Mar 10, 2010 1:20am GMT
It's not too late to get your proposal in for Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2010. Check out this impressive and inviting list of options: Birds of a Feather (BOFs) Call for Participation New Investigators Technical Papers Call for Participation Panels, Workshops and Presentations Call for Participation PhD Forum Call for Participation Technical Poste... more »
"How I discovered Ubuntu" Contest Winners AnnouncedMar 09, 2010 10:18pm GMT
Yesterday the winners of the Ubuntu women-sponsored contest were announced. Check out Amber Graner's summary of the announcement over on her Ubuntu User blog. Congratulations to the winners – I hope you enjoy your new magazine subscription and other fabulous prizes! more »
Now Serving Fresh Kernels: Linux.com Store LaunchesMar 09, 2010 9:18pm GMT
Linux.com is launching a new online store, which includes t-shirts, baby onesies, stickers, and coffee mugs. According to the announcement: All revenue generated from the Linux.com Store will go directly towards Linux Foundation activities, events and strategic initiatives. The Linux Foundation uses funds from a variety of revenue streams to support the work of Linux creator Li... more »
Happy International Women's Day!Mar 08, 2010 2:50pm GMT
Happy 99th International Women's Day! How do you plan to celebrate? more »
Soapbox Surfing About Swimming in PrintMar 05, 2010 7:13pm GMT
I think about magazines all the time, even on vacation when I look for Linux Pro on the newsstands everywhere I go (really, my vacation albums include our magazine in the wild). I think about online, too, but my passion is for print. I've worked in print publishing my entire adult life, and it's how my spouse earns his living, too. In fact, on our honeymoon in Playa del Carmen we went to a... more »
So You Think You Can Draw?Mar 05, 2010 6:03pm GMT
One of the many things we've enjoyed about working on Ubuntu User magazine is the new illustrations we get for each Ubuntu release. Our artist, Curt, is ready to pass the torch on to a new illustrator. If you'd like to have your art considered for our next issue of Ubuntu User, submit two sample drawings of a "Lucid Lynx" by March 22, 2010, 5pm CST (GMT -6). In one il... more »
Women's Caucus at LibrePlanet Free Software ConferenceMar 01, 2010 10:24pm GMT
The Free Software Foundation's Deb Nicholson sent in the LibrePlanet announcement below. Deb also points to the travel fund link and says, "We recognize that women often don't have as much access to funding and wanted to make it easy for people to help bridge the gap. Maybe we can inspire other conference organizers to try something similar!" LibrePlanet 2010 The annual free so... more »
