== August SLUG Monthly Meeting == SLUG has moved to a new venue! We are now in Darling Harbour, near public transport and many other amenities.
When:
18.30 - 20.30, Friday, 31 August, 2007
Where:
Atlassian, 173-185 Sussex Street, Sydney
We start at 18:30 but we ask that people arrive 20 minutes early so we can all
get into the building and start on time.
We will have people stationed at the door of the building to greet and
let you into the building.
= Talks =
General Talk: Shayne Flint - "OpenMoko: Open Source Alternative to the iPhone"
Dr Flint will demonstrate the software development kit for the
OpenMoko "Open Source" mobile phone. While the Apple iPhone has been
getting media attention, another touch phone has been quietly under
development by the Linux community and will be first to market in
Australia. OpenMoko is set to revolutionise mobile communications by
providing the power of Linux in a hand held touch screen device. Shayne
will discuss some of the software engineering projects being formulated
for use with the phones location sensitive and wireless communications
features.
Shayne will use the OpenMoko device to demonstrate the ANU's new
"ANU Mobile" web service, which has just been released.
Technical Talk: Rob Collins - "How to get Performance out of Python with Bzr
as an Example"
= Meeting Schedule =
* 6:15pm: Open Doors
* 6.40pm: The Usual Suspects
* 6:45pm: General Talk (see above)
* 7:30pm: Intermission
* 7:45pm: Split into two groups for
* Technical Talk (see above)
* SLUGlets: Linux Q&A and other miscellany
* 8:30pm: Dinner
Hope to see you there!
Sridhar
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