Linux Updates, Invasion Day

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A big event for the week: Trifid, the almost-super computer which I have done most of the project management and application installs on, is now available for general use from RMIT and La Trobe researchers et al. Also went to MLUG on Wednesday, interested a controversially entitled presentation "Why C is not faster than Python". The title was, unsurprisingly, not entirely true, but the meeting was saved by an excellent presentation by Mark Atwood on OpenStack. Also impressed by the venue, although the website is horribly overdone. This week, I'm off to Canberra for Linux Conf AU, which has an impressive schedule. Looking forward to meeting Tim Berners-Lee, inventor the world-wide web.

What is officially called "Australia Day", and more accurately called "Invasion Day", is upon us. Pleased to see that Tom Uren has received recognition, horrified that the would-war war criminal Alexander Downer is also in the honours. Letters to the SMH remind us of our history as boat people and how we treat our current migrants. With recent discoveries of potential oil wealth, it is probably about time we started sharing more of that with our community; original, settled, and recent.

Comments

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"Invasion Day" is a good idea , but the fault lies with y/our ancestors , I suppose there's still racism , but my uncle and your generation aren't to blame . I suppose there's still a long way to go before Original Australians achieve full equality . Are they integrated into society or do they still live apart ? Aljazeera did a feature on preserving their culture .

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

I suppose there's still racism , but my uncle and your generation aren't to blame .

But they are responsible for perpetuating existing racism and for not ensuring that there is justice for indigenous Australians. Canada has managed to develop a treaty with its first nations. It is long overdue for Australia to do the same. It was supposed to happen by 1990!

Are they integrated into society or do they still live apart ?

Both are true to a large extent and in the worst possible way. It's a third-world society in a first-world country.