Wie auch im letzten Jahr ist CAcert mit einem Stand auf den Chemnitzer Linuxtagen 2007 vom 03.-04.März 2007 vertreten. Interressierte Assurer (und natürlich auch die, die noch einer werden wollen) können sich unter http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/ChemnitzerLinuxTage2007 eintragen.

Interessenten und Besucher können sich einen Account bei www.CAcert.org anlegen;
notwendig sind Name, Passwort und eine gültige E-Mail-Adresse. Auf der
CeBit kann nun die Person verifiziert (assured) werden. Bei der “Assurance” ist
die Vorlage mindestens eines gültigen Lichtbildausweises (z.B. Führerschein,
Personalausweis oder Reisepass) notwendig, die dann am Stand von den
“Assurern” überprüft und verifiziert werden. Bei erfolgter Überprüfung erhält
der Benutzer Punkte, die seine Vertrauenswürdigkeit widerspiegeln. Ein
vertrauenswürdiger Benutzer kann auf der CAcert-Website selbst Zertifikate
ausstellen, und zusätzlich über ein “Web of Trust” Punkte an andere Benutzer
vergeben.

This year, the Hellenic Linux Users Group, is organizing the Linux
Beer Wanderung (Linux Beer Hike), “a week-long event which takes place
in a different European country each summer, drawing together Open
Source software enthusiasts from more than a dozen different countries,
for a combination of talks, presentations, hands-on mini-projects,
outdoor exercise, and good food and drink”. The event is self-funded and
you can find more at http://lbw2007.hellug.gr/

Since Greece is very low on the CAcert horizon, we would really like to
start having things rolling at the LBW. A short survey I made suggests
that there is only one person on the LBW mailing list (from London) that
can give only 35 points but unfortunately will not be joining the event
in Crete this year. Even if 3-4 people that will be coming to the event
get assured by him or someone else, I doubt that we can achieve the
critical mass to get things rolling on their own in Greece.

Anyone interested to help, please contact CAcert.

If you live near Belgium, and want to get CAcert assured, please come to Fosdem next weekend.
Both events are free.

See http://www.fosdem.org for the lecture schedule and http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/FosDem2007 for more information about the CAcert event.

The Linux User Group Backnang is organizing a meeting with the subject on free security infrastructure, especially GnuPG and CAcert.

Everyone in the area is invited to come and get some cacert-points.

http://www.lug-bk.de/

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