The deadline for anyone interested in enrolling with a discount on the 10th Latin-American Free Software Conference (Latinoware) is on August 2. Registration, currently costing R$ 70, will move to R$ 90 for the period between August 3rd and September 22nd; and to R$ 110 from September 23rd and October 4th. Registration applications can be submitted via link http://lapsi.latinoware.org.

The conference, which already has more than 750 participants, will take place between October 16 and 18, at Itaipu Technological Park (PTI). 4.6 thousand participants are expected, a number similar to the one for the 2012 edition.

Groups coming in caravans have already
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People wishing to present papers at Latinoware 2013 can send in their submissions by September 08. Presentations, delivered in lecture format, must address one of the macro topics of the 10th edition of event, which are:
– Big Data
– Mobility
– Cloud
– Virtualization
– Privacy
– Communities
– Security
– Geo-referencing
– Development
– Automation/robotics

The authors of the two standout papers selected by the Latinoware 2013 organizing committee will be sponsored in giving their papers, with costs for airfare, accommodation and meals during the event being covered. Only registered participants can submit papers. To register, visit website lapsi.latinoware.org, and access link “Papers”. Submit yours!

Free software can bring many benefits, both for individuals and for those who produce them. But does everyone know where and when to use them? At Latinoware 2012, the topic “Free Licenses and Fundamental Rights” will be addressed by Heitor Faria*, on October 19th.

 Author of “Free Licenses and Fundamental Rights” and “Bacula – Backup in Free Software”, at the conference Faria will address the social-legal benefits enabled by content or free software, focusing on the Fundamental Rights of society and bringing them to applications in social development. “Fundamental rights are those that every citizen needs
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With the objective of bringing international speakers and, consequently, raise the level of quality for events, the organizing committees for Latinoware,Free Softeare International Conference (CISL Argentina) and the Hackers to Hacker Conference (H2HC) joined forces this year.

A result of this cooperation is, for instance, the coming of Ron Minnich, creator of LINUXBios, and Jon “Maddog” Hall, executive director of Linux International. Both will participate in Latinoware and CISL Argentina, which will be held in Buenos Aires, betweenOctober 15 and 19. “We feel this would benefit the audiences of the conferences and the speakers, since before
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Unusual situations of everyday life of a programmer are shown daily on site ‘Programmer’s Life’ by comic strips and a good dose of humor. On the 19th, at 10am, André Noel – author of the site – will share with the Latinoware audience his experiences and also show how to use free tools in production of content.

Lots of creativity, Inkscape and Gimp are enough for the work he does and that has followers all over the country “Everything is produced with free software. I did not have any difficulties because I already used them long
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The German, Frank Karlitschek, is known for being one of the major contributors in the free software world. Besides participating in initiatives such as the Open-PC and openDesktop.org network, he is the founder of ownCloud Inc, a company that delivers services in the area of cloud computing.

At Latinoware 2012, he will introduce the main trends in the sector – on which he is considered one of the greatest international experts – and even promises a surprise. What will it be? Check out our full interview:

What a student or a young entrepreneur can expect from
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Acknowledged as one of the most important publications in the area of free software, Revista Espírito Livre will be represented in Latinoware for the fourth time. Just like last year, the team will have a stand at the event, where participants can learn about the work donesince 2009.

Moreover, in his lecture, João Fernando Costa Junior, creator and maintainer of the magazine, will report on the case of success of publishing the magazine, as well as the tools used in production and the challenges of building a publication using only free software
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With the Internet’s growing popularity, the success of having a lot of hits or followers can become a big problem. That is what Fernando Ike, solution engineer at Exceed / Akamai, will talk about in his lecture “How to be prepared to handle a million concurrent users? ‘.

 According to Ike, “the overwhelming majority of websites on the internet are not prepared for rapid success. And because they are not prepared, the sites stop responding and bad reputation can ruin the deal even before it has a chance to consolidate. Being prepared
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