Events

Malaysian FOSS Events

Hack In The Box Security Conference 2004 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2004-10-04 09:00 AM to 2004-10-07 05:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

Hack In The Box Security Conference and Training event. Keynote speakers include Theo De Radt creator and project leader of the open source operating system OpenBSD and OpenSSH secure network connectivity tools which used in major open source operating system distributions.

Novell SUSE Open Day (Kuala Lumpur Sheraton Imperial, from 2005-01-18 08:30 AM to 2005-01-18 05:00 PM) — by Jason Lim

Novell SUSE Open Day 8:30am - 12:30pm Novell Partner Roadshow 2005 2:00pm - 5:00 pm Novell SUSE Linux Technical Enablement 2:00pm - 5:00 pm

Novell Linux Day (Sunway Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2004-09-07 09:30 AM to 2004-09-07 05:30 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

Convention showing Novell's Linux solutions. Highlights include live Linux desktop and server demonstrations, as well as learn how to develop Mono and .Net applications on Linux

Red Hat World Tour 2004 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2004-10-04 09:00 AM to 2004-10-04 01:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

Come listen to Red Hat executives, engineers, and product managers, as well as partners Intel and Oracle, explain how open source is creating faster, cheaper, more secure and reliable solutions.

MYOSS Jan 2005 Meetup (Burger King Mid Valley KL, from 2005-01-06 07:00 PM to 2005-01-06 10:00 PM) — by Jason Lim

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Training Seminar (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2005-05-24 02:00 PM to 2005-05-24 05:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

Seminar converage on overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux System, including command line, Gnome and KDE desktops, vim editor basiccs, printing, file system and many others aimed at providing better understanding and awareness of tools available on a Linux system

Richard Stallman on Free Software Movement's Impact for the Public Sector and Education by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-10-07 01:49 PM

Free Software movement highlights the issues regarding the importance of free software for sustainable development and sovereignity. For developing countries intending to develop a knowledge based economy it is crucial to assess the implcations and impacts of restrictions that are imposed by copyrights and patents and to examine and assess the arguments introduced by the Free and Opne Source Software model

Local Open Source Group Meet (Restoran Nasi Kandar Pelita, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur., from 2004-12-10 08:00 PM to 2004-12-10 10:00 PM) — by Ditesh Kumar

Meet local Open Source enthusiasts to talk about the latest news and software. The latest meet is at: Jalan Ampang Opposite KLCC after Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur.

Open Source and IP Seminar (MIMOS Berhad, Taman Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur., from 2004-12-01 08:30 AM to 2004-12-01 12:00 PM) — by Ditesh Kumar

Do you know what are the ethical obligations of an open source software users especially to the software developers ? The seminar will feature 2 prominent Open Source figure in Malaysia, Dr Nah Soo Hoe and Mr Dinesh Nair who will address the issue of Open Source and Intellectual Property Rights and explain on how you can become an ethical software user and developer.

FOSSWorks 2005 - Free and Open Source Works 2005 (Corus Hotel, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2005-06-21 08:30 AM to 2005-06-21 05:30 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

FOSSWorks stands for Free and Open Source Works, the definitive conference on open source in Malaysia. Organised for the first time by the PIKOM Open Source Special Interest Groups, the conference will bring together many leaders in the open source field from around the world. MAMPU, the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit is supporting the event together with major multi-national corporations. The conference would be technical in nature but would also include a dose of general topics such as legal and business issues and opportunities related to open source in Malaysia and globally. Mampu will be sharing on the Public Sector Open Source Masterplan and how we (the industry) can capitalize on the adoption of open source among government agencies.

MYOSS Feb 2005 Meetup (Training Choice at Level 5, Mui Plaza KL, from 2005-02-03 07:00 PM to 2005-02-03 10:00 PM) — by Jason Lim

Agenda: 7.00pm-7.30pm meet each other 7.30pm-7.35pm Introduction 7.35pm-7.50pm Welcome speech and introduction by host 7.50pm-8.05pm Technical briefing 1 (volunteer by members) 8.05pm-8.40pm Technical briefing 2 (volunteer by members) 8.40pm-10.00pm Open session for resource sharing(This session is open> to everyone to share informations, recuit or job search program,> programming, technical details and etc)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Training Seminar (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2005-04-19 02:00 PM to 2005-04-19 05:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

Seminar converage on overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux System, including command line, Gnome and KDE desktops, vim editor basiccs, printing, file system and many others aimed at providing better understanding and awareness of tools available on a Linux system

MYOSS/Redhat March Meetup (Training Choice Office KL, from 2005-03-03 07:00 AM to 2005-03-03 10:00 PM) — by Jason Lim

3rd MYOSS/Redhat Meetup at Level 5, MUI Plaza Jalan P.Ramlee, Kuala Lumpur

ASEAN Open Source Software Technical Development Seminar (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2005-03-14 08:30 AM to 2005-03-14 01:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

In conjunction with the Asean OSS Training Program, MNCC in collaboration with IBM, Intel, Mampu, Mimos and Novell will be organising a seminar on "Asean OSS Tech Dev". Those who are interested to attend please register via email with Nonie <admin@mncc.po.my> with the subject title "Asean OSS Tech Dev Seminar"

Linux Technology Solutions Workshop (APIIT, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2005-05-31 08:30 AM to 2005-06-01 05:30 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

Linux is increasingly being adopted by researchers in pilot projects, and now being used in soft real-time and servers, and increasingly in the embedded space. Some of the gadgets around here uses Linux. We are expecting Linux community developers and Linux activists to participate in this free technology awareness event. (Strictly by registration). This Two Day Event focuses on latest trends and developments in the Linux space, tools, projects and related research areas in enterprise and embedded space. Various local and oversea partners (Intel, WindRiver, IBM, Redhat) will present on the topics during this event.

FOSS DevConf by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2005-06-24 12:48 PM

Free/Open Source Developers Conference

MYOSS/Redhat April Meetup (Training Choice, from 2005-04-07 07:00 PM to 2005-04-07 10:00 PM) — by Jason Lim

 

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Linux Migration Seminar (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2005-08-08 09:00 AM to 2005-08-08 12:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

Speakers from IBM, RedHat, Novell SuSE, and Aduva will be joined by industry analysts and Linux specialists. This one-day seminar will feature keynote presentations on the future direction of Linux and provide attendees unique insights on the role of Linux in the enterprise.

Application Development on FOSS(Free and Open Source Software) platforms (Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, from 2005-09-19 07:00 PM to 2005-09-19 08:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

For web application development as well as client-server and GUI based development, the free and open source software (FOSS) platform offers a complete set of powerful and robust cross platform development tools which tend to have a lower barrier of entry compared to proprietary platform alternatives. This talk is part of the series of Evening Talks planned for the year 2005 by the Malaysian National Computer Confederation. (MNCC).

RMS Seminar on Software Freedom and Dangers of Software Patents (Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2005-08-27 02:00 PM to 2005-08-27 06:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. Richard Stallman will also explain how software patents obstruct software development. Software patents are patents that cover software ideas. They restrict the development of software, so that every design decision brings a risk of getting sued. Patents in other fields restrict factories, but software patents restrict every computer user. Economic research shows that they even retard progress.

Free and Open Source Software Carnival 2006 (Banquet Hall, Cultural Activity Centre, IIUM Gombak, Malaysia, from 2006-07-28 09:00 AM to 2006-07-29 05:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

 

MDC to hold public discussion on Creative Commons (Universiti Malaya Tun Suffian Auditorium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2005-10-26 08:30 AM to 2005-10-26 12:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

The Multimedia Development Corporation (MDC) is holding a walk-in public discussion on Malaysia's draft Creative Commons licences this month. Among the issues that will be up for discussion is moral rights under the Copyright Act 1987 which prevent others from presenting a person's work without attribution or with incorrect attribution, even after that person's death.

MyOSS Meetup - February 2006 (MalaysiaKini, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2006-02-09 07:00 PM to 2006-02-09 10:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

Zope is a popular server for building content mangement systems, intranets, portals and custom applications, and Khairil would be introducing us to the Zope Application Server. Though our MyOSS Meetup in November was postponed, Dr. Nah is returning to present to us on “Open Standards and Free and Open Source Software ( FOSS ).” The importance of open standards in the IT industry and how help FOSS helps to establish, cement, implement, and enforce these standards. Similarly vice versa with Open Standards impact on FOSS.

7th Asia Open Source Symposium (Kuala, from 2006-03-06 08:00 AM to 2006-03-08 06:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

An event hosted and co-hosted by Center of the International Cooperation for Computerization (CICC), Japan and MIMOS Berhad, Malaysia

AOSS - Code Fest (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2006-03-04 08:00 AM to 2006-03-05 05:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

CodeFest is a 2 day event where coders from around the globe work together to achieve a common goal. The theme is ““Effective use of GNU/Linux with special focus on live-CD Distros for localization, education and security”

International Conference on ICT for the Muslim World (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2006-11-21 10:00 PM to 2006-11-23 10:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

The conference provides a forum for ICT professionals engaged in research and development to share ideas, interact with others, present their latest works, and strengthen the collaboration between them and the Muslim Scholars. There is a FOSS track, for which Call for Papers deadline is April 15th.

Open Source Symposium (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2006-09-06 09:00 AM to 2006-09-07 05:30 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

The Open Source Symposium 2006 is THE show that will introduce you to the solutions and technologies available from the open source world and is guaranteed to have something for everyone.

MyOSS Meetup August 2006 (SEACeM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2006-08-17 07:30 PM to 2006-08-17 09:45 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

The theme for this month is international speakers! This month we have two special guest speakers from overseas Wouter Tebbens, and Görkem Çetin. Wouter would present on the SELF project, and help contribute his experience to the Malaysian Community. Görkem will be presenting on his Turkish government led distribution Pardus. This is a once in a life time chance, so don't miss out on it!

Asia OSS Master Trainer’s Workshop (Kuala Lumpur Learning Center, Open University Malaysia, Level, 3, Bangunan Angkasa Raya, Jalan Ampang,50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2007-02-05 09:00 AM to 2007-02-09 05:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

A workshop to consolidate and network FOSS regional trainers and training materials

LPI Certification Exams (IIUM Gombak Campus, Malaysia, from 2007-05-12 09:00 AM to 2007-05-12 12:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

Low Cost Community LPI Certification Exams

OSHCA 2007 Conference Programme (Federal Hotel, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2007-05-08 12:00 PM to 2007-05-11 12:00 PM) — by Myk Gumapos

Theme: Moving the FOSS Agenda for Health: Setting the framework for Interoperability

MyOSS April 2007 Meetup (Open University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2007-04-20 07:00 PM to 2007-04-20 09:30 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

MyOSS Meetups are back at Open University Malaysia, this time with special guest Dr. Bob Sutor of IBM who will be speaking on Open source, Open Standards and the Open Document Format.

Briefing:Talk: Opening Up Your Business Software: Why & When (Wisma FMM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2007-04-19 10:00 AM to 2007-04-19 12:30 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers Special Interest Group on Free & Open Source Software is organising a Talk on “Opening Up Your Business Software: Why and When” with Dr. Bob Sutor

Kuro Box (Linux Server) & Linux Embedded Applications Course (Faculty of Engineering, UPM, Malaysia, from 2007-06-13 09:00 AM to 2007-06-13 05:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

IEEE Computer Society (Malaysian Chapter) is organising a one-day hands-on course on 'Kuro Box (Linux Server) & Linux Embedded Applications'.

Linux Training of Trainers, Malaysia by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2007-06-14 06:43 PM

 

December 2007 Meetup - Simon Phipps, Sun Microsystems (OUM Angkasa Raya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2007-12-05 07:30 PM to 2007-12-05 09:30 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer at Sun Microsystems will talk about Sun's FOSS Philosophy and Strategy

MyOSS Meetup January 2008 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2008-01-10 07:30 PM to 2008-01-10 09:30 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

A database double header. Colin Charles is a Community Engineer at MySQL AB who will present a performance and benchmarking talk, while Ditesh will talk about CouchDB.

IOSN Accessibility Workshop for the Visually Disabled (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2008-01-26 09:00 AM to 2008-01-26 05:00 PM) — by Khairil Yusof

This event will bring together FOSS practitioners and users with visual disabilities