September 2013 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

Official Announcement Linux.conf.au 2014 registrations open
by Paul Del 07 Sep '13

07 Sep '13

Press Release. Official Announcement Linux.conf.au <http://linux.conf.au/> 2014 early bird registrations open For immediate Release. The Linux.conf.au <http://linux.conf.au/> 2014 team are pleased to announce that we have now started accepting early bird registrations. According to Luke John, organising director, “The start of registration represents the culmination of a lot of groundwork in planning for the conference and it's a real milestone to be at this point in the process”, “While there's still a lot to do, it's really starting to take shape now, and I'm quietly confident that we've got a great line up of speakers and topics and we are looking forward to an awesome conference”. Paul Del Fante also chipped in to offer encouragement for those of you who may feel a bit daunted by the distances. “It's Perth, it's Summer, we've got a fantastic Linux conference on, warm beaches, balmy evenings, city life, so come on over and share in our hospitality”. The Linux.conf.au <http://linux.conf.au/> 2014 early bird registrations will be open till 2013/10/13, but are for a limited number of places and may close earlier before we move on to the formal registration period, and we'd please ask anyone who registers during this time to keep an eye out for any minor issues or inconsistencies you come across. The Linux.conf.au <http://linux.conf.au/> 2014 Organising Team. http://linux.conf.au #LCA2014

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zentyal - Linux Small Business Server
by Peter Reutemann 06 Sep '13

06 Sep '13

Just came across this... zentyal is an Ubuntu-based server edition aimed at small and medium businesses (SMB). The feature list looks like quite good: http://www.zentyal.org/server/#server-features They paid a lot of attention to a nice user/admin interface: http://www.zentyal.org/server/#server-screenshots Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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The Kubuntu Team and a Partner Now Offer Commercial Support
by Peter Reutemann 04 Sep '13

04 Sep '13

"Kubuntu, which marries the ever popular Ubuntu Linux distribution with the KDE graphical interface, is popular with lots of individual users, but it also apparently has a foothold in the business world. So much so, in fact, that the Kubuntu team is now in partnership with Emerge Open to offer commercial support packages for businesses. Here are the details. " -- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/the-kubuntu-team-and-a-partner-now-offer-commercial… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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CuBox-i Tiny PCs Run Linux and Android, Start at $45
by Peter Reutemann 04 Sep '13

04 Sep '13

'Although the Raspberry Pi has grabbed the most headlines as a tiny, ultra-inexpensive, pocketable computer running an open source operating system, it's actually only one of many tiny LInux computers being heralded as part of a new "Linux punk ethic." We've written about a number of other miniscule computers that run Android and Linux here. Now, there is a pretty cool looking $45 cube computer that runs Android and Linux, shown here, called the CuBox-i1. This thing looks like it could gain an audience.' -- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/cubox-i-tiny-pcs-run-linux-and-android-start-at-45 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Gnome Web Drops Google For DuckDuckGo
by Peter Reutemann 01 Sep '13

01 Sep '13

"In a blog post on the Gnome.org site by Claudio Saavedra, the Gnome Web browser team announced that they had switched the default search engine from Google to DuckDuckGo. The team cites issues with privacy and collaboration as the main motivators, and were inspired by a talk by Jacob Applebaum at GUADEC 2012." -- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/gnome-web-drops-google-for-duckduckgo Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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