linux.conf.au Courses

Kernel Hardening for 32-bit Arm Processors

Explore kernel hardening techniques for 32-bit ARM processors, focusing on preventing security vulnerabilities and implementing critical mitigations to enhance Linux system protection.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Bringing WebM Alpha Support to GStreamer

Explore WebM Alpha support in GStreamer, including retro alpha specification, software and hardware-accelerated decoders, and implementation architecture for transparent video transitions.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

So You Want to Torture RCU?

Explore RCU testing with rcutorture: overview, tricks for efficient testing, and insights into uncovering kernel bugs through synchronization primitive stress-testing.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Rockling FPGA Audio Processor and Theremin SAO and Party Button SAO

Explore two innovative SAOs: the Rockling FPGA Audio processor and Theremin, and the Party Button. Learn about their functionality and applications in this engaging presentation.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

When Things Go Wrong and How We Fix Them

Live hardware hacking session demonstrating problem-solving techniques for project setbacks, offering insights into troubleshooting and fixing issues in real-time.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

MicroROS, Combining Advanced Robotics and Low-Cost Embedded Systems

Explore MicroROS capabilities for integrating advanced robotics with affordable microcontrollers, bridging the gap between high-end software and low-cost hardware in open-source robotics.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

How We Opened Up Our Private Museum Collection API

Explore ACMI's public API for museum collections, covering architecture, security, performance, and content licensing, with insights on potential future applications.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Conflict and Burnout Survival Guide - Handling When Things Go Wrong

Practical framework for detecting, engaging, and resolving community conflicts. Covers crisis management, conflict causes, facilitation, and burnout stages. Offers tools for handling challenging situations in community leadership.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Citation Network Analysis from Scratch

Learn to perform Citation Network Analysis using Python, exploring methodologies, metrics, and tools to examine research field structures and connections between papers and authors.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Early Days of Unix at Bell Labs

Explore Unix's 50-year journey from a small experiment to a global industry. Discover its enduring ideas, lost concepts, and future prospects with insights from an early participant.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Radio Astronomy for Programmers

Explore radio astronomy from a programmer's perspective, covering key concepts, data formats, and practical applications in space observation and satellite tracking.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Conference Close - LCA 2021 Online

Closing ceremony of linux.conf.au 2021, featuring award presentations, acknowledgments, and gratitude to volunteers and organizers who made the online event possible.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

A Journey to Performance - Using Rust in Mercurial

Explore Rust's impact on Mercurial's performance, focusing on 'hg status' optimization. Learn about interoperability, data structures, and version control internals for significant speed improvements.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Let's Use an Automated Theorem Prover to Verify Video Games - I Swear This Is More Fun Than It Sounds

Explore using Z3 theorem prover to detect and fix bugs in video game systems. Learn to apply formal logic for diagnosing problems and discovering impossibilities in complex game mechanics.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Large Virtual Address Support - 52-bit - in ARM64 Kernel

Explores ARM64 kernel's 52-bit virtual address support, explaining memory layout changes, impact on debugging tools, and how applications can utilize expanded address space.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk