First off, thank you for being a member of the Swinburne Linux Hardware & Code Club! Your support means we can run many events throughout the upcoming semester.

Semester 2 is shaping up to be the biggest yet, and we’re excited to finally show you what events you can expect us to hold for Semester 2:

Swinux Semester 2 Visual Roadmap

As you can see from the roadmap, it’s jam packed with different events and opportunities for members to interact with their fellow club members, either online, in person or with other clubs!

We’re looking for enthusiastic students to take up the mantle and join the Swinux Committee for the 2026-2027 period, starting October.

If you’re interested in running events and online spaces, hosting social gatherings or persuing academic experiments (an excellent resume booster!) send a message to contact@swinux.org or @swinuxclub via Discord and say hi! Once the committee has a pool of candidates, we will run a short online information session outlining the roles, responsibilities and resources available to the club. This will give you all the resources they need for success in 2027!

We have a special announcement and opportunity for students at Swinburne.

The Swinburne Rover Team are looking for students to join their Autonomous and Ground Control teams.

Working alongside existing team members, you can learn about and contribute to the development of their rover, which encompasses the following:

As we approach the end of semester 1 and enter into the exam period, we’d like to take the time to thank you for being a member and look back on the events we’ve held. Your support for this club, your contribution to our spaces and enthusiasm for Linux has meant we’ve been able to continually push for bigger and better events.

We’d like to share just some of the highlights regarding the club throughout the semester:

There’s been a lot of fuss about Linux in the past couple of months (and years), and it hasn’t exactly come from nowhere. A huge cultural shift has taken place due to the perceived lack of control over the devices we own and use everyday.

Companies such as Microsoft are now seen by some, whether accurately or not, as prioritising their interests to the extreme over the consumer. This has meant the desire for an alternative platform for desktop computing has been slowly growing, and all the while Linux has been making strides to provide a better and better experience for users.

Back again are our cherished game nights for Semester 1 of 2026!

The results are in and Hypersomnia has blown every contender out of the water!

It’s a topdown shooter combining Counter-Strike and Hotline Miami. Originally released in Poland in 2023, but in development for 10 years, this Open Source game is playable on almost every platform you can think of including your browser.

We are proud to announce the yt-dlp and FFmpeg Workshop!

• Time: May the 4th, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
• Location: Lobby Voice Channel in the Swinux Discord Server
• Host: Leon Burchell - Vice President
• Ticket Sales: May the 1st 4:00 PM - May the 4th 4:00 PM

An online workshop covering the basics of yt-dlp and FFmpeg, 2 powerful command-line tools for working with digital media.

Our next game night is set for Thursday the 30th of April @ 8PM!

Smashing the competition out of the water, Beyond All Reason was voted as the next game for the club games night. Beyond All Reason is a tactical Sci-Fi strategy game where you must destroy your opponent’s commander to emerge victorious. Beyond All Reason features innovative and unique game mechanics including real-time projectiles and variable terrain to make engagements tactical and troop use thoughtful.