Linux.conf.au Coming Soon

One of my most favorite Linux-centric shows of all time, Linux.conf.au is gearing up in their latest location - Canberra. The registration is still open; I highly, highly recommend attending the show.

Comments

OOo Regicon Australia

[oldosadmin]

I believe this will also include the first ever OpenOffice.org RegiCon Australia.

Not Worth it

[moofdaddy]

I went to the show last year and found it to be a complete waste of my time. The speakers were dull and unprofessional and the whole show in general had the feeling of a low rent high school play.

linux.conf.au 2006

[Anonymous Coward]

For those of you who are wondering where linux.conf.au 2006 is going to be, it will be held in Dunedin, New Zealand

Hop over and check out "The Dish"

[DumbSwede]

I doubt I will attend, but for those that do you may wish to take a small side trip to the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station. It and Parkes Observatory are what brought the first Apollo 11 moon walk Live to the world, being the only dishes of suitable power in proper position to receive the signal. Here is a link to some more info. You could also rent the little known, but well made movie "The Dish"

Re:Wait a minute

[mgv]

More likely

1. Steal a loaf of bread

2. Get sentenced to 7 years in a place where the seasons were the wrong way round, you were thousands of miles from England and the guards were the dregs of the British army.

Australia was only a paradise island for a little while, now we're becoming Mini-US.

Commentry for the majority of /. who live elsewhere:

Nah, it is paradise here. I've been to a few places, and its good in Oz. The fact that we posess alot of similarities to both the US and the UK doesn't make it bad here.

In fact, its part of why its good (eg democracy, separation of powers with independentent judiciary).

The seasons are just fine the way they are here.

Having said that, Canberra's weather is pretty poor ... Too far inland, it gets very cold in winter and way too hot in summer.

Canberra is a city thats a compromise in location because they couldn't decide whether to make Sydney or Melbourne the capital, so they built a whole city in a paddock between the two and dug out an artificial lake to make it look pretty. (Ok, it does look pretty, but its still a man made lake).

Hopefully the weather won't be too bad at the conference, because the whole linuxconf thing has really taken off. I'm sure that this will be alot bigger than the 2003 one in Perth that I went to.

Michael

Hackfest Competition

[cy]

For those who are attending the conference there will also be a programming competition run during the conference.

Lots of fun was had by participants and observers at last year's competition.

Re:distance

[child_of_mercy]

If you're on a budget you'll get a bus to Canberra from Sydney.

Yhe trip is shorter than to many cities from "their" airport. (I'm looking at you Narita)

But Qantas run damn near an air-bridge Sydney Canberra. The flights leave every 30 mins and only take half an hour (including all the fiddling around)

And the weather at this time of year is glorious.

Don't forget the penguins

[child_of_mercy]

And remember the penguin which bit Linus lives at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra.

Download videos from 2004 conference

[183771]

you missed last year conference?
Download best 2004 videos from Linux.Conf.Au 2004 Videos Information & Downloads Webpage


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