Ohio LinuxFest 2006 16
polar_bear writes, "The fourth annual Ohio LinuxFest is just around the corner, and this year's LinuxFest is set to be the best one yet. The lineup will feature Jeff Waugh of Ubuntu and GNOME, Linux International's Jon 'maddog' Hall, Jorge Castro, MySQL's Jay Pipes, Michael Johnson, a panel on virtualization, and many more excellent speakers. The OhioLinuxFest will take place on Saturday, September 30 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. Registration is free."
Pictures of last year's event (Score:4, Informative)
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If I get the job before then, I probably won't make it. If not, then I hope I am able to be there again.
Ah, damn (Score:2)
Ohio Linuxfest (Score:4, Informative)
The second one I attended it was 2 to 3 times the size. IBM gave the keynote (which felt more like a sales pitch). Some of the presentations were very good. Although a few of them were aimed at a new user, or Pointy-Haired Boss demographic.
If you are within driving distance from Columbus, it is well worth the trip. Rich Bowen's [rcbowen.com] Apache presentations are always informative and entertaining. Last year, Rich gave tutorials on mod_rewrite and different ways to get "poor man's" load balancing. The previous year, Bill Moran [potentialtech.com] gave a great presentation on fighting SPAM with greylisting vs. other methods.
I will be attending this year's Ohio LinuxFest. I only hope the event sustains that energy from previous years.
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This should be the best Ohio LinuxFest yet!
Live Nude Penguins and Free Beer (Score:2, Informative)
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I'm thirty minutes (or so) away and will most likley be there (naked penguins or not). I'll probably be wearing a hat that says "and you though I was the dumbass". If i'm not wearing the hat, you will know it is me at the after hours party by looking for the guy doing shots and puking in the corner. hope to see ya there!
SCALE 5x Call For Papers (Score:2)
rofl (Score:2)
How many people? (Score:1)
This is an "ag friendly" event (Score:1)
I think they may have counted cows, too.
Look at the pictures from last years event. Looks mostly empty.
Go to the registration site. When you register, it will give you a registration number. I suspect this is how many have registered so far.
Keep in mind, it's been slashdotted.
I'm from rural Ohio and plan on attending. I'll see you there. I'm the fat guy
Software Freedom Day '06 (Score:2)
If that sounds like you, don't forget to join a local team for Software Freedom Day '06 [softwarefreedomday.org].
The Linux Link Tech Show (Score:2)
One bit of advice.....it's too late to get a room in downtown Columbus. Check in the outskirts of Columbus and you will have a better shot. Also, to save money, check in at a place near a Cota stop. Cota goes right to the convention center so you will save money on parking which is anywhere form 5-7 bucks per day. Bus fare would run ya about 3 bucks if you get a day pass and that pass is good all day to get anywhere.
http://www.cota.com/ [cota.com]