Last year, in its annual budget, Linux Australia allocated a sum of $5000 for media training. The entire amount was unspent.

At the 13th Australian national Linux conference that begins in Ballarat on Monday, all presentation material has to be suitable for people aged 12 and above.

After a hiatus of four years, Linux Australia, the umbrella organisation for Linux user groups in the country, has decided to revive the Rusty Wrench Award.

Linux Australia is holding a special general body meeting tonight to vote on some pending issues - and for the first time the organisation will be live-streaming the meeting.

Linux Australia, the umbrella group for Linux user groups in the country, plans to make some changes to its constitution, according to its president, John Ferlito.

As the number of events organised under its patronage increases, Linux Australia (LA), the umbrella organisation for Linux user groups Down Under, is actively looking for people who can be part of a media sub-committee.

The Sydney Linux User Group (SLUG) has voted to wind itself up and instead operate as a sub-committee of Linux Australia, the umbrella group for LUGs in the country.

A survey conducted by Linux Australia has thrown up one standout conclusion - the organisation is still very low-profile and needs to do some serious self-promotion so that the general public can become aware of its existence.

The Sydney Linux User Group may be wound up by the end of the month and function instead as a sub-committee of Linux Australia if a motion drafted by its president, James Polley, is passed at the AGM on March 25.

Some members of Linux Australia have received offensive emails following a discussion on the organisation's email list about the censuring of keynote speaker Mark Pesce over the use of sexual images in his presentation to the recent Linux conference.