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  • OLPC laptops set to hit Australia

    Australia is set to get its very own OLPC arm, to deliver XO laptops to schoolchildren across the country.

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    Google plans to expand its Summer of Code program for university students into the southern hemisphere this year, making it possible for Australian undergraduates to participate during their summer break.

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    Despite frequent speculation that corporate financing is dangerous to the ethos of the open source software (OSS) community, most Australian open source developers don't see payment as a primary influence on their contributions, a straw poll of attendees at Linux.conf.au in Melbourne suggests.

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    Linux Australia’s new president, Pia Smith, says it’s time for Linux Australia to get serious. ZDNet Australia talks to her about the organisation's plans for 2003.

  • Gurus, groupies gear up for local Linux symposium

    Whether you use Linux for recreational purposes or are a full-time professional software developer, the third national Linux conference will open its doors in Queensland next month, and if its two Aussie predecessors are anything to go by you’ll leave raving about it.

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  • Photos: Linux.conf.au 2008

    This year's linux.conf.au conference, held at Melbourne University, was an all out Linux free-for-all. Highlights include images of the new XO Linux laptop and an interview with Linus Torvalds.

  • Salmonberry or Samba? What's in a name for Tridge

    Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell, Samba author and recipient of the mantle for Australia's "smartest man in IT", tells how Samba was nearly named Salmonberry, and what the SMB 2 protocol can do.

  • Is the FOSS community divided?

    One Linux Australia past president thinks so. In other Linux.conf.au coverage, a leading IT lawyer claims that an expensive and ineffective patent regime is hampering the work of Australia's software community.

  • Australia sources for open strategy

    Government departments have shed their initial reluctance to use open source technologies, but the problem persists -- how do you determine appropriate usage?

  • Linus Torvalds at Linux.conf.au 2008

    Linus Torvalds is the star guest at Australia's annual Linux conference. ZDNet.com.au once again took a video crew to Melbourne in January and caught up with the man behind Linux.

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