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Fwd: [NZLUG] Fwd: Flounder startup 5th Feb 1PM Melbourne time
by Peter Reutemann 01 Feb '22

01 Feb '22

Apologies for cross-posting, but this event might be of interest to some of you. Cheers, Peter ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Russell Coker <russell(a)coker.com.au> Date: Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 10:53 PM Subject: [NZLUG] Fwd: Flounder startup 5th Feb 1PM Melbourne time To: DL Neil <nzlug(a)etelligence.info>, Stephen Dalton <steve(a)refactor.com.au>, NZ Linux Users Group <nzlug(a)lists.nzoss.org.nz>, Mark Foster <blakjak(a)blakjak.net> https://flounder.coker.com.au/2022/01/30/flounder-overview/ The FLOSS Down Under group (Flounder) group is starting next Saturday 1PM Melbourne time (the above page summarises it). https://b.coker.com.au/ The above URL will redirect to the meeting URL, it's deliberately short so if your primary device has an issue you can quickly type it into another device. We haven't entirely decided on the main feature, but thinking of having it be hands on training on BTRFS and ZFS while at the same time discussing new advances (both new technology and older technology that has become cheaper and thus more usable) in storage for FOSS systems. If there's someone who has experience with Optane on Linux who could give a 10+ minute talk about it then please contact me off list. The meetings will include a summary and discussion of new free software that is noteworthy (with input welcome from anyone who thinks we missed something noteworthy). We will also have some mention of recent security issues and other changes to the environment that we operate in. Anyone who wants to contribute to a meeting can contact me in advance to have some time reserved for a lightning talk or a feature talk at a future meeting. Please forward this message to all free software users groups in Australia and NZ. Note that this is not designed to compete with existing LUGs, but to offer something different. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/ _______________________________________________ NZLUG mailing list NZLUG(a)lists.nzoss.org.nz http://lists.nzoss.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/nzlug -- Peter Reutemann Dept. of Computer Science University of Waikato, NZ +64 (7) 858-5174 (office) +64 (7) 577-5304 (home office) https://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ http://www.data-mining.co.nz/

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A Bug in Early Creative Commons Licenses Has Enabled a New Breed of Superpredator
by Peter Reutemann 01 Feb '22

01 Feb '22

'Here’s a supreme irony: the Creative Commons licenses were invented to enable a culture of legally safe sharing, spurred by the legal terror campaign waged by the entertainment industry, led by a literal criminal predator who is now in prison for sex crimes. But because of a small oversight in old versions of the licenses created 12 years ago, a new generation of legal predator has emerged to wage a new campaign of legal terror. To make matters worse, this new kind of predator specifically targets people who operate in good faith, only using materials that they explicitly have been given permission to use.' -- source: https://doctorow.medium.com/a-bug-in-early-creative-commons-licenses-has-en… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann Dept. of Computer Science University of Waikato, NZ +64 (7) 858-5174 (office) +64 (7) 577-5304 (home office) https://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ http://www.data-mining.co.nz/

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