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From: Andrew Cosgriff <andrew@bing.wattle.id.au>
Newsgroups: aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.answers,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.announce
Subject: Linux/NetBSD/FreeBSD Resources in Australia
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Date: 20 Nov 1995 10:12:13 +1100
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Hi everyone,
sorry for the huge delay in posting this again (i'll avoid the usual lame
excuses, since this time it really has been inexcusable...). I really am
trying to come up with some semblance of an automatic posting, although
I've been keeping the web version on netspace pretty much up to date.
As always, updates welcome (and probably necessary after so long since
the last post...)
Enjoy,
Andrew.
The "Canonical" List of Australian Linux, NetBSD and FreeBSD resources.
1993-5 Andrew J. Cosgriff
andrew@bing.wattle.id.au
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If you have any additions and/or comments on this list, please mail me at
andrew@bing.wattle.id.au
(if you simply use and/or like the list, I'd also like to hear :)
I cannot guarantee that this list is completely up to date (or accurate) 100%
of the time, so i'd really appreciate updates.
You can get the list by one of the following methods :
1. From the USENET newsgroups aus.computers.linux, aus.computers,
comp.os.linux.answers, comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce and
comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.announce
2. by WWW from one of my home pages :
o http://www.netspace.net.au/~ajc/ozunix
o http://grover.apana.org.au/~cos/ozunix.
3. by sending mail to me (andrew@bing.wattle.id.au) with "send file
ozunix/User-Groups.txt" as the subject of the message (anything in the
body of the message will be ignored). Use a subject of "send file help"
for more information.
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DIALUP SITES
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New South Wales - Sydney area
* Name : Assorted C Software (asstdc.com.au)
Number : (02) 314-5902 (V.FC)
Sysop / Contact Address : Michael Butler <imb@asstdc.com.au>
Notes : This BBS has the full FreeBSD-1.1.5.1 and 2.0-Release archives
available for download (although it will take more than one call due to
other commitments for these modems). The NetBSD-1.0 release archives (and
patches) will also be made available shortly. To ensure their "current"
status, these areas are automagically maintained by "mirror".
QIC-150 or QIC-250 tapes can be made on request (and supply of an
appropriate tape :-)).
* Name : Kralizec
Number : (02) 837-1183 and (02) 837-1868 (300-14400 bps + v.42bis, 8N1),
login as 'guest'
Sysop / Contact Address : Nick Andrew <info@zeta.org.au>
Notes :
o basic charge $15/month (15 hours online per month).
o full Internet link.
o additional connect time $1/hour.
o $60 up-front fee (which gives $60 credit). Credit Cards (Bankcard,
Visa, Mastercard) supported.
o 17 lines (guest access on two), most at 28.8k
o 2 Hosts, Kralizec and Godzilla.
o reading and posting email and news is free.
o Services provided : E-mail, USENET, ftp, telnet, irc, gopher, www,
archie, own www homepage, caching www server.
o no internet volume charging.
o SLIP protocol connections available for $20 once-off fee (charging
is at the same rate as terminal-based connections).
o we place a lot of emphasis on quality and reliability.
o $20 credit to your account if you introduce Kralizec to a friend.
o 6 CD-ROMs online, inc. Yggdrasil Plug 'n' Play, et al.
o Slackware (and other stuff) is mirrored from Sunsite.
o about 400mb of Linux and other goodies online.
o Second host (Godzilla) actually runs Linux.
o more to come !
* Name : Linux Support OZ (lsupoz.apana.org.au)
Number : (02) 418-8750 (v.32bis - 3 lines)
Sysop / Contact Address : Anthony Rumble <smilie@lsupoz.apana.org.au>
Notes : My system offers Shell Accounts for $5 a month or 12c/hour + $10
joining fee. It has Linux Files, and Internet News/E-Mail (And it runs
under Linux).
* NOTE * We have 250 members now, so we're no longer taking new
memberships.
* Name : Triode
Number : (02)-389-8022 (7 line rotary with 3 V.Fast modems)
Sysop : Paul Black
Notes : The interests I'm catering for are developer oriented with special
interests in C/C++, Object Oriented, Linux Sources, Music and SF. I've got
heaps of online storage and 6 CDROMS which I am populating with the latest
Linux sources. Do your PC a favour login to Triode and download Linux or a
new kernel...
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New South Wales - Wollongong area
* Name : ILB Computing
Number : (042) 25-8099
Sysop : Kevin Withnall <kevin@ilb.com.au>
Notes : News/Mail and Periodic updates of /Linux dir from Sunsite. Batch
ftp system available. Mail Kevin for more info.
* Name : dwarf.apana.org.au
Number : (042) 97 3837
Sysop : Russell Noble
Notes : Public access site with full slackware distribution online and
some other various pieces of Linux software. (BBS caters for
anything-but-DOS ie. has Mac, Linux and OS/2 archives). Login as "guest"
and apply for an account. Has the usual news/email.
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New South Wales - Hunter Valley
* Name : the Toaster
Number : 049 423565 (9 am till 1 am AEST)
Sysop : Matt McLeod <matt@toaster.hna.com.au>
Notes : Modest collection of Linux sources/binaries. The system is more
geared towards helping Linux newbies.
* Name : Craggenmoore
Number : 049 611695 (3 lines, 2 14k4, 1 9k6)
Sysop : Michael Brown <mbrown@hna.com.au>
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Queensland
* Name : Desire BBS
Number : 07 371 1190 (14.4k)
Voice : (07) 371 3237 (Noddy/Virgil/Phil) and (07) 355 4162 (Phil)
Sysops : Reagan Blundell <noddy@desire.apana.org.au> along with Michael
Tornai <virgil@desire.apana.org.au> and Phil Homewood
<phil@rivendell.apana.org.au>.
Expertise :
o Linux (mail to linux@brisbane.apana.org.au).
o FreeBSD (mail to FreeBSD@brisbane.apana.org.au).
Notes : Contact the sysops first for an account !
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Victoria
* Name : Aardvark (aardvark.apana.org.au)
Number : (03) 562-0599 (28.8k VFast - 3 lines)
Sysop : Scott Neville <scott@aardvark.apana.org.au>
Notes : Full access shell accounts for $55/year. There is the InfoMagic
linux developer cdroms online. Running Linux of course.. :)
* Name : Suburbia
Number : (03) 596-8366 (Multiline) (2400 bps, plus 2 14.4k's)
Sysops : zerohour@suburbia.apana.org.au, proff@suburbia.apana.org.au
Notes :
o Provides IRC, email, news, telnet, ftp, etc. via a full internet
link.
o Shell or Menu accounts available.
o Has an `xfer' login if you just want to download stuff from their
anon. ftp area.
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Victoria - Geelong
* Name : Euphoria Public Access Unix (euphoria.apana.org.au)
Number : (052) 24 1407 (14.4k)
Sysop : Dave Keller <keller@euphoria.apana.org.au>
Notes :
o New users to Euphoria need to leave a message to SYSOP from
'Fixation' BBS (same phone number) requesting access to Euphoria.
o Shell Access from $30pa.
o Email / Usenet Internet Access (IP link coming soon)
o 3 CD-ROMs online, including SimTel and SunSite
o Current kernels and other Linux packages mirrored from SunSite
o UUCP feeds available
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Western Australia
* Name : The Abyss (Informed Technology - it.com.au)
Number : (09) 245-2511 (mostly v32, 8 lines)
Admin :
o Stephen Darragh <srd@it.com.au> - general contact and owner.
o Pat Mackinlay <pat@it.com.au> - Linux stuff.
Notes : This system provides interactive Unix accounts as well as SLIP or
UUCP connections. There are three hosts networked, the main one running
Esix, one with Linux and one with FreeBSD. Costs are $120/year for a full
read/write Usenet/email/file transfer account or $45/year for read-only
news. Oh yeah - there are no time limits or time charges as such. Give us
a call for more details.
* Name : iiNet technologies
Voice : (09) 307 1183
Admin : iinet@iinet.com.au.
Notes : Have a number of linux boxen on the net. Main one is
classic.iinet.com.au. Have full mirror of slackware, and bits and piece of
lots of other things. Main business is selling internet access in the
perth area. Can offer full PPP access, and full IP accounts.
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FTP SITES
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* archie.au/4.4BSD-Lite
Distrbutions : 4.4 BSD-Lite CD
* bond.edu.au/pub/OS/Linux
Distributions : SLS, MCC, Slackware, 386BSD, 4.4BSD-Lite.
Maintainer : David J. Hughes <Bambi@Bond.edu.au>
Notes : Full mirror of sunsite.unc.edu
* broncho.ct.monash.edu.au:/pub/FreeBSD-(version)-RELEASE
Distributions : FreeBSD
Maintainer : Simon Lai <sjlai@broncho.ct.monash.edu.au>
Notes : If people want to send me tapes or diskettes I am happy to copy
FreeBSD onto them. (email me before sending anything please !)
* cutl.city.unisa.edu.au:/pub/freebsd
Distributions : FreeBSD (with XFree86, ports, packages, etc.)
Maintainer : Mark de Raad<Mark.deRaad@UniSA.edu.au>
* ftp.dstc.edu.au:/pub/(linux|netbsd)
Distributions : Full mirror of sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux and
netbsd.rmit.edu.au:/pub/NetBSD
Maintainer : David Conran <lucifer@dstc.edu.au> and Jason Andrade
<jason@dstc.edu.au>
Notes : Mirrored nightly. Located at UofQ, Brisbane.
* minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au:/BSD
Distributions : FreeBSD, 4.4 BSD-Lite, XFree86 (also has some Minix
stuff).
Maintainer : Warren Toomey <wkt@SPARCserve.cs.adfa.oz.au>
* mirriwinni.ee.adfa.oz.au:/pub/FreeBSD
Distributions : FreeBSD, XFree86 (also has some local packages).
Maintainer : Phillip Musumeci <phillip@ee.adfa.oz.au>
* ftp.monash.edu.au:/pub/linux
Distributions : MCC, Slackware
Maintainer : Tim MacKenzie <tym@silas.monash.edu.au>
Notes : Slackware, Kernel Sources, XFree86, Linux Doc Project, and a few
others from sunsite.unc.edu
* netbsd.rmit.edu.au:/pub/{NetBSD,contrib,sup}
Distributions : NetBSD (all architectures) and NetBSD-current.
Maintainer : root@netbsd.rmit.edu.au (Luke Mewburn et al.)
Notes : Also provides anonymous SUP services to the -current source tree.
FreeSec (a `cleanroom' version of crypt for Australian UNIX users) is also
available in /pub/contrib.
* yamabico.cs.uow.edu.au:/pub/linux
Distributions : MCC, Slackware, SLS
Notes : Also has BETA & packages dir. trees from tsx-11, lib dir. from
sunsite, docs directory, and more...
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PEOPLE
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ACT
* Name : Karl Auer <Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au>
Phone : (06) 249 4627
Distributions : Slackware
Disk Format : 3.5" (can make 5.25" boot disks on request)
Notes : The way it works is simple - you take my disks, you bring them
back in 24 hours or less. What you do with them in that time is your
business provided they stay clean and readable.
Expertise : Samba
* Name : Peter Wishart <pjw@canb.auug.org.au>
Phone : (06) 275 0908
Fax : (06) 257 1052
Distribution : SLS, TransAmeriTech CD, Yggdrasil CD
Disk Format : 3.5" / CD
Notes : Happy to lend to people in the Canberra area.
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New South Wales
* Name : Tim Posney <timp@extro.ucc.su.oz.au>
Notes : I have an older release of Linux on floppy and a release on CD
(the JANA disk). I am about to order another distribution on CD and would
be happy to lend that out to.
I am more than happy for people to make copies of anything on the CD, but
I don't have a spare CD drive to lend to people.
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Queensland
* Name : APANA Brisbane
Expertise :
o Linux (mail to linux@brisbane.apana.org.au).
o FreeBSD (mail to FreeBSD@brisbane.apana.org.au).
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South Australia
* Name : SALUG (See in User Groups listing)
Address : geoffrey@tafe.sa.edu.au (Contact address for SALUG)
Distributions : Slackware, Debian
Notes : If people contact SALUG I sure someone will arrange a loan of a
distribution. We are spread around Adelaide geographically.
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Victoria
* Name : Hamish Coleman <hamish@zot.apana.org.au>
Distributions : Yggdrasil Alpha CD-ROM, Mirror image of his Hard Disk (!)
Disk Format : CD-ROM, Hard Disk >= 30mb
Notes : Ask for more details on this bizarre offer...
* Name : Andrew Cosgriff <andrew@bing.wattle.id.au>
Distributions : MCC, Slackware, Red Hat
Disk Format : 3.5", 150mb QIC Tape (8mm Exabyte 2.3 or 5gb tape can be
arranged)
* Name : Bob Smart <smart@mel.dit.csiro.edu.au>
Distributions : TAMU
Notes : Why TAMU - Because you can get the exact sources that produced it.
I like the idea of being able to recreate all my software from source.
* Name : Noel Tippett <ndt@iconix.oz.au>
Distributions : SLS, Slackware
Disk Format : 3.5"
Notes : I have a set of 3.5 SLS linux disks I am willing to lend in the
Werribee area, or near. I am also able to bring the disks to Williamstown
during bus hours for pick-up from there if need be.
Phone
o Bus : (03) 244 4647 Between 1pm and 2pm *only*
o AH : (03) 741 7296 Bewteen 6pm and 10pm weekdays and all day on
weekends
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SHOPS
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ACT
* Name : The Software Shop
Address : 42 Townshend St, Philip 2606
Phone : (06) 285 4622
Notes : Apparently whenever they get stocks in, it goes straight out the
door so it is best if you place orders and get them to call you.
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New South Wales
* Name : VK Computer Pty Ltd
Address : 131 Bathurst St, Sydney 2000
Phone : (02)-283-2079
Notes : They have a good range of Linux CD Roms in stock. The owner David
Wan is very Linux aware and can advise on which hardware will or wont work
with Linux.
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Victoria
* Name : Laserbaud
Address : 49 Ramsden St, Clifton Hill 3068
Phone : (03) 482 3814
Fax : (03) 482 3876
WWW : http://www.laserbaud.com.au
Email : web@laserbaud.com.au
Notes : Infomagic, Plug 'n' Play, Morse, Moo-Tiff, Walnut Creek, FreeBSD
2.0, X11R6, 4.4 BSD-Lite, PrimeTime Freeware, et al.
* Name : SuperCom Computers
Address : 12 Macedon Plaza, 325 Manningham Road, Lower Templestowe, Vic
3107.
Phone : (03) 850 6053
Fax : (03) 852 2021
Email : info@supercom.DIALix.oz.au
Notes : Linux Professional, SWiM 2.0, dBMAN, FlagShip, Dr. Linux,
ccelerated-X (for Linux), BSDisc (FreeBSD 2.0, NetBSD 1.0 and XFree86 .1).
Linux Journal coming soon.
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USER GROUPS
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CLUG - the Canberra Linux Users Group
Meeting Time : 7:00pm on the fourth Thursday of each month
Meeting Place : Room N101, Computer Science Dept, Australian National
University.
Organizer : Stephen Rothwell <Stephen.Rothwell@nec.com.au>
Contact Address : Andrew Tridgell <Andrew.Tridgell@anu.edu.au>
Mailing List : linux@listproc.anu.edu.au
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HUMBUG - Home Unix Machine, Brisbane User Group
Meeting Time : 6:30 to 10:30pm on the first Friday of each month. The room is
available from 6pm to setup computers.
Meeting Place : Tea Room, at the University of Queensland Computing Centre
(Prentice Centre).
Organizer : Robert Brockway <ec531667@student.uq.edu.au>
Contact Address : Robert Brockway <ec531667@student.uq.edu.au>
Mailing List : humbug@azhad.elec.uq.oz.au
Cost : $15 / year
Notes : We will have Internet access at the meetings
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LUV - the Linux Users of Victoria
Started : first meeting was on the 6th of July 1993
Meeting Time : 7:00pm on the first Tuesday of each month
Meeting Place : Theatre 2 (in the basement, SEECS building, 221 Bouverie St
Carlton (A little bit west of the old venue at CITRI)
President : Andrew Cosgriff <luv-president@luv.asn.au>
Vice President : Mike Battersby <luv-vice-president@luv.asn.au>
Secretary : Nate Bailey <luv-secretary@luv.asn.au>
Contact Address : Nate Bailey <luv-secretary@luv.asn.au>
Mailing List : melblinux@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
WWW : http://www.luv.asn.au/luv/luv.html
FTP : ftp://ftp.luv.asn.au/pub/luv
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PLUG - Perth Linux User Group
Started : first meeting sometime in June 1993, restarted in March 1995
Meeting Time : 7:30pm on the last Wednesday of each month
Meeting Place : Edith Cowan University (Mt. Lawley Campus), Bradford St, Mt.
Lawley, Building 17 Room 203
Organiser : Patrick D'Cruze <pdcruze@iinet.com.au>
Contact Address : Patrick D'Cruze <pdcruze@iinet.com.au>
Newsgroup : wa.plug.
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Note : This is in Brisbane (in case you don't lnow where Griffith Uni is)
SCA User Group : The Griffith University Student Computing Association Group
Started : A long time ago - only recently have we offered support for Linux
Meeting Time : The second Sunday of each month, 12:00pm until late
Meeting Place : Technology building, Griffith Univeristy, Nathan. Room 0.20
(level 0)
Organiser : Griffith University Student Computing Association
Contact Address : Dave Connors <sca@gucis.cit.gu.edu.au>
Mailing List : Setting up an SCA announcements list NOW! Keep an eye on
aus.computers.* for details.
Notes : The Linux support is only a recent addition to the group, so we'll need
some good user involvement to build the group up to a good base. Free parking,
free entry and a comfortable air conditioned environment make the facilities
ideal.
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SALUG - South Australian Linux Users Group
Started : first meeting was on the 29th of November 1993
Meeting Time : 7:00pm every second Monday
Meeting Place : currently Flinders Uni Clubs and Socs Workroom
President-ish : Steven Clark
Secretary-ish : Geoffrey Bennett
Contact Address : Geoffret Bennett <geoffrey@tafe.sa.edu.au>
Mailing List : salug@tafe.sa.edu.au
WWW : http://www.jrc.flinders.edu.au/LINUX/SALUG/index.html
Notes : Send mail to Salug-request@tafe.sa.edu.au
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SLUG - the Sydney Linux Users Group
Started : first meeting was 25th of June 1993
Meeting Time : 6:30pm, last Friday of every month
Meeting Place : UTS, Building 2, Room 639
President : Jamie Honan <jhonan@jolt.mpx.com.au>
Contact Address : slug-owner@lsupoz.apana.org.au
Mailing List : slug@lsupoz.apana.org.au
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