Installation Systems Administration Conference(LISA) | (Town & Country Resort Hotel)San Diego, CA |
| October 29 - 31, 2003 | Asian Enterprise Open Source Conference(AEOSC) | (Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre)Singapore |
| October 30 - 31, 2003 | 4to Encuentro Linux | Valparaiso, Chile |
| November 2 - 3, 2003 | International PHP Conference 2003 | (Astron Hotel Frankfurt-Mörfelden)Frankfurt, Germany |
| November 6 - 7, 2003 | HiverCon 2003 | (Davenport Hotel)Dublin, Ireland |
| November 6, 2003 | Netherlands Unix Users group fall conference | (Conference Center De Reehorst)Ede, the Netherands |
| November 10, 2003 | Desktop Linux Conference | (Boston University Corporate Education Center)Tyngsboro, Massachusetts |
| November 14 - 16, 2003 | Third International Ruby Conference | (Red Lion Hotel)Austin, Texas |
| November 16 - 19, 2003 | ApacheCon 2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| November 22, 2003 | Southern California Linux Expo(SCALE) | (Los Angeles Convention Center)Los Angeles, CA |
| November 24 - 26, 2003 | Open Standards and Libre Software in Government Conference(EGOVOS 3) | Paris, France |
Web sites
KDE Community Wiki Site
KDE.News has an announcement for the new KDE Community Wiki Site. "Everyone is welcome to join and participate on the content. The main idea is to share KDE users' and developers' experience. Every registered user is able to create, edit and modify the content of Wiki pages. It's fast and easy."
OpenJay.org for Open-source DJs
OpenJay.org is a new web site that is dedicated to the use of open-source software for Disk Jockeys. "The common problem is that Linux applications are usually developed by programmers thinking to other programmers and not to common users. Ok...from all this stuff came my idea to build OpenJay.org, a site dedicated to OpenSource DJs. I thinked OpenJay expressly to show the Linux audio power, giving evidence to the audio applications with reviews, tips, tricks and making easier the life of the OpenSource audio maniac".
Software announcements
This week's software announcements
Here are the software announcements, courtesy of Freshmeat.net. They are available in two formats:
- Sorted alphabetically,
- Sorted by license.
Miscellaneous
Poll: New Logo for KDE.org
KDE.News reports that the KDE Web Team has set up a public poll to determine the new logo for KDE.org. The poll is open for two weeks, starting September 28th, 2003.
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