Melbourne Geek Dinner wrap-up
August 30, 2005It was great to meet fellow bloggers at the Melbourne Geek Night last Friday! Tejas has a wrap up here.
Memorable Quotes — William Bernbach
August 30, 2005An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it
Open Source Drop-In Centre
August 30, 2005Isn’t it funny when you discover that someone has a great idea — that you’d already thought of some time ago …
You know what would be really cool. An office in Silicon Valley that was open 24 by 7, with pizza and coffee, for open source projects. A patent-free zone. A place to work on open formats and protocols. The missing social pulse of the tech industry. I wonder if it would work, or if it would just attract homeless people. Thinking out loud.
We talked about something similar in Melbourne a couple of years back … with the concept that it could also provide a showcase of open source products/services for newbies. Is this worth persuing?
Melbourne Geek Dinner
August 25, 2005Tejas is organising a geek dinner in Melbourne tomorrow night (August 26). If you’re interested betta let him know quick! For details see his post. I’ll be there (99%).
Australia’s first Software Freedom Day - September 10, 2005
August 23, 2005If you’ve heard the buzz on ‘Open Source’ and you’re wondering what all the hype is about … here’s your chance to discover Free Software and what it can do for you on Software Freedom Day, September 10!
Software Freedom Day will have over 12 teams across Australia covering every state doing a variety of activities, including distributing free Linux CDs and other giveaways, running booths about Linux and open source software, and helping community centers in disadvantaged areas of Australia with computers in an effort to help reduce the national digital divide.
See http://www.softwarefreedomday.org for more information.
