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AnnouncementsBrief items Bassel Khartabil wins Index on Censorship Digital Freedom AwardSyrian software engineer Bassel Khartabil is the winner of this year's Index on Censorship Digital Freedom Award, sponsored by Google. "Khartabil is a free internet pioneer who has spent his career advancing open source technologies. On March 15, 2012, he was illegally imprisoned in Syria. His family were given no official information about why or where he was detained but have since learnt that he is being held at the security branch of Kafer Sousa, Damascus."
LF: Enterprise Linux Growth Outpaces WindowsThe Linux Foundation has announced the availability of its annual Enterprise End User Report. "Because this is the third year we've surveyed the world's largest enterprises and The Linux Foundation's End User Council about Linux adoption, we're able to share some interesting trending data. But perhaps most interesting is the opportunity to understand how Linux is outpacing Windows in server revenue in the enterprise. IDC's latest quarterly tracker shows Linux growing at 12.7 percent year-over-year while Windows is stagnating at 3.2 percent year-over-year growth. In fact, the quarter prior (Q312), Windows was actually in decline while Linux was growing."
taz.die tageszeitung receives Document Freedom Germany AwardThe German newspaper taz.die tageszeitung (TAZ) has received this year's Document Freedom award, presented by the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII). "The TAZ receives the Document Freedom award because it delivers its electronic paper to its subscribers in a choice of open formats, and without digital restrictions (DRM). "We are awarding the TAZ with the Document Freedom Award for their longstanding commitment to Open Standards and continuos efforts in offering their newspaper without restrictions" says Erik Albers, Fellowship Coordinator Berlin."
PyCon US 2013 videos postedFor those who could not attend PyCon US 2013, videos from the talks are now available.
devconf.cz videos availableVideos from the Red Hat/Fedora devconf.cz are available on YouTube. (Thanks to Scott Dowdle)
Articles of interest Blum: Adria Richards, PyCon, and How We All LostPerhaps the best description and analysis of the unfortunate events at PyCon can be found in this post from Amanda Blum. In short, she concludes that everybody lost in this incident.Any comments posted should, please, have something new to say and demonstrate the highest level of respect for others, whether or not you agree with them. See also: What really happened at PyCon.
Linux users file EU complaint against Microsoft (Reuters)The Spanish association Hispalinux has filed a complaint against Microsoft to the European Commission, Reuters reports. "In its 14-page complaint, Hispalinux said Windows 8 contained an "obstruction mechanism" called UEFI Secure Boot that controls the start-up of the computer and means users must seek keys from Microsoft to install another operating system. The group said it was "a de facto technological jail for computer booting systems ... making Microsoft's Windows platform less neutral than ever"." (Thanks to Pat Read)
Upcoming Events Red Hat SummitRed Hat has announced the agenda for the Red Hat Summit, which takes place June 11-14 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Events: March 28, 2013 to May 27, 2013The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
If your event does not appear here, please tell us about it.
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