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My favorite sections in the NUS Central Library is the TK5I05.885 and QA76.76 – all catering to the latest and old books on various Computer technologies. Last semester, I had to write an essay for the USP application on a topic that talks about my interest. And guess what, I wrote about  Open Source. I had to keep it non-technical as mainly Arts Professors would evaluate that. (Disclaimer : I did not get through USP ).
So I looked up some books regarding the topics, and for that I …

Hackfest @ HackerspaceSG
Crisis Camp!

linuxNUS is back with its Hackfest and this time our venue is HackerspaceSG! Interestingly, the theme of the Hackfest is “Crisis Camp”! [1] We plan to hack (conceptually and practically) projects for improving technology and practice for humanitarian crisis management and disaster relief.

Inspired by the CrisisCommons Projects [2] of Crisis Camps, we organise this for NUS students and the local Singapore developer community to join and discuss.

All the hackers/geeks/enthusiasts are invited to attend the linuxNUS Hackfest!
You are also of-course free to work on whichever development …

From HackerspaceSG Christmas party Facebook page
We are 1 month old, and we’re celebrating it by throwing ourselves a Christmas Party! This event is similar to our open house party!
We’ll be catering some halal food from around the area. If you can bring more food, that will be great! Just make sure it is halal, or if not, indicate it isn’t.
Drinks will be available, including Wine, and some alcohol. As usual, contributions to our pot of donations will be appreciated.
We’re also going to have a gift exchange in the form of …

An Afternoon with Simone Brunozzi
Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

Date: Thursday, 26 November 2009, 4pm to 6pm
Venue: What’s Next Studio, F11, Symbiosis Block, Fusionopolis
4.00pm Registration
4.30pm Presentation by Simone Brunozzi, Amazon Web Services
5.15pm Discussion and Sharing
6.00pm End

Simone looks forward to share with the audience on the latest trends on cloud computing, Amazon Web Services, and intricate details about Amazon S3. He will also have an open discussion following his presentation with the participants.
Registration: http://apesnap.com/event/simonebrunozzi.
Organised by NUS Linux Users’ Group and Azione Capital.

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About Simone Brunozzi
Simone Brunozzi is a technology enthusiast, involved …

We are back with our Hackfest and this time our venue is Redhat Office!
All the hacker/geeks/enthusiasts are invited to attend the linuxNUS Hackfest!
At linuxNUS Hackfests, youre free to work on whichever development project you want to, be it anything ranging from Linux to Android to Facebook. Or you can just collaborate with others on their projects. Look out for the one that interests you.
Importantly, you get to meet and interact with other hackers, and hopefully everyone gets to pass a little knowledge around. The more knowledge is shared, the more …

The GNOME.Asia Summit is one of the top Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) events for developers, enterprises, officials and general users in Vietnam. The event brings together FOSS projects from Asia and around the world.
The event will feature keynotes, sessions, lightning talks, exhibitions, and a hands-on lab. Topic areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
* GNOME 3.0
* Localization & Internationalization
* Mobile platforms and thin clients
* GNOME Communities
* GNOME library and application development
* Desktop deployments
* School software
The event takes place from Nov. 20-22, 2009, in Ho Chi Minh …