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openSUSE Meeting Italy 2014
by Alexjan Carraturo 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Saturday, December 13th, starting at 10 am, at the hall "Levi" of “Archimede” public library (Settimo Torinese - TO, Italy, Piazza Campidoglio 50), the Italian openSUSE Advocates group, with GLugTO (GNU / Linux user group Torino: www.glugto.org ) in collaboration with FSUGItalia (Free software User Group Italia: www.fsugitalia.org) and the Multimedia Library Archimede (www.biblio.comune.settimo-torinese.to.it), with the participation of the Association LibreItalia (www.libreitalia.com) are organizing the openSUSE Meeting Italy 2014. During the day will be presented the operating system and the latest news, software, communities, projects, technical developments and the many ways to be part of the project. There will be talks suitable for a less experienced audience, and technical speeches designed for those who want to deepen their knowledge in this area. The event is open to everyone, not just to those who already know the openSUSE operating system or who are already part of the FOSS community. The purpose of this meeting is to share knowledge in an open, direct and conscious manner, providing an easy way to keep in touch and be a member of a worldwide community. Details about the event and the program will be available at: http://osmeeting.fsugitalia.org/ (only italian language) -- Alexjan Carraturo -- Twitter/Facebook/Identica/flickr: axjslack Personal site: http://axjslack.wordpress.com -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Fwd: Promotion among local vendors
by Neel Kamal Kalita 20 Aug '14

20 Aug '14

Dear Members, I recently had a chance to meet around twelve local pc vendors dealing with personal computers here in Assam including the largest in the North east region of India. Most of the PC users ask for Windowws OS here but I asked them to provide Linux as an alternative. openSUSE will be provided to them if they require from my end. Hoping to get some more to install openSUSE. Thanks, Neel -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+owner(a)opensuse.org

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openSUSE 13.1 Release Party [Austria]
by Ilias R.(Zoumpis) 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

Hello Geekos, This Monday 24.03, I will make a Release Party in Austria (Klagenfurt am Wörthersee) [1] in collaboration with the local IEEE Student Branch. Here you can find all the relevant information [2],[3],[4] and also download the poster of the event [5]. If you are in Austria or close to Klagenfurt , feel free to pass by the Party! ;) Have fun, Ilias R. [1] http://bit.ly/1l9AzZk [2] https://connect.opensuse.org/pg/event_calendar/view/44498 [3] https://www.facebook.com/events/613941582018632/ [4] https://blog.tewi.uni-klu.ac.at/opensuse-release-party/ [5] http://zoumpis.eu/poster.pdf -- Ilias R. (Zoumpis) -- About Me-- http://zoumpis.wordpress.com https://github.com/athanrous -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Event report: Open Source Conference Tokyo 2014/Spring
by Fuminobu TAKEYAMA 12 Mar '14

12 Mar '14

Hi all, I would like to share an event report: We participated in Open Source Conference (OSC) 2014 Tokyo/Spring. It was the 100th in the series of OSC. The series have been held in about ten cities in Japan every year. About 2000 people visited that conference for the two days. http://www.ospn.jp/osc2014-spring/ A report (sorry, written in Japanese) is found here: http://blog.geeko.jp/ftake/853 You can see a photo, slides, and a flyer there. = Booth = We showed small ARM boards on which openSUSE is running. The boards ware Raspberry Pi, Cubieboard, and Beaglebone Black. The demonstration attracted their interest because Raspberry Pi is very popular in Japan these days. We distributed installation media (DVD-R), Geeko Magazine (flyer) and stickers. Since I did not have enough time for burning DVDs, I prepared only 19 copies. We will be very happy if we can get pressed installation media. = Seminar = I had a seminar about using Linux OS for desktop. It was a continuation of the seminar at the last conference in Tokyo. = Others = I brought Geeko (yes, our mascot!) to the supporter characters (of OSS-related products) event and introduced him to the audience. That event was broadcasted on Niconico video, a live stream service. We got comments from the audience as the following: - "Cute!" - "I don't know Geeko has been a mascot for 20 years" After the event, I was interviewed for the Open Source Channel at our booth. The movie will be available from Niconico video: http://ch.nicovideo.jp/oss/videos -- Fuminobu TAKEYAMA -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+owner(a)opensuse.org

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oSC 2014 Travel Support Requests Period Open
by Efstathios Iosifidis 21 Feb '14

21 Feb '14

Today the openSUSE Travel Support Team opened the Travel Support Request Submission tool for requests related to the openSUSE Conference 2014 in Dubrovnic, Croatia. The goal is to help everybody in and around openSUSE to be able to come to the openSUSE Conference! You don't have to be one of the top 10 packagers to apply - if you're translating, building a local community or helping out at the forums, we might still be able to offer you support, so apply! When and how The application period starts today February 20th and closes on February 28th. All requests will be managed through our application at http://connect.opensuse.org/travel-support. You will need an openSUSE Connect account in order to log in the application and apply for sponsorship. A few reminders - Please, read the Travel Support wiki page http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Travel_Support_Program carefully before you apply. We want everybody to be there! Even if you think you would not qualify for travel support, just submit a request! If you don't ask we can't help you! - The Travel Committee can reimburse up to 80% of travel and lodging costs. That includes plane ticket, train and bus tickets (no taxi), even car gas on some occasions, and hotel or hostel costs. Food and all local expenses are on you! - The Travel Team won't be able to book or pay anything in advance, reimbursement comes after the event is over, based on receipts you keep of your expenses. - Again: no receipts = no money - it's the rules! - Those sponsored by the Travel Team have to write a blog or report on the event and are expected to be available for helping with tasks at the event where needed! - Sponsorship decisions are influenced by the openSUSE history of the requester. Your involvement with openSUSE is really relevant! - Having an abstract submitted for presentation at the conference is relevant as well. Note that the CfP ends on February 28th so there is still time (https://conference.opensuse.org/osem/)! - If you got support before and complied with all the requirements, this gets you bonus points too. - The amount requested must be detailed according to your request, like the airport you will be departing from, sharing hotel/hostel rooms, costs associated with your trip. - Try to get the best fares for tickets and lodging. Remember if approved at least 20% (and sometimes more) will be paid by you. Hurry up! Our goal is to support as many people as possible. If you need support to make it to the event, PLEASE SEND IN A REQUEST https://connect.opensuse.org/travel-support/users/sign_in ! We will attempt to send the approvals before March 5th, 2014 so you can start booking. Book quickly, as we don't cover anything over the previously agreed amount so higher prices are on you! The conference is getting close and the deadline for travel support is tight so start searching for flights right now! Set up your openSUSE Connect account and send in a request as soon as possible! Hope to see you there. Your Travel Support Team -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+owner(a)opensuse.org

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openSUSE Advocate Mailing List Signup Request
by Chris Delia 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

I would like to sign up for the openSUSE Advocate Mailing List. Thanks, Christopher Delia -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+owner(a)opensuse.org

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SCALE 12x hackfest Friday
by Drew Adams 23 Jan '14

23 Jan '14

The 12th annual Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) is coming up at the end of February this year. There are a few of us here in Southern California that have been plotting, planning and preparing for the openSUSE booth at the event for months. Currently, it looks like we will have roughly 10 people working the booth talking to over 2000 attendees. Though we have been planning for months, there are still some real tasks that need to be finished or even started before the event. So, a group of about 5 to maybe 7 of us are going to be getting together this coming Friday at my apartment in LA for a hackfest. Among the many things we will be working on are writing up some docs, working on concept art for the booth banner, and doing clean installs on our show machines (laptops, desktops, and servers)... not to mention chowing down on some delicious pizza pies! We will be taking some pictures of the event and I will be sure to update the list with what progress we made along with posting whatever usable pictures we get (I am no good with a camera). -- Drew Adams Member & Advocate, openSUSE Project -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Advocates Event Page
by Bruno Friedmann 22 Jan '14

22 Jan '14

I was just informed that we should update the Ambassador event page. I've done my part, but would be nice if other Advocates list and update the page too. -- Bruno Friedmann Ioda-Net Sàrl www.ioda-net.ch openSUSE Member GPG KEY : D5C9B751C4653227 irc: tigerfoot -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+owner(a)opensuse.org

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openSUSE Advocate welcome pack
by Ish Sookun 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Hello folks, Do we have any update on the openSUSE Advocate welcome pack yet? Or any other goodies, DVDs that can come handy for Advocates ... Regards, Ish Sookun - Geek by birth ... Linux by choice. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |H|A|C|K|L|O|G|.|i|n| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+owner(a)opensuse.org

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CLT 2014 - Chemnitzer Linux Tage
by Marcel Richter 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Hallo, am 15. und 16.03.2014 finden die Chemnitzer Linuxtage statt, wer noch einen Vortrag anmelden will, hat noch bis zum 7.01. die Möglichkeit dazu. Ein openSUSE Stand wurde angemeldet, wer sich dort einbringen will kann sich gerne melden. Grüße Marcel Das Wichtigste in Kürze: ------------------------ - Einreichen von Themen noch 4 Tage möglich http://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2014/de/vortraege/call_form http://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2014/de/vortraege/call_form Call for Lectures In preparation for the upcoming Chemnitzer Linux Days 2014 we call upon all interested persons to submit their contributions about the development, promotion and/or application of open source software and their impact on everyone's privat and business life. This year we especially encourage speakers which deal with the subject of confidentiality to submit their contributions. The importance of confidential data storage and transmission became once again the focus of public attention because of the recent political events. Despite of the ongoning improvements in the domain of encryption algorithms and chipher software the widespread utilisation of these methods by the average user remains absent. Thus, the Chemnitz Linux Days 2014 shall not only provide an opportunity for discussions between experts, but also highlight the importance and utilisaton of cryptographics software available to the end user. Therefore we welcome submissions which cover one or more of the following topics: Basics of cryptography and confidantial communication Cryptographic software for end users / IT architects Configuration of encrypted mail, web and WLAN services Protection against and detection of spyware Quality and reliability of cryptographic open source software Reference implementations of cryptographic algorithms in the open source domain Analysis of cryptographic services like "DeMail" etc. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+owner(a)opensuse.org

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