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OhioLinuxfest 2004 Gearing Up

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the places-to-go dept.

Damin writes "The Ohio LinuxFest is a free event, open to all interested on a first-come, first-serve basis. Aside from the impressive lineup of speakers, what makes this event so cool is that it is organized entirely by volunteers from all of the Ohio LUGS. Last year, people travelled from nine states to participate. The event will be hosted at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, October 2nd, from 10:00AM until 6:00PM. While this is a free event, registration is required. Full details & registration information can be found at the event's website."

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  1. Free and Worth Every Minute! by william_lorenz · · Score: 3, Informative

    We're not a 501c3 organization this year, and so we don't have the needed infrastructure in order to charge for admission. We do have some CafePress gear available with a $1.00 markup on each item to help us cover some of the costs we're footing from our personal funds. No donations required, though. Besides, it's better when it's free (sex AND conferences)! ;)

    We have some excellent speakers coming in this year from Red Hat, Novell (SUSE), the Apache Software Foundation, the Samba Team, and more. We're having an excellent speaker on the Asterisk PBX for Linux and VoIP technologies.

    Hosted at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and with plenty to see and do in the city during the visit, as well! I'm looking forward to seeing a lot of friends this year, and the afterparty should be grand!