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Melbourne gets ready for open source codefest
If developing code in open source languages and spending time with luminaries in the local developer community sounds like a good way to spend a few days off work, you should probably consider spending early December in Melbourne at the inaugural Open Source Developers Conference. (OSDC) Read more »
Brisbane hosts TechEd 2003
Code cutters around Australia have gathered in Brisbane for Microsoft's 10th annual TechEd Conference, to be staged from 10-13 August. Read more »
Judge halts Defcon hacking speech
A federal judge on Saturday in the US granted the Massachusetts transit authority's request for an injunction preventing three MIT students from giving a presentation about hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system. Read more »
Torvalds appears at Aust conference
Linux.conf.au delegates can expect a high-profile surprise with the revelation that Linux pioneer Linus Torvalds is attending their conference in Perth this week. Read more »
Sun: Open source is about self-interest
Sun's chief open source officer has told a conference to forget volunteerism and ideals, and think more like Warren Buffett. Read more »
Big changes ahead for Flash
Macromedia took centre stage at the Flashforward2005 conference on Thursday morning to promise significant changes in its Flash animation software. Read more »
Interview with Alan Cox
One of the head programmers behind Linux, Alan Cox talks exclusively to Builder Australia about the uptake of Linux, Microsoft's plans to share its source code and his Linux predictions. Read more »
Sun wrestles with open-source Java
Sun Microsystems is grappling with applying an open-source philosophy to its Java software as the company weighs risks and benefits over whether it should jump in further or not. But some experts are suggesting a middle ground. Read more »
MySQL to set Falcon free
Open-source database company MySQL plans to provide technical details this week on its homegrown storage engine and upcoming administration tools. Read more »
LGPL draft due in June
The version of the free software licence used for libraries and other linked code is getting an update at the same time as the main GPL. Read more »
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Special report: Linux.conf 2005
Builder AU will be covering the latest news, interviews and blogs from Linux.conf.au 2005 live in this special report from Canberra. Read more »
Security in the Web 2.0 Era
At the Gartner Symposium ITxpo 2008 in Sydney this week, Andrew Walls, the research director and security analyst at Gartner presented "Security in the Age of E-Commerce and Web 2.0". Read more »
Developer Spotlight: Damian Conway
Builder AU recently caught up with the Australian Perl guru to talk about Perl 6, his reasons for choosing Perl, PHP, and the upcoming Open Source Developers Conference in Melbourne. Read more »
How the Mac was born, and other tales
Steve Jobs will be the star attraction when the Macworld Conference and Expo opens to the public Tuesday, but many Mac fans might be just as interested in hearing from one of the original Mac's creators. Read more »
Sun bets on free Java tool
Sun Microsystems will release a free version of its Java application server, a move designed to encourage more developers to build programs on the software foundation. Read more »
The open-source techie who means business
Alan Cox, one of the most respected figures in the open-source community, talks about GPL 3, software patents, the kernel development process and Linux on the desktop. Read more »
In defence of freedom
The principles are the same, but technology has moved on significantly in the 15 years since the release of GPL 2. Read more »
Next Linux kernel to get Aussie name
The next release of the Linux kernel will be named after an Australian animal following a frenzied bidding war at Linux.conf.au 2004 in Adelaide. Read more »
Qt: Cross-platform futures in a mobile world
Benoit Schillings is chief technologist for Qt Software (originally Trolltech). Based in the Bay Area around San Francisco, he sets the direction of the company's cross-platform application deployment product. Read more »
50 significant moments from internet history
We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »
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Adobe's MAX Conference 2007, Day One Keynote
-- The big event of a Flex, Flash or ColdFusion developer's year is Adobe's annual conference held this year in Chicago. Builder AU's Andrew Muller attended this year and reports on the first day's opening. Read more »
Google Developer Day yet to fill
-- Past experience would suggest that if Google restricts access then people will clamour for it -- remember GMail invites back in the day? It is therefore surprising that places for Google's Sydney Developer Day have not been snapped up. Read more »
Make money from free code
-- The Open Source Developers conference began Wednesday morning at Monash University in Melbourne. Read more »
Twinkle Twinkle newbie Star
-- If you are covering the event from an editorial perspective, there is still the opportunity to have ideas and talk about them. Read more »
And this one time at code camp...
-- Attention Java Developers. At ease. Sun Microsystems are putting on one of the biggest developer days in Australia since I can remember. Better still, it's free! Read more »
Aussie Web design awards open
-- Looking for recognition of your team's hot design skills? The McFarlane Prize is one of Australia's most premier industry awards for Web designers and is open for nominations until August 31. Read more »
Mercantile Mashups
-- Making mashups for a living is a web developers dream - it may be closer than you think. Read more »
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