Its full gear for Google Summer of Code 2007 [here] in the upcomming month of March when Google begins accepting applications. According to the Google website [here], the program offers student developers stipends to write code for various FOSS projects. Google works with a several FOSS and technology-related groups to identify and fund several projects over a three month-period.
The Vancouver PHP conference is wrapping up with a free event open to the public. The event’s panelists will be discussing, amongst other things, choosing a license, GPL3, common misconceptions about the GPL, growth in GPL, winning over new converts to FOSS, reasons why businesses choose FOSS, the current state of FOSS in North America, and encouraging the growth of FOSS in Vancouver and across North America.
The USC, Simi/Conejo, and UCLA Linux User Groups will be holding “SCALE 5X: The Fifth Annual Southern California Linux Expo” from February 10-11, 2007. The event will bring together Linux and Open Source Software companies, developers, and users. The event will be covering the growing technological Linux community and its future directions. The Expo’s educational focus is composed of (but not limited to) technical seminars and booths where, among other things, both commercial software and hardware vendors, and local non-profit groups (for example, Linux Users Groups), participate in product display, and software demonstrations and tutorials, respectively. The event will be bringing together a blend of business leaders and technical experts.
The LinuxWorld OpenSolutions Summit will be taking place from the Feb. 14-15 2007, at the Marriott Marquis in New York. The LinuxWorld event [here] will be bringing on stage successful Linux and FOSS projects including feature presentations by leading IT executives who will share best practices. The summit carries various interesting breakout tracks on Security, Network Management, Interoperability, Applications and Best Practices, Virtualization, Vendor Tracks, Linux on the Desktop, Legal
Who said you don’t get great news at my Tux Watch Blog? Here is a treat for all of you. The International Open Source Network (IOSN) will conduct an online training on PLONE CMS on December 15, 2006 at 10:00 AM NST, #IOSN channel on Freenode. Interested to join the online training are welcome by joining the irc.freenode.net server and join #IOSN channel. A round of applause to IOSN!
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