Linuxconf.Au Needs Papers & Join In

We usually don't post stories about specific shows and such, but since I'm hoping to attend this one, and it will be a continent I've never been, I thought folks would like to know that Linux.conf.au is going to be happening February 6-9, in Brisbane, Australia. They've got the call for papers up and everything -- hope to see you there.

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Man, you need to loose weight!!

[ksp]

"and it will be a continent I've never been."

When you start to feel like you are a continent you may have to go on a diet...

Au Debian Conference

[jamesbromberger]

We're also hoping to run a small Debian Conference for the Asia-Pacific Debian developers and users. It'll be pretty informal; we're asking people who would like to talk about a subject to also email lca-cfp_AT_linux.org.au. See this for more information. It'll be on the Monday and Tuesday, with LCA 2002 starting on the Wednesday.

NLUUG autumn conference 2001

[Stonehead]

Another conference that will be held soon (on November 8) is the Dutch NLUUG autumn conference 2001 (in Dutch). This year, the theme is "Unix and the desktop", with speakers on general GNOME, KDE, KOffice and security topics, and Jordan Hubbard! (probably about Mac OS X :))
Wietse Venema (known from the famous tcp wrappers) stale the show last year. I will certainly be there again this time :)

Be prepared to travel a year or so from now...

[leonbrooks]

Because the linux.conf.au in Jan 2003 will be an amazing event, you can be sure - whole OSS projects are being invented to make certain sessions possible. (-:

Exotic Australia

[leonbrooks]

I doubt too many people here [...] consider Australia sufficiently exotic that a Linuxconf would be interesting.

Visit us for a few weeks. We'll show you exotic. (-:

The only problem with Oz in terms of exotic, and WestOz in particular, is that it's so large that you need months to even visit the highlights, let alone take in and really explore much. We can show you the world's best beaches, red deserts that make Dakota look pale, lush tropical rainforests, soaring views across rugged ranges, the kind of unbelievable fishing normally associated with pacific islands, magnificent caves and sinkholes, rock made entirely out of sponges, the world's best grapes, more golf courses per capita than anywhere else in the world, and so on... about the only touristy things WA's missing are a set of Andes or Himalayas (with ski runs), and thousands of years of ambitious architecture (although we do have our share of mysterious stepped pyramids and the like, not a well known thing).

Re:Exotic Australia

[sg_oneill]

problem with Oz in terms of exotic, and WestOz in particular, is that

Oh man. Don't do that. I swear within nanoseconds of seeing "WestOZ" I leaped to the link spinning with joy that a *I* can actually afford to go to a linux conf. It's In bloody Sydney. Eastern staters get everything :(

Oh well. I'm going to dig a hole now. What *else* is there to do here in Perth :)

Things to do in Perth

[leonbrooks]

What *else* is there to do here in Perth

Surf, snorkel, chase rats around an island, attend PLUG meetings (you slacker!) and help organise conferences, rock climbing and abseiling, caving (or combine sports), bushwalking (do the Bibbulman if you're bored) including tall timber country, the vineyards, visit the animals at one of the many wildlife parks or the zoo, play golf, heaps of other stuff.

Of course, home is even better.