Announcements
Brief items
Apache Software Foundation subpoenaed by Oracle
The Apache Software Foundation has announced that Oracle has served it with a subpoena "requiring the production of documents related to the use of Apache Harmony code in the Android software platform, and the unsuccessful attempt by Apache to secure an acceptable license to the Java SE Technology Compatibility Kit." The full document has been provided for those curious to see what Oracle is asking for.
EFF: Why We Need An Open Wireless Movement
The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Peter Eckersley has put out a call to action for open wireless networks. It goes beyond just advocating for more open access points and sane laws to protect people who open their APs by looking at potential technical fixes for problems like bandwidth hogging. "The best solution to this problem is to have WiFi routers which make it very easy to share a certain amount of bandwidth via an open network, but simultaneously provide an encrypted WPA2 network that gets priority over the open network. Some modern routers already support multiple networks like this, but we need a very simple, single-click or default setting to get the prioritization right."
KDE e.V. Publishes Final Report for 2010
KDE e.V. has announced the availability of its report (PDF) for the fourth quarter of 2010. The report looks at things that happened in KDE, the supporting members, recaps from various gatherings, and includes a look at the project's finances.
Articles of interest
Attachmate reveals Novell, SUSE, & Linux Plans (ZDNet)
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols talks with Attachmate CEO Jeff Hawn about the future for Novell, SUSE and openSUSE. "SUSE sponsorship and participation in key open-source projects is a fundamental element of the business. This commitment is driven by a desire to contribute to and collaborate with the community in a way that fosters the success of open source technologies overall and creates the greatest value for our customers. The openSUSE project is a great example of vibrant and healthy collaboration. SUSE sponsorship and participation in projects like openSUSE creates great value for the community and also for SUSE customers who benefit from the innovations and advancements we create together."
New Books
The Book of CSS3--New from No Starch Press
No Starch Press has released "The Book of CSS3", by Peter Gasston.JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Sixth Ed--New from O'Reilly
O'Reilly Media has released "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Sixth Edition", by David Flanagan.Code in the Cloud--New from Pragmatic Bookshelf
Pragmatic Bookshelf has released "Code in the Cloud", by Mark Chu-Carroll.
Resources
FSFE Newsletter - May 2011
The May edition of the Free Software Foundation Europe covers competition authorities and software patents, the pdfreaders.org campaign, and several other topics.
Contests and Awards
Sixth Pyggy Awards
Registration is open for the Pyggy Awards. "This time, entry is open to any Python-based game, not just PyWeek games, and not just games developed during PyWeek or Pyggy. So if you've had a Python game project on the back burner, you no longer have any excuse for not finishing it off! Get going!" Judging will be from July 17-31, 2011.
Calls for Presentations
PyOhio Call for Proposals
PyOhio 2011 will take place July 30-31, 2011 in Columbus, Ohio. The call for proposals is open until June 3, 2011. "PyOhio invites all interested people to submit proposals for scheduled talks, tutorials, and panels. All topics of interest to Python programmers will be considered. Standard presentation slots will be 40 minutes plus a 10 minute question-and-answer period."
Upcoming Events
Events: May 12, 2011 to July 11, 2011
The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
| Date(s) | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| May 9 May 13 |
Linaro Development Summit | Budapest, Hungary |
| May 9 May 13 |
Ubuntu Developer Summit | Budapest, Hungary |
| May 10 May 13 |
Libre Graphics Meeting | Montreal, Canada |
| May 10 May 12 |
Solutions Linux Open Source 2011 | Paris, France |
| May 11 May 14 |
LinuxTag - International conference on Free Software and Open Source | Berlin, Germany |
| May 12 | NLUUG Spring Conference 2011 | ReeHorst, Ede, Netherlands |
| May 12 May 15 |
Pingwinaria 2011 - Polish Linux User Group Conference | Spala, Poland |
| May 12 May 14 |
Linuxwochen Österreich - Linz | Linz, Austria |
| May 16 May 19 |
PGCon - PostgreSQL Conference for Users and Developers | Ottawa, Canada |
| May 16 May 19 |
RailsConf 2011 | Baltimore, MD, USA |
| May 20 May 21 |
Linuxwochen Österreich - Eisenstadt | Eisenstadt, Austria |
| May 21 | UKUUG OpenTech 2011 | London, United Kingdom |
| May 23 May 25 |
MeeGo Conference San Francisco 2011 | San Francisco, USA |
| June 1 June 3 |
Workshop Python for High Performance and Scientific Computing | Tsukuba, Japan |
| June 1 | Informal meeting at IRILL on weaknesses of scripting languages | Paris, France |
| June 1 June 3 |
LinuxCon Japan 2011 | Yokohama, Japan |
| June 3 June 5 |
Open Help Conference | Cincinnati, OH, USA |
| June 6 June 10 |
DjangoCon Europe | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| June 10 June 12 |
Southeast LinuxFest | Spartanburg, SC, USA |
| June 13 June 15 |
Linux Symposium'2011 | Ottawa, Canada |
| June 15 June 17 |
2011 USENIX Annual Technical Conference | Portland, OR, USA |
| June 20 June 26 |
EuroPython 2011 | Florence, Italy |
| June 21 June 24 |
Open Source Bridge | Portland, OR, USA |
| June 27 June 29 |
YAPC::NA | Asheville, NC, USA |
| June 29 July 2 |
12º Fórum Internacional Software Livre | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| June 29 | Scilab conference 2011 | Palaiseau, France |
| July 9 July 14 |
Libre Software Meeting / Rencontres mondiales du logiciel libre | Strasbourg, France |
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