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!

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.

A lot of the members on this site are only members of a single club, or not members at all. Joining is free for all Swinburne students and helps us raise funds for bigger and better events. We encourage everyone to join all of the clubs below, as each one focuses on unique and engaging aspects of Computer Science.

The Swinburne Cybersecurity Club

The Swinburne Cyber Security Club is a student-led community for anyone passionate about cyber — from ethical hacking and digital forensics to networking, OSINT, and career pathways. signup here