LWN Weekly Edition
Front pageSecurity
Kernel development
Distributions
Development
Announcements
->One big page
This page
Previous weekFollowing week
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AnnouncementsBrief items SUSE's LibreOffice team moves to CollaboraMichael Meeks announces that SUSE's LibreOffice team is moving over to Collabora, which will be providing commercial LibreOffice support going forward. "It seems to me that the ability to say 'no' to profitable but peripheral business in order to strategically focus the company is a really important management task. In the final analysis I'm convinced that this is the right business decision for SUSE. It will allow Collabora's Productivity division to focus exclusively on driving LibreOffice into Windows, Mac and Consulting markets that are peripheral to SUSE. It will also retain the core of the existing skill base for the benefit of SUSE's customers, and the wider LibreOffice community, of which openSUSE is an important part." See also the press releases from Collabora and SUSE.
Articles of interest Free Software Supporter - Issue 65, August 2013The Free Software Foundation's monthly newsletter for August covers the GNU 30th anniversary celebration, the Free JavaScript campaign, videos from LibrePlanet, gNewSense 3.0, an interview with Bernd Kreuss of TorChat, and several other topics.
FSFE Newsletter - September 2013The Free Software Foundation Europe newsletter covers F-Droid: Privacy aware software repository for Android, New Zealand bans software patents, Groklaw shutdown, interviews and talks, and more.
FSF: United for a Web without proprietary JavaScriptThe Free Software Foundation has launched the Free JavaScript campaign. "For some time now, free software users have been concerned about the increasing number of Web sites that cannot run without nonfree JavaScript programs downloaded and executed on the visitor's computer. Richard Stallman first raised the concern with his article The JavaScript Trap, pointing out that most JavaScript programs are not freely licensed, and that even free software Web browsers are usually configured to download and run these nonfree programs without informing the user. We've recently started organizing free software users around the issue."
Microsoft plus Nokia: Pending patent troll? (InfoWorld)Simon Phipps looks at Microsoft's Nokia acquisition with an emphasis on Nokia's patents. "By divesting its devices business yet retaining ownership of the patents that relate to them, Nokia has immunized itself from retaliatory action when it makes future patent offensives. In the past, a company such as Google -- most likely Nokia's primary target -- could retaliate by attacking Nokia's infringement of its own patents, but that line of defense is no longer available since all the products now belong to Microsoft. That's the background to Nokia's statement that it 'plans to continue to build Nokia's patent portfolio [and] to expand its industry-leading technology licensing program.'"
Villa: Thoughts on the CC SummitLuis Villa has posted a set of notes from the Creative Commons Global Summit. "Conversation around the revised CC 4.0 license drafts was mostly quite positive. The primary expressed concerns were about fragmentation and cross-jurisdictional compatibility. I understand these concerns better now, having engaged in several good discussions about them with folks at the conference. That said, I came away only confirmed on my core position on CC’s license drafting: when in doubt, CC should always err on the side of creating a global license and enabling low-complexity sharing."
Education and Certification LPI AcademyThe Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has launched LPI Academy, "a Linux education program for accredited degree / diploma-granting academic institutions, high schools, middle schools, and government training programs."
Calls for Presentations PyConZA 2013 - Talk submission deadline extendedPyConZA will take place October 3-4 in Cape Town, South Africa. The call for talks has been extended until September 15.
Akademy 2014 Call for HostThe KDE community is looking for a host for Akademy 2014. "Hosting Akademy is a rare opportunity. The local hosting team plays a key and highly visible role in producing this event, being actively involved within the KDE community and with the local community as well. The hosting community gains financially with attendees visiting from all over the world. In addition, the local community can benefit from the value of Free and Open Source Software and the close involvement of one of its premier organizations. People from local businesses, educators, students, government officials and technology enthusiasts are encouraged to attend and are warmly welcomed. As has been proven by previous Akademies, the opportunity is as big and varied as the hosting team can create."
CFP Deadlines: September 6, 2013 to November 5, 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 Linux.conf.au 2014 miniconfs announcedThe linux.conf.au (LCA) team has announced the selection of LCA 2014's miniconfs. As the name suggests, miniconfs are smaller, one-day conference events that are organized in conjunction with LCA. Each miniconf is focused on a specialized topic and selects in own program. The 2014 selections include the kernel, open government, browsers, astronomy, multimedia, and more. LCA 2014 is scheduled for January 6–10 in Perth, Western Australia.
Events: September 6, 2013 to November 5, 2013The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
If your event does not appear here, please tell us about it.
Page editor: Rebecca Sobol |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||