Ohio LinuxFest
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The Ohio LinuxFest is an annual technology conference and expo held in Columbus, Ohio. The event is dedicated to discussion and development of the Linux operating system and other open source software and hardware projects.
The Ohio LinuxFest (OLF) is a three-day event that includes classroom training, presentations, and workshops. The main conference is held on a Saturday, during which there are multiple tracks of presentations, including tracks dedicated for commercial speakers or career development. A day long Exposition floor permits attendees to make contact with a number of companies and non-profit organizations who share an interest in open source software.
OLF is held in the Fall, usually in September. It attracts about one thousand attendees. Due to the organizers core belief that "Open Source Means Open To All", there is no charge for a basic registration.
History
The first Ohio LinuxFest was hosted by the Open Source Club student organization at the Ohio State University in 2003. The event was organized in an attempt to bring together members of Linux User Groups (LUGs) in the state of Ohio.
Previous Keynote speakers have been Douglas McIlroy, Jon "maddog" Hall, Jono Bacon, Stormy Peters, Cathy Malmrose, Bdale Garbee, Angela Byron, Monty Montgomery, and Wendy Seltzer.
Some of the sponsors for the Ohio LinuxFest include Hewlett Packard, Cloudstack, IBM, Oracle, Rackspace, Red Hat, Linux Professional Institute, Suse Linux, FreeBSD, Haiku, Fedora, and others.
External links
- Ohio LinuxFest - Official Website
- Ohio LinuxFest Proves Real FOSS Diversity
- Ohio LinuxFest 2010: Sudo Install Freedom
- Ohio LinuxFest 2012 - Afterthoughts
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