From bruce at lca2018.org Mon Dec 18 21:02:31 2017 From: bruce at lca2018.org (Bruce Crawley) Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 21:02:31 +1100 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Fwd: Create Hardware with FPGAs, Linux and Python Miniconf @ Linux.conf.au 2018 ticket available - limited spots left! In-Reply-To: <1d9d758c7b401dfbf08943891a164294@lca2018.org> References: <1d9d758c7b401dfbf08943891a164294@lca2018.org> Message-ID: <732b330535efe4518f151b0d601bb9f5@lca2018.org> At Linux.conf.au Tim Ansell and a number of other people will be running a project style miniconf in which we help you "Create Hardware with FPGAs, Linux and Python". To participate in this miniconf you will need to purchase some hardware (AKA a ticket to the miniconf) which is available right now through the linux.conf.au website in the same location where you purchased your conference tickets. Other than that all you need is strong coding experience and be comfortable with C and Python. This ticket will include an FPGA board, some other hardware bits and pieces as well as lunch! Spaces are limited so you will need to get in quick if you want to be part of it. Tim has provided more information about the plans for this Miniconf below: > In 2005 the Love-Rusty 3000 was a state of the art crypto accelerator. > Developed by the infamous Robert Love & Rusty Russell, it was the talk > of Linux.conf.au [1] 2005[1]. > [Many intrepid kernel hackers spent much of the conference developing > a Linux driver]() for the [advanced feature set](). > > [1]: https://lca2005.linux.org.au/ [2] > [2]: https://linux.org.au/conf/2005/abstractb2b1.html?id=296 [3] > [3]: https://j.mp/lr3k-datasheet [4] > > Sadly in 2018 the hardware is no longer available, the innovative & > advanced feature set can no longer inspire new Engineers. > > This doesn't have to be the end thanks to the development of low cost > and accessible FPGA hardware. You **can** help resurrect this jewel of > a device to inspire the next generation! What was old is new again! > > The Migen tooling developed by M-Labs[4] when extended by > EnjoyDigital's LiteX ecosystem[5] enables creation of "System on Chip" > (SoCs) that can run Linux. Using a Python based "Hardware Description > Language" (HDL) combined with open CPUs cores[6], the complete source > code available under open source licenses. > > [4]: https://m-labs.hk/gateware.html [5] > [5]: http://www.enjoy-digital.fr/ [6] > [6]: Like any of PicoRV32, OpenRISC 1K, LatticeMicro32 or J2 open > processor. > > This technology has been used in everything from custom mobile phone > base stations, quantum mechanics physics experiments[7] and is even > the basis for the TimVideos HDMI2USB project[8] which is currently > being used to record Linux.conf.au [1]! > > [7]: https://m-labs.hk/artiq/index.html [7] > [8]: https://hdmi2usb.tv [8] > > During the day we will take you through the following; > * Creating your own SoC using Python based Migen and LiteX. > * Running your SoC on an FPGA and booting into Linux. > * Creating a peripheral providing the Love-Rusty 3000 feature set and > adding to your SoC. > * Controlling your new peripheral from Linux. > > No knowledge of FPGAs or HDLs are required to attend the tutorial, but > people should have strong programming experience and be comfortable > with both Python and C code. From dt-lca2018 at handcraftedcomputers.com.au Tue Dec 19 10:21:46 2017 From: dt-lca2018 at handcraftedcomputers.com.au (Daryl Tester) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:51:46 +1030 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Fwd: Create Hardware with FPGAs, Linux and Python Miniconf @ Linux.conf.au 2018 ticket available - limited spots left! In-Reply-To: <732b330535efe4518f151b0d601bb9f5@lca2018.org> References: <1d9d758c7b401dfbf08943891a164294@lca2018.org> <732b330535efe4518f151b0d601bb9f5@lca2018.org> Message-ID: <9425eb0805a1d2d4c58288fc420597b6@webbmaul.handcraftedcomputers.com.au> On Mon, 18 Dec 2017 21:02:31 +1100, Bruce Crawley wrote: > To participate in this miniconf you will need to purchase some > hardware (AKA a ticket to the miniconf) which is available right now > through the linux.conf.au website in the same location where you > purchased your conference tickets. So this winds up as a $0.00 cost on the conference invoice - is that correct? How do we pay for, and differentiate, which kit for the miniconf? Hang on, it's now coming up as a sponsored kit, which I definitely wasn't after. -- Regards, Daryl Tester Handcrafted Computers Pty. Ltd. From thatpixguy at gmail.com Tue Dec 19 10:12:23 2017 From: thatpixguy at gmail.com (Steven Pickles) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:42:23 +1030 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Fwd: Create Hardware with FPGAs, Linux and Python Miniconf @ Linux.conf.au 2018 ticket available - limited spots left! In-Reply-To: <732b330535efe4518f151b0d601bb9f5@lca2018.org> References: <1d9d758c7b401dfbf08943891a164294@lca2018.org> <732b330535efe4518f151b0d601bb9f5@lca2018.org> Message-ID: If anyone else was puzzled by where exactly to pay, there is more information on this page: https://linux.conf.au/programme/miniconfs/fpga/ On 18 Dec. 2017 8:32 pm, "Bruce Crawley" wrote: > > At Linux.conf.au Tim Ansell and a number of other people will be running > a project style miniconf in which we help you "Create Hardware with FPGAs, > Linux and Python". > > To participate in this miniconf you will need to purchase some hardware > (AKA a ticket to the miniconf) which is available right now through the > linux.conf.au website in the same location where you purchased your > conference tickets. Other than that all you need is strong coding > experience and be comfortable with C and Python. > > This ticket will include an FPGA board, some other hardware bits and > pieces as well as lunch! > > Spaces are limited so you will need to get in quick if you want to be part > of it. > > Tim has provided more information about the plans for this Miniconf below: > > In 2005 the Love-Rusty 3000 was a state of the art crypto accelerator. >> Developed by the infamous Robert Love & Rusty Russell, it was the talk >> of Linux.conf.au [1] 2005[1]. >> [Many intrepid kernel hackers spent much of the conference developing >> a Linux driver]() for the [advanced feature set](). >> >> [1]: https://lca2005.linux.org.au/ [2] >> [2]: https://linux.org.au/conf/2005/abstractb2b1.html?id=296 [3] >> [3]: https://j.mp/lr3k-datasheet [4] >> >> Sadly in 2018 the hardware is no longer available, the innovative & >> advanced feature set can no longer inspire new Engineers. >> >> This doesn't have to be the end thanks to the development of low cost >> and accessible FPGA hardware. You **can** help resurrect this jewel of >> a device to inspire the next generation! What was old is new again! >> >> The Migen tooling developed by M-Labs[4] when extended by >> EnjoyDigital's LiteX ecosystem[5] enables creation of "System on Chip" >> (SoCs) that can run Linux. Using a Python based "Hardware Description >> Language" (HDL) combined with open CPUs cores[6], the complete source >> code available under open source licenses. >> >> [4]: https://m-labs.hk/gateware.html [5] >> [5]: http://www.enjoy-digital.fr/ [6] >> [6]: Like any of PicoRV32, OpenRISC 1K, LatticeMicro32 or J2 open >> processor. >> >> This technology has been used in everything from custom mobile phone >> base stations, quantum mechanics physics experiments[7] and is even >> the basis for the TimVideos HDMI2USB project[8] which is currently >> being used to record Linux.conf.au [1]! >> >> [7]: https://m-labs.hk/artiq/index.html [7] >> [8]: https://hdmi2usb.tv [8] >> >> During the day we will take you through the following; >> * Creating your own SoC using Python based Migen and LiteX. >> * Running your SoC on an FPGA and booting into Linux. >> * Creating a peripheral providing the Love-Rusty 3000 feature set and >> adding to your SoC. >> * Controlling your new peripheral from Linux. >> >> No knowledge of FPGAs or HDLs are required to attend the tutorial, but >> people should have strong programming experience and be comfortable >> with both Python and C code. >> > -- > lca2018-chat mailing list > lca2018-chat at lists.lca2018.linux.org.au > http://lists.lca2018.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca2018-chat > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dt-lca2018 at handcraftedcomputers.com.au Tue Dec 19 10:54:26 2017 From: dt-lca2018 at handcraftedcomputers.com.au (Daryl Tester) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:24:26 +1030 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Fwd: Create Hardware with FPGAs, Linux and Python Miniconf @ Linux.conf.au 2018 ticket available - limited spots left! In-Reply-To: References: <1d9d758c7b401dfbf08943891a164294@lca2018.org> <732b330535efe4518f151b0d601bb9f5@lca2018.org> <9425eb0805a1d2d4c58288fc420597b6@webbmaul.handcraftedcomputers.com.au> Message-ID: <30ea3f21c7b4b975479beed83503a706@webbmaul.handcraftedcomputers.com.au> On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:47:24 +1100, James Polley wrote: > If that's not what you're after, I can refund that invoice, and then > you'll > be able to make another selection. To be clear, there were no other selections available. > Just to make sure we have a papertrail though, could you email > team at lca2018.org to explicitly request the refund? It was for $0.00 ... -- Regards, Daryl Tester Handcrafted Computers Pty. Ltd. From james at lca2018.org Tue Dec 19 11:06:36 2017 From: james at lca2018.org (James Polley) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 11:06:36 +1100 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Fwd: Create Hardware with FPGAs, Linux and Python Miniconf @ Linux.conf.au 2018 ticket available - limited spots left! In-Reply-To: References: <1d9d758c7b401dfbf08943891a164294@lca2018.org> <732b330535efe4518f151b0d601bb9f5@lca2018.org> <9425eb0805a1d2d4c58288fc420597b6@webbmaul.handcraftedcomputers.com.au> Message-ID: *dons organizer hat* *pokes at secret backend things* Oh. The problem here is that this miniconf is now sold out of paid tickets - only the sponsored tickets are left. I'll go have a chat with the miniconf organisers and see if they are able to make some more kits available.. On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 10:47 AM, James Polley wrote: > > > On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 10:21 AM, Daryl Tester handcraftedcomputers.com.au> wrote: > >> On Mon, 18 Dec 2017 21:02:31 +1100, Bruce Crawley wrote: >> >> To participate in this miniconf you will need to purchase some >>> hardware (AKA a ticket to the miniconf) which is available right now >>> through the linux.conf.au website in the same location where you >>> purchased your conference tickets. >>> >> >> So this winds up as a $0.00 cost on the conference invoice - is that >> correct? How do we pay for, and differentiate, which kit for the >> miniconf? >> >> Hang on, it's now coming up as a sponsored kit, which I definitely >> wasn't after. > > > If that's not what you're after, I can refund that invoice, and then > you'll be able to make another selection. > > Just to make sure we have a papertrail though, could you email > team at lca2018.org to explicitly request the refund? > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dt-lca2018 at handcraftedcomputers.com.au Tue Dec 19 11:17:15 2017 From: dt-lca2018 at handcraftedcomputers.com.au (Daryl Tester) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:47:15 +1030 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Fwd: Create Hardware with FPGAs, Linux and Python Miniconf @ Linux.conf.au 2018 ticket available - limited spots left! In-Reply-To: References: <1d9d758c7b401dfbf08943891a164294@lca2018.org> <732b330535efe4518f151b0d601bb9f5@lca2018.org> <9425eb0805a1d2d4c58288fc420597b6@webbmaul.handcraftedcomputers.com.au> Message-ID: On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 11:06:36 +1100, James Polley wrote: > *dons organizer hat* > *pokes at secret backend things* > > Oh. The problem here is that this miniconf is now sold out of paid > tickets > - only the sponsored tickets are left. Probably a note to that effect on the selection page, rather than just removing the option. And seriously, sold out already? The message only went out last night (although the FWD: in the subject made me suspicious that there may have been an earlier message I didn't see). -- Regards, Daryl Tester Handcrafted Computers Pty. Ltd. From xrobau at gmail.com Tue Dec 19 11:21:57 2017 From: xrobau at gmail.com (Rob Thomas) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:21:57 +1000 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Fwd: Create Hardware with FPGAs, Linux and Python Miniconf @ Linux.conf.au 2018 ticket available - limited spots left! In-Reply-To: <9425eb0805a1d2d4c58288fc420597b6@webbmaul.handcraftedcomputers.com.au> References: <1d9d758c7b401dfbf08943891a164294@lca2018.org> <732b330535efe4518f151b0d601bb9f5@lca2018.org> <9425eb0805a1d2d4c58288fc420597b6@webbmaul.handcraftedcomputers.com.au> Message-ID: I've got the same thing. I do not want a Sponsored kit - I'd like the goodies one! https://i.imgur.com/sNbZvRr.png --Rob On 19 December 2017 at 09:21, Daryl Tester < dt-lca2018 at handcraftedcomputers.com.au> wrote: > On Mon, 18 Dec 2017 21:02:31 +1100, Bruce Crawley wrote: > > To participate in this miniconf you will need to purchase some >> hardware (AKA a ticket to the miniconf) which is available right now >> through the linux.conf.au website in the same location where you >> purchased your conference tickets. >> > > So this winds up as a $0.00 cost on the conference invoice - is that > correct? How do we pay for, and differentiate, which kit for the > miniconf? > > Hang on, it's now coming up as a sponsored kit, which I definitely > wasn't after. > > -- > Regards, > Daryl Tester > Handcrafted Computers Pty. Ltd. > > -- > lca2018-chat mailing list > lca2018-chat at lists.lca2018.linux.org.au > http://lists.lca2018.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca2018-chat > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From james at lca2018.org Tue Dec 19 12:13:05 2017 From: james at lca2018.org (James Polley) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:13:05 +1100 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Fwd: Create Hardware with FPGAs, Linux and Python Miniconf @ Linux.conf.au 2018 ticket available - limited spots left! In-Reply-To: References: <1d9d758c7b401dfbf08943891a164294@lca2018.org> <732b330535efe4518f151b0d601bb9f5@lca2018.org> <9425eb0805a1d2d4c58288fc420597b6@webbmaul.handcraftedcomputers.com.au> Message-ID: On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Daryl Tester < dt-lca2018 at handcraftedcomputers.com.au> wrote: > On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 11:06:36 +1100, James Polley wrote: > > *dons organizer hat* >> *pokes at secret backend things* >> >> Oh. The problem here is that this miniconf is now sold out of paid tickets >> - only the sponsored tickets are left. >> > > Probably a note to that effect on the selection page, rather than just > removing > the option. That's a good idea. I've raised a feature request upstream at https://github.com/chrisjrn/registrasion/issues/141 In the meantime, I've gone in and manually added a note. We weren't aware of the sellout until your email. Symposion had automatically stopped showing those items once they sold out. > And seriously, sold out already? The message only went out last night > (although > the FWD: in the subject made me suspicious that there may have been an > earlier > message I didn't see). > > > -- > Regards, > Daryl Tester > Handcrafted Computers Pty. Ltd. > -- > lca2018-chat mailing list > lca2018-chat at lists.lca2018.linux.org.au > http://lists.lca2018.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca2018-chat > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jillr at speleonics.com.au Tue Dec 19 16:00:36 2017 From: jillr at speleonics.com.au (Jill Rowling) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:00:36 +1100 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Fwd: Create Hardware with FPGAs, Linux and Python Miniconf @ Linux.conf.au 2018 ticket available - limited spots left! In-Reply-To: References: <1d9d758c7b401dfbf08943891a164294@lca2018.org> <732b330535efe4518f151b0d601bb9f5@lca2018.org> <9425eb0805a1d2d4c58288fc420597b6@webbmaul.handcraftedcomputers.com.au> Message-ID: <1513659636.5a389cf408602@anchor.net.au> Hi James and Daryl, My hardware skills are reasonable but my python skills are pretty feeble. Will it be possible to come along and watch? Cheers, Jill Quoting James Polley : > On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Daryl Tester < > dt-lca2018 at handcraftedcomputers.com.au> wrote: > > > On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 11:06:36 +1100, James Polley wrote: > > > > *dons organizer hat* > >> *pokes at secret backend things* > >> > >> Oh. The problem here is that this miniconf is now sold out of paid > tickets > >> - only the sponsored tickets are left. > >> > > > > Probably a note to that effect on the selection page, rather than just > > removing > > the option. > > > That's a good idea. I've raised a feature request upstream at > https://github.com/chrisjrn/registrasion/issues/141 > > In the meantime, I've gone in and manually added a note. > > We weren't aware of the sellout until your email. Symposion had > automatically stopped showing those items once they sold out. > > > > And seriously, sold out already? The message only went out last night > > (although > > the FWD: in the subject made me suspicious that there may have been an > > earlier > > message I didn't see). > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Daryl Tester > > Handcrafted Computers Pty. Ltd. > > -- > > lca2018-chat mailing list > > lca2018-chat at lists.lca2018.linux.org.au > > http://lists.lca2018.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca2018-chat > > > Jill Jill Rowling From me at mith.ro Wed Dec 20 02:01:47 2017 From: me at mith.ro (Tim 'mithro' Ansell) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:01:47 +0100 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Fwd: Create Hardware with FPGAs, Linux and Python Miniconf @ Linux.conf.au 2018 ticket available - limited spots left! In-Reply-To: <732b330535efe4518f151b0d601bb9f5@lca2018.org> References: <1d9d758c7b401dfbf08943891a164294@lca2018.org> <732b330535efe4518f151b0d601bb9f5@lca2018.org> Message-ID: FYI The FPGA Miniconf is currently sold out, a waitlist has been created here -> https://goo.gl/forms/GTDPRH61cRZs3cjy2 Please join the waitlist if you are still interested in attending. It will help us gauge both if we can do something bigger this year and if things go well, what we do next year. Thank! Tim 'mithro' Ansell On 18 December 2017 at 11:02, Bruce Crawley wrote: > > At Linux.conf.au Tim Ansell and a number of other people will be running > a project style miniconf in which we help you "Create Hardware with FPGAs, > Linux and Python". > > To participate in this miniconf you will need to purchase some hardware > (AKA a ticket to the miniconf) which is available right now through the > linux.conf.au website in the same location where you purchased your > conference tickets. Other than that all you need is strong coding > experience and be comfortable with C and Python. > > This ticket will include an FPGA board, some other hardware bits and > pieces as well as lunch! > > Spaces are limited so you will need to get in quick if you want to be part > of it. > > Tim has provided more information about the plans for this Miniconf below: > > In 2005 the Love-Rusty 3000 was a state of the art crypto accelerator. >> Developed by the infamous Robert Love & Rusty Russell, it was the talk >> of Linux.conf.au [1] 2005[1]. >> [Many intrepid kernel hackers spent much of the conference developing >> a Linux driver]() for the [advanced feature set](). >> >> [1]: https://lca2005.linux.org.au/ [2] >> [2]: https://linux.org.au/conf/2005/abstractb2b1.html?id=296 [3] >> [3]: https://j.mp/lr3k-datasheet [4] >> >> Sadly in 2018 the hardware is no longer available, the innovative & >> advanced feature set can no longer inspire new Engineers. >> >> This doesn't have to be the end thanks to the development of low cost >> and accessible FPGA hardware. You **can** help resurrect this jewel of >> a device to inspire the next generation! What was old is new again! >> >> The Migen tooling developed by M-Labs[4] when extended by >> EnjoyDigital's LiteX ecosystem[5] enables creation of "System on Chip" >> (SoCs) that can run Linux. Using a Python based "Hardware Description >> Language" (HDL) combined with open CPUs cores[6], the complete source >> code available under open source licenses. >> >> [4]: https://m-labs.hk/gateware.html [5] >> [5]: http://www.enjoy-digital.fr/ [6] >> [6]: Like any of PicoRV32, OpenRISC 1K, LatticeMicro32 or J2 open >> processor. >> >> This technology has been used in everything from custom mobile phone >> base stations, quantum mechanics physics experiments[7] and is even >> the basis for the TimVideos HDMI2USB project[8] which is currently >> being used to record Linux.conf.au [1]! >> >> [7]: https://m-labs.hk/artiq/index.html [7] >> [8]: https://hdmi2usb.tv [8] >> >> During the day we will take you through the following; >> * Creating your own SoC using Python based Migen and LiteX. >> * Running your SoC on an FPGA and booting into Linux. >> * Creating a peripheral providing the Love-Rusty 3000 feature set and >> adding to your SoC. >> * Controlling your new peripheral from Linux. >> >> No knowledge of FPGAs or HDLs are required to attend the tutorial, but >> people should have strong programming experience and be comfortable >> with both Python and C code. >> > -- > lca2018-chat mailing list > lca2018-chat at lists.lca2018.linux.org.au > http://lists.lca2018.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca2018-chat > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From simon at darkmere.gen.nz Sat Dec 23 21:51:32 2017 From: simon at darkmere.gen.nz (Simon Lyall) Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2017 23:51:32 +1300 (NZDT) Subject: [lca2018-chat] Unofficial Linux.conf.au Guide Message-ID: The (Unofficial) Linux.conf.au Guide [1] has been updated for 2018 and is online: http://www.darkmere.gen.nz/linux.conf.au_guide/ People new to LCA might want to have a look though it so they know what to expect. Old hands should probably just check the section on 2018 at the top. Corrections and updates welcome. [1] Previously known as the Linux.conf.au: First timers Guide -- Simon Lyall | Very Busy | Web: http://www.simonlyall.com/ "To stay awake all night adds a day to your life" - Stilgar From josh at nitrotech.org Sat Dec 23 23:10:39 2017 From: josh at nitrotech.org (Joshua Hesketh) Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2017 23:10:39 +1100 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Unofficial Linux.conf.au Guide In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2744cd88-731b-742d-dfb1-7ea6e3337151@nitrotech.org> Hey Simon, Thanks for keeping the guide updated and relevant all these years :-). Just a thought, the "different in 2017" is a bit confusing as it follows immediately from the 2018 section in which a few things are now different again. My suggestion would be to implement the 2017 changes into the document (if applicable) and/or move past years to an appendix. Cheers, Josh On 23/12/17 21:51, Simon Lyall wrote: > > The (Unofficial) Linux.conf.au Guide [1] has been updated for 2018 and > is online: > > http://www.darkmere.gen.nz/linux.conf.au_guide/ > > People new to LCA might want to have a look though it so they know > what to expect. Old hands should probably just check the section on > 2018 at the top. > > Corrections and updates welcome. > > [1] Previously known as the Linux.conf.au: First timers Guide > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 833 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From russell at coker.com.au Fri Dec 29 12:55:12 2017 From: russell at coker.com.au (Russell Coker) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:55:12 +1100 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Sunday 21st Jan Message-ID: <1766827.4kHug47EhF@xev> Is anything planned for the Sunday before the conference? There's nothing on the Wiki. Are we having a newbie session? http://www.beyondthewharf.com.au/sydney-harbour-ferry-trip-planner/ Sydney travel is $15 per day for adults with the Opal system (you can buy the cards at lots of stores everywhere). Is anyone interested in travelling randomly around Sydney? The view from ferries is nice if you like the water and I'm sure there are some good trains and buses that would be interesting too. We could buy some takeaway food and soda from somewhere cheap and make it much cheaper than the bar meetups that seem so popular at LCAs. Could also visit a couple of Pokemon raids along the way if people are interested. If anyone wants to skip a newbie session for random Sydney travel then I'll be happy to offer any advice you need, I've been to most LCAs. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/ From david at vovo.id.au Fri Dec 29 16:13:28 2017 From: david at vovo.id.au (David Vo) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:13:28 +1100 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Sunday 21st Jan In-Reply-To: <1766827.4kHug47EhF@xev> References: <1766827.4kHug47EhF@xev> Message-ID: <5d9ac962-0503-09e9-d5bb-972daac467d5@vovo.id.au> Travel on the Opal network is only $2.60 on Sundays as well, so if you want to go sight-seeing on the ferries, Sunday's a good day to do it if you want to save money. Curious though, what is this newbie session you speak of? On 29/12/17 12:55, Russell Coker wrote: > Is anything planned for the Sunday before the conference? There's nothing on > the Wiki. Are we having a newbie session? > > http://www.beyondthewharf.com.au/sydney-harbour-ferry-trip-planner/ > > Sydney travel is $15 per day for adults with the Opal system (you can buy the > cards at lots of stores everywhere). > > Is anyone interested in travelling randomly around Sydney? The view from > ferries is nice if you like the water and I'm sure there are some good trains > and buses that would be interesting too. We could buy some takeaway food and > soda from somewhere cheap and make it much cheaper than the bar meetups that > seem so popular at LCAs. Could also visit a couple of Pokemon raids along the > way if people are interested. > > If anyone wants to skip a newbie session for random Sydney travel then I'll be > happy to offer any advice you need, I've been to most LCAs. > From bruce at lca2018.org Fri Dec 29 16:51:55 2017 From: bruce at lca2018.org (Bruce Crawley) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:51:55 +1100 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Sunday 21st Jan In-Reply-To: <5d9ac962-0503-09e9-d5bb-972daac467d5@vovo.id.au> References: <1766827.4kHug47EhF@xev> <5d9ac962-0503-09e9-d5bb-972daac467d5@vovo.id.au> Message-ID: <7e99335943249818037f13a50e9fe868@lca2018.org> On 2017-12-29 16:13, David Vo wrote: > Curious though, what is this newbie session you speak of? Good question! The newcomers/first-timers session is a short introduction held on the day before the conference (Sunday) by people who have been coming to the conference for years. The aim of the session is to give those who are new to the conference some information about what to expect and what to do to be able to maximise their experience during the week. It is also a chance to meet other people who are in the same boat. This year's session should be held around 4pm on the Sunday somewhere near where the check-in desk is (to be confirmed though!). Regards Bruce Crawley Conference Director linux.conf.au 2018 From simon at darkmere.gen.nz Sat Dec 30 22:32:06 2017 From: simon at darkmere.gen.nz (Simon Lyall) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:32:06 +1300 (NZDT) Subject: [lca2018-chat] Sysadmin Miniconf talks Message-ID: The Sysadmin Miniconf is very pleased to have a great list of talks and speakers for 2018. Our list of talks is now online: https://sysadmin.miniconf.org/presentations18.html We are just working on our schedule and hope to have this up soon. -- Simon Lyall | Very Busy | Web: http://www.simonlyall.com/ "To stay awake all night adds a day to your life" - Stilgar From russell at coker.com.au Sun Dec 31 01:09:18 2017 From: russell at coker.com.au (Russell Coker) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 01:09:18 +1100 Subject: [lca2018-chat] Sunday 21st Jan In-Reply-To: <5d9ac962-0503-09e9-d5bb-972daac467d5@vovo.id.au> References: <1766827.4kHug47EhF@xev> <5d9ac962-0503-09e9-d5bb-972daac467d5@vovo.id.au> Message-ID: <3979601.Q57Jsta3OS@liv> On Friday, 29 December 2017 4:13:28 PM AEDT David Vo wrote: > Travel on the Opal network is only $2.60 on Sundays as well, so if you > want to go sight-seeing on the ferries, Sunday's a good day to do it if > you want to save money. Thanks. I recalled there being cheap travel on Sundays from previous trips to Sydney but didn't find a reference to it on my quick Googling. In any case I don't get a choice of day for this... > Curious though, what is this newbie session you speak of? I think it's been described adequately already. It's a fun session, but maybe some people would have more fun doing random travel around Sydney and chatting with LCA regulars. Also my Jabber address is the same as my email address. So anyone who wants to meet up with me on the Sunday can just Jabber me. NB I have blacklisted some Jabber servers due to spam so if you use one of the free Jabber servers you might not be able to message me, in which case I check email frequently. From russell at coker.com.au Sun Dec 31 02:58:44 2017 From: russell at coker.com.au (Russell Coker) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 02:58:44 +1100 Subject: [lca2018-chat] DKIM and this list Message-ID: <1864909.3pMfM0vcFc@liv> http://lists.lca2017.linux.org.au/pipermail/chat/2017-January/thread.html Could we please have this list work with DKIM messages? Above is a link to the archives from last year's list which includes a discussion of this. https://doc.coker.com.au/internet/dkim-and-mailing-lists/ Above is a document I wrote briefly describing the problem after the discussion at LCA 2017 (and several discussions on the Linux Australia list). As a very brief summary, you need to either make Mailman not modify the messages or have it remove the DKIM signature and change the From: field if the sender uses DMARC. To not modify the message it has to not change the subject (a simple configuration option), not change the encoding of the body (which seemed impossible last time I tried it), and have the sender use "relaxed" settings so the signature won't be broken WHEN Mailman munges the headers (which it will always do no matter what you want). If you remove the DKIM signature you must also change the From: field so that mail using ADSP or DMARC doesn't get rejected by any recipients. You can make Mailman only change the From: field for DMARC messages, but that doesn't help people who use ADSP. Even though ADSP hasn't been recommended for some years it was still being used by some large hosting companies last time I checked. If you configure Mailman to change the From: field when DMARC is used then that encourages senders to use DMARC which breaks things for list servers that just strip DKIM headers. Samba.org is one noteworthy domain in our community that uses DMARC.