Linux Town Hall September

Tuesday, 1st September 2026
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
In-person: Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre, Carlton VIC (2nd floor lobby for pre-activity, then the training and learning room) Online: Electron eVenue
A speaker presenting at a recent Linux Victoria Town HallA speaker presenting at June's Town HallA speaker presenting at Hardware Freedom Day

Join us for the Linux Town Hall September meeting for hardware, books, community discussion, the upcoming Software Freedom Day, a featured talk, and two short talks.

Wencey Wang
Featured Talk

Porting Debian 13 to LoongArch

Wencey Wang

Andrew Pam

Life With a Framework Laptop

Andrew Pam

Alexar Pendashteh

Omarchy, a Linux Distro with AI

Alexar Pendashteh

Key Discussion Points

  • Software Freedom Day: planning, ideas, and how to get involved
  • Linux & AI planning

For upcoming events, we welcome more talks, demos, lightning talk, and presentations:
https://linuxvictoria.org/submissions/

Pre-Activity: Hardware Exchange & Book Circulation

From 6pm, drop by the 2nd floor lobby (kettle's on for tea and biscuits) for two ongoing community swaps:

  • Hardware Exchange: bring along second-hand hardware you no longer need; take home whatever someone else has brought
  • Book Circulation: bring books to lend, borrow one that catches your eye

No obligation either way. Come for one, both, or just the tea.

Join In Person

From 7pm, the Town Hall proper moves to the training and learning space (the upstairs room with the computers) at Kathleen Syme Library, for community discussion points, our featured talk, and two short talks.

Maps Link for Kathleen Syme Library:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FhSaC53ERfJYRaBC7

How To Join Online

Link to join:
https://electronworkshop.com.au/goto/venue

We use a self-hosted Big Blue Button instance (aka BBB) for this meeting, managed by Electron Workshop and hosted by Serversaurus.

RSVP isn't required but helps us to know numbers (and you will receive updates)

Schedule

  • 18:00 Pre-activity - 2nd floor lobby: tea & biscuits, Hardware Exchange, Book Circulation
  • 19:00 Meet and greet
  • 19:30 Opening - community discussion points and Software Freedom Day planning
  • 19:45 Featured Talk - Porting Debian 13 to LoongArch with Wencey Wang
  • 20:05 Short talk - Life With a Framework Laptop with Andrew Pam
  • 20:15 Short talk - Omarchy, a Linux Distro with AI with Alexar Pendashteh
  • 20:30 Closure - then pizza at Papa Gino's nearby for anyone keen

The Community That Shows Up

Beyond the talks, Town Hall is tea and biscuits, hardware swaps, book circulation, and pizza afterwards — here's the crowd from June and July.

june two members in conversationjune members laughing in the lobbyjune sharing an idea with the groupjune mingling before the meetingjune around the computersjuly two members comparing laptopsjuly member mid conversationjuly sharing something on a phonejuly chatting by the bookshelvesjuly catching up outsidejune members listening to a talkjune the room during a presentationjune members following alongjune a row of attentive facesjuly in the training roomjune the room watching a talkwalking to dinner after the meetingjune ordering at papa ginosjuly reading the menu togetherjune around the tablesharing pizza after town halljuly conversation over dinnerjuly catching up at the tabletalking over drinks outsidejune good company after hourslaughing over a late drink june two members in conversationjune members laughing in the lobbyjune sharing an idea with the groupjune mingling before the meetingjune around the computersjuly two members comparing laptopsjuly member mid conversationjuly sharing something on a phonejuly chatting by the bookshelvesjuly catching up outsidejune members listening to a talkjune the room during a presentationjune members following alongjune a row of attentive facesjuly in the training roomjune the room watching a talkwalking to dinner after the meetingjune ordering at papa ginosjuly reading the menu togetherjune around the tablesharing pizza after town halljuly conversation over dinnerjuly catching up at the tabletalking over drinks outsidejune good company after hourslaughing over a late drink
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