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AnnouncementsBrief items AMD joins The Document Foundation advisory boardThe Document Foundation has announced that AMD has joined its advisory board and will be working to support the acceleration of LibreOffice on its processors using the HSA architecture. "HSA is an innovative computing architecture that enables CPU, GPU and other processors to work together in harmony on a single piece of silicon by seamlessly moving the right tasks to the best suited processing element. This makes it possible for larger, more complex applications to take advantage of the power that has traditionally been reserved for more focused tasks. While the biggest impact will be for AMD APU users, supporting benefits of the work will improve the LibreOffice core data structures enabling larger spreadsheets to calculate faster for all users.
Bruce Schneier Joins EFF Board of DirectorsThe Electronic Frontier Foundation has announced that security expert Bruce Schneier has joined its Board of Directors. "Schneier is widely acclaimed for his criticism and commentary on everything from network security to national security. His insight is particularly important as we learn more and more about the unconstitutional surveillance programs from the National Security Agency and the depth and breadth of data the NSA is collecting on the public."
Doug Engelbart RIPGigaOM is reporting that Doug Engelbart, famous as the inventor of the mouse, has passed away. Another pioneer is gone.
Articles of interest Free Software Supporter, Issue 63The June edition of the Free Software Foundation newsletter covers a statement on PRISM revelations, FSF-certified device from ThinkPenguin, MediaGoblin 0.4.0, LibreWRT, and several other topics.
IRS Puts Open Source Projects Under Microscope, Spawns Nonprofit Black Hole (Wired)Wired looks at delays for open-source-oriented groups in getting their applications for non-profit status accepted—or denied—by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Open source is on a list of organization types that require extra scrutiny from the IRS—"Tea Party" groups making that list have been in the news over the last month or so. "That has provided the documentary evidence for a phenomenon that many open source project leaders know all too well: For the past four years, it's been close to impossible to get an open source project approved for 501(c)(3) classification — a nonprofit status that allows supporters to make tax-exempt donations to the organization. Take the Open Source Geospatial Foundation, which builds open-source mapping software called OSGeo. It first applied for 501(c)(3) status more than five years ago, according to Tyler Mitchell, the former executive director of the foundation. 'It's not resolved today,' he says. 'You'll just keep thinking that it will be resolved in a couple of weeks. It never will be. '"
Unix luminary among seven missing at sea (The Register)The Register reports that the schooner Nina, carrying Evi Nemeth and others, has been lost at sea. "One of the shining lights of the world of Unix, retired CU professor Evi Nemeth, is among a group of sailors missing at sea near New Zealand. The author of system administration tomes covering both Unix and Linux – and, incidentally a mathematician of sufficient quality to identify problems with Diffie-Helman encryption – has spent much of her retirement sailing."
FSFE: German Parliament elections: The parties' positions on Free SoftwareThe Free Software Foundation Europe has published its Free Software related election questions for this fall's elections to the German parliament. "First, something pleasant: SPD, the Greens, the Pirate party, the Linke and the Free Voters want software where development was funded by the public administration to be published under a free licence."
Calls for Presentations CFP Deadlines: July 4, 2013 to September 2, 2013The following listing of CFP deadlines is taken from the LWN.net CFP Calendar.
If the CFP deadline for your event does not appear here, please tell us about it. Upcoming Events openSUSE Conference Sponsors AnnouncedThe openSUSE Conference team has announced the sponsors for the openSUSE Conference 2013 which takes place July 18-22 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Sponsors include SUSE Linux GmbH, ARM, DevHdR, Oracle, and more.
LPI Hosts Exam Labs at openSUSE 2013 ConferenceThe Linux Professional Institute will host an exam lab at the openSUSE Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece on July 20.
Events: July 4, 2013 to September 2, 2013The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
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