“Keep the money, use it to buy a funeral”

Just a quick mention of the fact that I have released version 0.02 of Katian to the world. You can download the .iso directly from here: katian-0.02.iso (1.2 GB). Just be aware that it’s all still very experimental at the moment. This will be the last version based on Ubuntu as I am moving to Fedora with my development efforts. You can keep up-to-date on the progress via Launchpad and I’ve also pushed some source files to Katian’s Gitorious repository.

I understand that the project probably isn’t much use to anyone at the current state, I just wanted to push it out there. Hell, why not?

On the agenda for the next version: Move to Fedora 12. After that: Fedora 13, get rid of PulseAudio and create packages for my own artwork & branding.

I am proud to officially announce OggCamp 10 today. The second OggCamp will take place in Liverpool in the UK on the weekend of May 1 & 2 to be preceded by Rathole Radio’s first ever Rathole Roadshow on April 30. That event will include live concerts by David Rovics, Attila The Stockbroker and my good friend Dan Lynch among others. But mainly, this year’s OggCamp1 will be even bigger and better than the original: There will be two full days of content, including another joint Ubuntu UK Podcast / Linux Outlaws live show, in a much bigger location — we are also discussing a possible exhibition space and much more. Since there will be no more LugRadio Live we are committed to taking up the torch and we’re running with it full tilt. Together, these two events will make a magnificent weekend of free software and free culture in North West England. So mark the dates in your calendar now! Here’s all the details:

• Rathole Roadshow: April 30 (20:00 - late) at the Bad Format Social Club in Liverpool (tickets are £5, order now)
• OggCamp 10: May 1/2 (all day) at The Black-E in Liverpool (free admission)

For further information, keep an eye on the OggCamp website and our official identi.ca stream which will both have updates as the planning progresses. I think I can safely say for all of us who organised OggCamp 2009 that it was an absolutely amazing experience and we hope to see you all turn up again this year. See you in Liverpool!