Announcements
Articles of interest
How did the Outreach Program for Women work out for the Linux kernel this year? (Opensource.com)
Opensource.com has an interview with Lisa Nguyen, focusing on her experience working on the Linux kernel as part of the Outreach Program for Women. "When I applied for the FOSS OPW program, the mentors provided a safe hacking space for someone like me who had never worked on the Linux kernel before. In the beginning, I found out that some applicants had Masters degrees, were long-term Linux users, and bragged about their accomplishments. I immediately thought, "Oh no, I don't have a chance now." I felt depressed for a few days until I chose to make myself stand out from the rest. I stopped thinking about how everyone else seemed more qualified, and before I knew it, I became one of the most memorable women in our IRC. I thanked every single person who gave me feedback and helped me troubleshoot issues. I said Hi to everyone whenever I logged into the IRC. These simple gestures made a huge difference, and I walked away with new friends and trust from multiple Linux kernel maintainers."
New Books
New Linux Magazine "Linux Voice"
Linux Voice is a new magazine from many of the former Linux Format editors. "We feel that Linux Voice isn't just a new magazine, but a new style of magazine that puts its readers and community ahead of profit, while at the same time, not compromising on quality."
Ruby Under a Microscope--New from No Starch Press
No Starch Press has released "Ruby Under a Microscope" by Pat Shaughnessy.
Calls for Presentations
LibrePlanet 2014
LibrePlanet is the annual conference of the Free Software Foundation. The 2014 conference will take place March 22-23 in Cambridge, MA. The call for sessions deadline is November 22.Linux Audio Conference 2014 - Call for Participation
The Linux Audio Conference (LAC) will take place May 1-4, 2014 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The call for papers deadline is January 27, 2014.CFP Deadlines: November 14, 2013 to January 13, 2014
The following listing of CFP deadlines is taken from the LWN.net CFP Calendar.
| Deadline | Event Dates | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | March 18 March 20 |
FLOSS UK 'DEVOPS' | Brighton, England, UK |
| November 22 | March 22 March 23 |
LibrePlanet 2014 | Cambridge, MA, USA |
| November 24 | December 13 December 15 |
SciPy India 2013 | Bombay, India |
| December 1 | February 7 February 9 |
devconf.cz | Brno, Czech Republic |
| December 1 | March 6 March 7 |
Erlang SF Factory Bay Area 2014 | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| December 2 | January 17 January 18 |
QtDay Italy | Florence, Italy |
| December 3 | February 21 February 23 |
conf.kde.in 2014 | Gandhinagar, India |
| December 15 | February 21 February 23 |
Southern California Linux Expo | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| December 31 | April 8 April 10 |
Open Source Data Center Conference | Berlin, Germany |
| January 7 | March 15 March 16 |
Chemnitz Linux Days 2014 | Chemnitz, Germany |
| January 10 | January 18 January 19 |
Paris Mini Debconf 2014 | Paris, France |
If the CFP deadline for your event does not appear here, please tell us about it.
Upcoming Events
Events: November 14, 2013 to January 13, 2014
The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
| Date(s) | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| November 13 November 14 |
Korea Linux Forum | Seoul, South Korea |
| November 14 November 17 |
Mini-DebConf UK | Cambridge, UK |
| November 15 November 16 |
Linux Informationstage Oldenburg | Oldenburg, Germany |
| November 15 November 17 |
openSUSE Summit 2013 | Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA |
| November 17 November 21 |
Supercomputing | Denver, CO, USA |
| November 18 November 21 |
2013 Linux Symposium | Ottawa, Canada |
| November 22 November 24 |
Python Conference Spain 2013 | Madrid, Spain |
| November 25 | Firebird Tour: Prague | Prague, Czech Republic |
| November 28 | Puppet Camp | Munich, Germany |
| November 30 December 1 |
OpenPhoenux Hardware and Software Workshop | Munich, Germany |
| December 6 | CentOS Dojo | Austin, TX, USA |
| December 10 December 11 |
2013 Workshop on Spacecraft Flight Software | Pasadena, USA |
| December 13 December 15 |
SciPy India 2013 | Bombay, India |
| December 27 December 30 |
30th Chaos Communication Congress | Hamburg, Germany |
| January 6 | Sysadmin Miniconf at Linux.conf.au 2014 | Perth, Australia |
| January 6 January 10 |
linux.conf.au | Perth, Australia |
If your event does not appear here, please tell us about it.
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