User: Rodos

My diary of linux.conf.au (with pictures).

On: Interviews at Linux Conference Australia

I am writing a diary of my time at linux.conf.au.

There are pictures and notes on the sessions I go to.

http://www.rodos.net/lca2001/

Brain drain.

On: Learn from Samba-Man Jeremy Allison

So are you still living in Australia? If so how come you have not moved to the USA like so many others? Whats your view on the Australian brain drain of elite technology people? Pevious Young Australian of the Year, astronomer, Bryan Gaensler, in an article in the Age Newspaper said

A more subtle form of haemorrhaging is the dreaded brain drain that sees Australian scientists, frustrated by lack of opportunity at home, take their knowledge and ideas overseas.

Well some of us came a long way

On: Infoworld on LinuxWorld

Well to those of you complaining about it being on the West coast I came all the way from Australia!

I have been creating a diary from when I first started to think of coming over for it. I am writing up each day and have photos from my new digital camera.

You can see it all at http://gomed.rodos.net/trip99/. I am just about to write up todays (Monday - Tutorials), there is a link at the top of the page to each days details.

Interesting thing, when I was taking photos on Sunday of when they were setting up (the area where they are doing keynotes looks cool) I had a few people mention about restrictions on taking photographs. I posted to the Linux World Expo news groups but no one has responed to my query about it yet. I am doing a report for Linux World on the "Linux on Laptops" BOF so I email the editor who I am in contact with, maybe she will know what the policy is.

Raw reporting from the net, putting publishing in the people hands!

Re:What a massive shortsight...

On: Australia now has Net Censorship

Are they gonna filter irc, and e-mail too?

YES, thats what they have said will have to happen. A private email is okay, however an email to a mailing list or unsolicited email will have to be filtered. Off course its up to the industry to work out how to differentiate between these. This is what the Minister for Communications said in the hearings last night!

A summary of the bill

On: Censorship in Oz - We need help!

I have created a summary of what the bill means for your average Joe Surfer at

http://gomed.rodos.net/censor/bill- summary.html

The summary of the summary is

In summary, individals in Australia will :

• Not be able to view unclassified content or X rated content.
• Only be able to view R rated material if it is protected by adult verification procedures.
• Content will include all web sites and any other content which may be stored or archived.
• Email is classed as content and is not excluded.
• The ABA will be notifying Internet Providers and Hosters to block or remove content within 24 hours or large fines may be issued.
• Children will not be able to access the Interent without the concent of an adult.
• Adults must supervise and control children's access to Internet content.