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| Special Meeting of Auckland LUG: Albany Senior High School | |
| Submitted by BlakJak on 8 Mar 2010 - 11:12am | Auckland |
| When: Tuesday, 16th March, 7:30pm Where: Albany Senior High School 536 Albany Highway Albany Openstreetmap.org. Parking is available on Level 1, access through Gate 1. What: Mark Osborne is doing a presentation on ASHS' I.T. systems - all of which is Linux (except for the student management system) and how this has been a benefit to their learning environment. I've also invited Peter Harrison to come along to talk about a project that's been brewing over at NZOSS (the New Zealand Open Source Society) which is an open source Student Management System. I think we may even have a bit of a talk from some of the students at ASHS but don't quote me on that. There'll probably be a few attending at the very least. Also, a bit of a reminder, if you're a little sketchy on firewalls (does DNAT stand for Dynamic NAT or Destination NAT?!?), and want to learn more, then sign up for Glen's tutorials at: http://wiki.linux.net.nz/AuckLUGFirewallTutorial. | |
| First Auckland LUG Meeting for 2010! | |
| Submitted by BlakJak on 1 Mar 2010 - 2:54pm | Auckland |
| From Nevyn: When: 1st March, 7pm Where: OSS, Level 1, 162 Grafton Road, Auckland (The Compass Building, corner of Grafton Rd and Khyber Pass, opposite the Southern Cross Healthcare building). See Openstreetmap.org. About: General "show and tell" and debug session. Bring in the gear you need help with. Show a bit of that bragging spirit. Tell us about any little projects you're doing. (Apologies for the delay getting this onto the web). | |
| Auckland LUG End-of-Year Barbeque | |
| Submitted by BlakJak on 1 Dec 2009 - 5:09pm | Auckland |
| This from Nevyn... Hi Everyone, Just thought I'd send out a reminder about the barbeque this weekend. I've been thinking about what to bring along and any preparation I should do before hand. Things like making up some chick pea patties, for the vegetarians, and buying some foil trays for the cooked food. Perhaps some chicken sausages (do they still do those fantastic Chicken and Garlic Sausages>) if I can convince someone to bring along a couple of loaves of bread (hint hint). Of course we're going to need something liquid as well and kids because kids and barbeques just seem to go well together (and that's without having the two occupy the same space). The details again just in case ya forgot: When: 5th December, 11:00-14:00 Where: Outhwaite park, Corner Park Rd, Carlton Gore Rd Grafton Openstreetmap.org link We may even go for a beer or two afterwards.... That's if everyone isn't off to go see the Dalai Lama at Vector Arena that day. Regards, Nevyn. | |
| Auckland LUG - November Meeting | |
| Submitted by BlakJak on 19 Oct 2009 - 6:43pm | Auckland |
| This from Nevyn: Hi Everyone, Well it's finally upon us - the last formal meeting for the year. Subject: PXE booting. PXE booting allows to you boot from a network resource. This can be used to provide a way of installing OSes in a large organisation or to provide a desktop on low end machines. Who: Glen Ogilvie When: November 2nd, 2009. Monday at 7. Where: Open Systems Specialists. Level 1, 162 Grafton Road. (The Compass Building, corner of Grafton Rd and Khyber Pass, opposite the Southern Cross Healthcare building) OpenStreetMap - (look at the streets rather than the arrow...) Please be punctual as someone needs to come down to the door to let you in and late comers can make things a tad awkward. Other Notes: There is a chance for this meeting to be a bit more interactive. Feel free to bring your laptops along and have a go at pxe booting for yourself. | |
| AuckLUG Meeting for October | |
| Submitted by BlakJak on 4 Oct 2009 - 8:18pm | News |
| This from Nevyn... My apologies this is so late - Thanks Don for reminding me. Where: Galbraith's Alehouse 2 Mt Eden Road Auckland OpenStreetMap When: Monday 5th October, 2009. 7pm. What: General Meet and Greet. Nevyn has offered apologies due to being unwell. Jaco also adds: On a related note, Tim (from MindKits) will have a few of those $100 Arduino starter-kits ($60 USB unit w basic breadboard & circuitry-101) available for purchase at the meet (I bought one at the SFD; fun&games :) ). If you'd like to buy one (either the $100 starter, or a $60 unit), please let either myself or Tim know, so that he has some numbers (there's an Arduino UG meet next Thursday; separate clan) If enough units are sold, he'd be willing do donate one to a member of the group of our choosing. | |
| "Linux in Schools" (Working title) - Meeting in Auckland | |
| Submitted by BlakJak on 28 Jul 2009 - 1:43pm | Auckland |
| Announcing the first "Linux in Schools" (really bad working name) meeting to be held on Wednesday 26th of August at 7pm at: Dominion 234 Dominion Road Mt Eden, 1024 Auckland Google Maps Link or Open Street Map Link. We should probably come up with an agenda: 1. Brief description of the organisation and projects. 2. Name is needed for such an organisation. 3. Discussion on individual projects. Editors Note: This effort has become what is now known as POINTS: Promoters of Open Information Technology in Schools. | |
| linux.conf.au 2010 Call for Papers is now open! | |
| Submitted by puck on 30 Jun 2009 - 9:22am | Local |
linux.conf.au Call For Paperslinux.conf.au ( http://www.lca2010.org.nz ) is pleased to announce the opening of its Call for Papers for the coming linux.conf.au, LCA2010! LCA2010 will be held from Monday 18 January 2010 to Saturday 23 January 2010 in Wellington, New Zealand. linux.conf.au isn't just a Linux conference. It is a technical conference about Free and Open Source Software, held annually in Australasia since 2001 - covering everything from the Linux Kernel and the BSDs to OpenOffice.org, from networking to audio-visual magic, from hardware hacks to Creative Commons. Important Dates
Information on PapersThe LCA2010 Papers Committee is looking for a broad range of papers spanning everything from programming and software to desktop and userspace to community, government and education but there is one essential: The core of your paper must relate to open source in some way, i.e., if it's a paper about software then the software has to be licensed under an Open Source license. The LCA2010 Papers Committee welcome proposals for Papers on the following topics:
Most presentations and tutorials will be technical in nature, but proposals for presentations on other aspects of Free Software and Free Culture, such as educational and cultural aspects are welcome. LCA2010 is pleased to invite proposals for three types of papers:
Presentations are 45 minute slots (including questions) that are typically a one-way lecture from you to the audience - the typical conference presentation. These form the bulk of the available conference slots. Tutorials are either 1 hour and 45 minutes, or 3 hours and 30 minutes in length, and work best when they are interactive or hands-on in nature. Tutorials are expected to have a specific learning outcome for attendees. To increase the number of people that can view your talk, LCA2010 may video the talks and make them publicly available after LCA2010. When submitting your proposal you will be asked whether materials relating to your paper can be released under a Creative Commons ShareALike License. For more information, see: http://www.lca2010.org.nz/programme/papers_infoAbout linux.conf.aulinux.conf.au is one of the world's best conferences for free and open source software! The coming linux.conf.au, LCA2010, will be held at the Wellington Convention Centre in Wellington, New Zealand from Monday 18 January to Saturday 23 January 2010. LCA2010 is fun, informal and seriously technical, bringing together Free and Open Source developers, users and community champions from around the world. LCA2010 is the second time linux.conf.au has been held in New Zealand, with the first being Dunedin in 2006. For more information see: http://www.lca2010.org.nz/ About Linux AustraliaLinux Australia is the peak body for Linux User Groups around Australia, and as such represents approximately 5000 Australian Linux users and developers. Linux Australia facilitates the organisation of this international Free Software conference in a different Australasian city each year. For more information see: http://www.linux.org.au/ Emperor Penguin SponsorsLCA2010 is proud to acknowledge the support of our Emperor Penguin Sponsor, InternetNZ. For more information see: http://www.internetnz.org.nz/ Papers EnquiriesLCA2010 Papers Committee | |
| Administrative Changes to the Auckland LUG | |
| Submitted by BlakJak on 6 Nov 2008 - 12:36pm | Auckland |
| Linux.net.nz draws your attention to some recent changes to the Auckland LUG admin team, as noted in this post to the LUG on November 5. We note that Joel van Velden is stepping down for personal reasons and wish to thank him for all his efforts on our behalf over the past years. We also welcome Martin Kealey and Nevyn Hira to the Admin team as our Auckland Event coordinators going forward. | |
| Open Source: It's about Choice. | |
| Submitted by BlakJak on 23 Oct 2008 - 2:53pm | Local |
| Noted today was that Linux.net.nz got a hit in on Stuff.co.nz. Thanks to Owen Payne for painting a reasonably sane picture about the benefits that the Open Source community bring to the IT world. Seems like an obvious opportunity to remind folks of the New Zealand Open Source Society, a group who exist to promote and advocate the use of Open Source within New Zealand. The NZOSS has been very active lately, having sponsored the New Zealand Open Source Awards (held recently in Wellington) and continuing to be involved in important issues such as the upcoming changes to the Copyright Act (which affects all of us). There's never been a better time to express your right to choose; to exert control over your own IT world. Linux is an excellent example of an operating system that puts the power in your hands. You can choose to utilise closed (free or non-free) file formats and proprietary standards if you wish, but pay attention to the risks involved. The alternative is to use open standards - where any system compliant with the standard can be used. This extends further your ability to choose platform, operating system and more. It is well accepted by all but the most enthusiastic of F/OSS/GNU/Linux fans out there that most people have cause to use all manner of platforms during the course of their day, whether they're Linux, BSD or Commercial-OS based. The same applies for your Desktop Publishing apps, your image manipulation tools and your media players. So regardless of the platform you choose, make sure the choice is right for your needs both now and in the future. Open Standards are your best shot for ensuring continuity of access to your own work. Open Source Software is generally written to work with Open Standards. The choice should be easy. | |
| New Howick LUG | |
| Submitted by joelvanvelden on 24 Jul 2007 - 11:30pm | Auckland |
| A group of Linux enthusiasts are starting a small Linux Users Group in Howick, Auckland. Meetings are on the first Tuesday of each month beginning 7th August 2007. Please get in touch with gorswill(at)xtra.co.nz for details of the location. | |
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