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Ohio Linux Festival 2005
corso64 writes "Ohio Linux Fest 2005, a free conference/event for Linux and OSS enthusiasts, looks to be every bit as good, if not better than Ohio Linux Fest 2004. Last year, IBM, Novell, Apache, Beowulf, Mozilla, along with Jon "Maddog" Hall made Ohio Linux Festival 2004 a huge success along with tons of swag, freebies, and door prizes (including a Linus-autographed cdrom of the original source release of Linux).
This year IBM, Novell, Apache, Digium, KDE and others will be doing sessions on Asterisk, KDE, Digital Forensics,Unified Threat Management, Ubuntu, Server Farms and lots of other topics. Check it out this October 1st!"
First we have to get free (in either the beer or the freedom sense) tickets, so I can actually go.
Please correct me if I got my facts wrong.
This has got to be the best place to pick up chicks.
sigfault. core dumped.
Blah, I live in Columbus...too bad I have to work that day. I wish they'd have these things during the week.
there are several large corps in columbus, mostly banks and insurance companies... all of which use windows. if anyone is coming out of town, i work graveyard at a hotel and you guys are welcome to do whatever you want.
For the first time in history, something interesting happens in Ohio!
Now we just need to get something interesting in New Hampshire...
Note to mods: I'm probably being sarcastic.
Ah but the real question is, Do they run linu...
oh damn...
I will be there, but then again I live in columbus. Perhaps a
"Does your computer have IP on it?"
Ohio has a growing population of young hackers and tech-enthusiasts. I'm sure Ohio will have greater input into open source as this younger generation gains a foothold.
or was that Oktoberfest...
I forget.
Damn those penguins! or Leprechauns or whatever the hell they are.
What time does the bar close?
TALUG (Toledo Area LUG) went last year and from what I read on the mailing list, it was pretty damn good. I missed it then due to a Cedar Point trip (hmm....big coasters and hot chicks vs. geek fest...hard decision....) but I'll be there this year.
The lineup looks good, plus it gives me a chance to enjoy the fun of wearing my U of Michigan gear around Columbus again.
Remember everyone, OSUcks.
I used to get high on life, but I developed a tolerance. Now I need something stronger.
Wouldnt the original sources fit on a floppy?
Still cool tho.
---- Booth was a patriot ----
Exactly what does this comment have to do with the Ohio Linux Festival 2005?
If I were moderating today, I would score you as either flamebait or troll.
Actually, IBM is already providing the beer.
I'm one of the organizers this year, and I wanted to make sure that the following useful information made it out to people who are considering attending. We have worked our tails off this year to make sure that Ohio Linuxfest 2005 will be the best Linuxfest yet. So here are some things that you need to know to take full advantage of everything that we are providing.
1. 16 Hours of Fun (8:00 AM to Midnight) - Doors open at 8:00 AM, and the post-conference reception starts at 8:00 PM, complete with food and beverages (of the sudsy variety) generously provided by our Sponsors. Froggy, from http://www.notacon.org/ will be our DJ this year. Consider safety first! If you plan on drinking, don't drive. Consider one of the fine Hotels in the area, which brings us to...
2. Hotel Accommodations - http://www.ohiolinux.org/hotels.html. The Drury Inn Suites, directly attached to the Greater Columbus Convention Center, is the the official Ohio LinuxFest 2005 hotel. A group rate is available for limited number of rooms. BOOK EARLY! DO NOT WAIT!
3. Schedule - http://www.ohiolinux.org/schedule.html. There are now THREE conference tracts to choose from. Take some time and figure out what you want to attend in advance.
4. REGISTER NOW! - http://www.ohiolinux.org/register.html. The event is free, and registration is free, but onsite donations are encouraged and appreciated to help defray expenses. We need to know roughly how many people plan on attending (for Insurance and Legal reasons) and we also need to be able to let you know about new developments as they, well, develop!
5. Food - http://www.columbusconventions.com/food_food.htm. You will be within walking distance of a ton of options for Lunch and Dinner. The schedule allows for plenty of time to eat and socialize.
6. Spread The Love - http://www.ohiolinux.org/promotion.html. Get the word out! Aside from the regular contingent of Linux techies, we want to reach out to the educational and business worlds and help EDUCATE them about Linux and the Linux Community. Please help us as much as you can. Tell a friend, hand out some flyers, get your LUG involved!
7. Get Involved - http://www.ohiolinux.org/getinvolved.html. It takes a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to organize an event of this magnitude that can be enjoyed by so many, and we can use all the help we can get. It really is a labor of love. Join up with the Ohio LinuxFest team to participate in organizing this year's event, and help shape an event that will be remembered by many for years to come. To sign on with the team, please send a note to team@ohiolinux.org and introduce yourself!
See you on October 1st!
In middle America, FOSS still faces the daunting ignorance that surrounds it intrinsically. We tend to believe that if it is free, it is stolen, or bad.
It's nice that you've appointed yourself the opinion spokesperson of middle america regarding open source. What would we do without you?
IBM is providing funds for food and non-alcoholic drinks for the reception/after party.
Damn, that's a let-down. I guess I must have misread it. If I am able to go (depending on how bogged down I am with classes and etc.), I won't get to drink anyway as I would be driving back that night to Cleveland, but I still thought beer from IBM was somewhere near the top of the list for just plain cool and unexpected.
...is chickens.
You go downtown (Cincinnati) and get a chicken hat and we get drunk and come up to you saying things like:
"Cock head"
"Chicken head"
"Cock-a-doodle-do"
"Fuck off"
Whatever comes to mind. Only 12 days till Oktoberfest too! It's home to the largest chicken dance in the world and the second largest Oktoberfest... lots of food and lots of beer. Maybe you'll see me handing out Linux CD's there? Ohio LinuxFest fliers?
Get your Unix fortune now!
The NFL was invented in a parking lot in Canton (I believe where the NFL hall of fame now sites) by two dudes. That's interesting.
Ummm... but thats all I can think of.
Get your Unix fortune now!
no, i'm not kidding. Be at the after party ;)
once you go slack, you never go back
- Notacon http://notacon.org/ - annual hacker/art/technology convention in Cleveland
- Hamvention http://hamvention.org/ - Annual HAM radio festival in Dayton
- Ohio Linux Fest http://ohiolinux.org/- well, you already know about this one
:)
- FOURTEEN LUGS!!! I couldn't believe it myself, but i found this out when doing research to help promote Linuxfest
- 2600 groups, Perl Mongers groups, Snort Users groups...all kinds of other assorted user groups.
- Countless amounts of businesses based around OSS. Pantek http://pantek.com/, Hurricane Labs http://hurricanelabs.com/, N2Net http://n2net.net/, several of our sponsors rely on OSS for their core business, and give quite a bit back to the community.
Just all kinds of stuff, especially in central and northeast Ohio. I used to hate it here, and a little googling has left me with more monthly and yearly events to go to then i know what to do with!once you go slack, you never go back
I've many times wished I was down in Columbus instead of here in Youngstown. I formed my own LUG http://www.youngstownlug.com/ after a year of driving to Akron and Cleveland for their various groups.
In short, you've got all kinds of great stuff right in your backyard that some of us would love to have.
As far as the state in general, there are FOURTEEN LUGs, Notacon http://notacon.org/ which happens every year up in Cleveland, and more Linux jobs then you would belive. Go do a few searches on the internet. I've come across dozens of places hiring Linux programmers and administrators. I know dozens of associates from various LUGs around the state whop make a living using Linux.
Ohio is using a lot more OSS than anyone, including some of its own resident geeks, realize. One of the goals of Ohio Linux Fest is to try and bring all of these people together and make them realize that there _are_ things happening in this state. And believe me...there areonce you go slack, you never go back
Feel free to join us at #ohiolinux on irc.oftc.net, or sign up for the mailing list on the webpage and keep in contact with others going to the event. There will be lots of people coming into town for the weekend, I'm sure we can arrange meetups before the convention as well.
once you go slack, you never go back
I've signed up for the mailing list and I'll check out the chatroom when I get home from work.
Sadly, I work midnight shift the night before so I'll probably not stick around after about lunch time.
"Does your computer have IP on it?"
Hey ScuttleMonkey
Please set up this article in the dupe queue(TM) for the end of September as a gentle reminder for the Ohio guys. Thanks
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make
http://linucon.org/
:)
Where I'll be on a panel on CPUs and holding a lan party again this year. If you can't come to Ohio, then come to Texas.
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Why do I keep getting a different frontpage every time... what is going on
Excuse me, I don't mean to impose, but I am the ocean
nuff said. color me there!
TEXAS FIGHT!
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BS. Anyone from the region knows that southern New Hampshire is a handful of third-tier cities feeding off of the Greater Boston are (Portsmouth/Salem/Manchester/ect), and the northern 2/3rds of the state is state is quaint vacation towns, ski resorts, and campgrounds. The only reason they're able to keep property taxes & crime down is because they have very few people there, and so much money coming in from well-to-do out of staters. Besides, State taxes are largely for roads and education - the real bloat is at the federal level.
New Hampshire has this whole 'live free or die' mantra because they hate taxes and love guns, but it's a rather naive mentality considering that the state is NOT self-sufficient, and that lax gun & environmental regulations would be an absolute disaster in any populated area.
Went to the last one and going to this one. This year should be better than last years event {not that it sucked in anyway shape or form} but also with alot more people attending this year. Worth the trip no matter where you are.