There's things happening towards a CALU 2000. Leaving it a bit late, but it could be pulled off. Actually, this is being changed. CALU doesn't have enough mindshare, so they're trying for plain old "Linux Conference" - at present, they're looking at January - 18th-20th - but nothing's set in stone just yet.
FOAF updates: Trust rankings are now exported, making the data available to other users and websites. An external FOAF URI has been added, allowing users to link to an additional FOAF file.
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If you're a C programmer with some spare time, take a look at the mod_virgule project page and help us with one of the tasks on the ToDo list!