It’s a long way from Florida to Ontario, but it was totally worth it. Spent this weekend in Toronto to attend the Ontario Linux Fest for the first time. It was a smallish show, but the level of enthusiasm was enormous.

Robots and beer-brewing computer programs are just two of the things to check out at LinuxFest Northwest this weekend.

"This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend Free Culture 2008, hosted by Students for Free Culture (an organization whose Georgetown chapter I started last semester). The organizers did a great job bringing together a wide array of participants for a fun, informative weekend..."

With a little outreach effort, and embracing diversity as a core value, the Ohio LinuxFest has successfully recruited more women to share their experience at OLF.

Whew! What a weekend it was at the Ohio LinuxFest in Columbus, Ohio! Between the free (but not Free) beer, having to choose between apparently popular sessions, and the wide variety of booths, the biggest problem was choosing which fun to have.

Ohio LinuxFest is definitely one of my favorite Linux and open-source conferences. If you've never been to a Linux conference, now is a great time to begin. If you have, it's also a great time to experience this conference.

I’m currently organizing the New Mexico GNU/LinuxFest. At first we had it listed as New Mexico LinuxFest. The LinuxFest name was copied from many other festivals and I thought all was just fine. However, after a friend pointed out to me that he uses the term GNU/Linux I decided to look into the name.

A grass roots one-day Linux and open source conference will be held at the Toronto Congress Centre on Saturday, Oct. 13 beginning at 8:30 AM. The organizers of "Ontario Linux Fest 2007" are seeking to ramp up sponsors, speakers, attendees, and volunteers.

Attendees of the Ohio LinuxFest - or GNU/LinuxFest for GNU fans - received the following note from the organizers...