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== 2012 Call for Papers ==
  
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We are looking for presentations aimed at beginners, presentations aimed at the experts, and everything in between. The theme this year is Saving the World with FOSS. We're also introducing a track on the
 
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use of FOSS in medicine. If you have anyone in your group who is using FOSS in medicine, we'd love to hear about it.
 
  
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Another topic area we have discussed is the use of BSD, another important example FOSS. We have done introductions to BSD before, but maybe you or one of your members can do a presentation about how you use BSD in your work, and the factors that made it the right choice. And some other things to consider would include Android, Ruby on Rails, and Chromium, to mention just a few.
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Come join the 10th Anniversary celebration of the Ohio LinuxFest by being a part of the event. We are looking for presentations aimed at beginners, presentations aimed at the experts, and everything in between.  
  
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But those are just a few possible ideas. The OLF community thrives on a wide variety of topics. Here are some of the topics we have presented at past OLFs:
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We are looking for talks from a variety of areas, not just regular Linux. Talk to us about BSD, Android, and more.  We're interested in all parts of Free and Open Source projects.
  
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- Xen
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Here are some of the topics we have presented at past OLF events or would like to have this time:
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- Samba
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- Drupal
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* Xen
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- Linux Boot Process
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* Samba
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- BSD for Linux Users
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* WordPress
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- Open Source From The View of a Teenager
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* Linux Boot Process
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- Free and Open Source Fundraising
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* BSD in Production or for the Home User
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- Using Linux in a Windows World
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* Accessibility Solutions Using Open Source
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- Legalities of FOSS From A Hacker's Perspective
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* Open Source From The View of a Teenager
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- OpenSim
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* Free and Open Source Fundraising
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- Video Editing
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* Using Linux in a Windows World
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- Open Source, Government Policy and You
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* Legalities of FOSS From A Hacker's Perspective
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- Python for Linux Systems Administration
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* OpenSim
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- GNOME 3.0
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* Video Editing
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- Scratch programming
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* Open Source, Government Policy and You
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- Building Community
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* Heterogeneous Computing Environments
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* Python for Linux Systems Administration
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* GNOME 3.0
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* KDE
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* Scratch programming
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* Building Community
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* Embedded Systems
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* Game Consoles
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* IPv6
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* Android
  
 
The community wants talks from and for programmers, users, sysadmins, network gurus, security folks, and hobbyists. We need hard technical talks and talks about using FOSS in the community and the home.
 
The community wants talks from and for programmers, users, sysadmins, network gurus, security folks, and hobbyists. We need hard technical talks and talks about using FOSS in the community and the home.
  
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But it starts with you. We need your help to put this information before the members of your LUG, to spread the word, and help us find the gems that are waiting for us in your group. So please distribute
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But it starts with you. We need your help to put this event together, and it starts with the talks. OLF is made by the contributions from all sorts of FOSS users. If you have an idea for a presentation, please let us know at http://www.ohiolinux.org/cfp.
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this information to your group, through your e-mail list, by announcing it at your meetings, by placing this on your Web site, or any other way you can think of.
 
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OLF is a really great conference, but what makes it great is the contributions from all sorts of FOSS users. Which is kind of like FOSS itself, if you think about it. If you have an idea for a presentation, please let us know at http://www.ohiolinux.org/cfp10.html
 
  
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The Ohio LinuxFest is an annual conference dedicated to Free & Open Source Software. Set in Columbus Ohio each Fall, OLF attracted 1300 attendees last year. In part this was because basic registration is FREE, part of our mission to spread information about FOSS. For more information about The Ohio LinuxFest, see http://www.ohiolinux.org .
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The Ohio LinuxFest is an annual, all-volunteer conference dedicated to Free & Open Source Software. Set in Columbus Ohio each Fall, OLF attracts over 1000 attendees each year. In part this was because basic registration is ''FREE'', part of our mission to be a part of the FOSS movement. For more information about The Ohio LinuxFest, see http://www.ohiolinux.org .

Latest revision as of 22:10, 23 January 2012

2012 Call for Papers

Come join the 10th Anniversary celebration of the Ohio LinuxFest by being a part of the event. We are looking for presentations aimed at beginners, presentations aimed at the experts, and everything in between.

We are looking for talks from a variety of areas, not just regular Linux. Talk to us about BSD, Android, and more. We're interested in all parts of Free and Open Source projects.

Here are some of the topics we have presented at past OLF events or would like to have this time:

  • Xen
  • Samba
  • WordPress
  • Linux Boot Process
  • BSD in Production or for the Home User
  • Accessibility Solutions Using Open Source
  • Open Source From The View of a Teenager
  • Free and Open Source Fundraising
  • Using Linux in a Windows World
  • Legalities of FOSS From A Hacker's Perspective
  • OpenSim
  • Video Editing
  • Open Source, Government Policy and You
  • Heterogeneous Computing Environments
  • Python for Linux Systems Administration
  • GNOME 3.0
  • KDE
  • Scratch programming
  • Building Community
  • Embedded Systems
  • Game Consoles
  • IPv6
  • Android

The community wants talks from and for programmers, users, sysadmins, network gurus, security folks, and hobbyists. We need hard technical talks and talks about using FOSS in the community and the home.

But it starts with you. We need your help to put this event together, and it starts with the talks. OLF is made by the contributions from all sorts of FOSS users. If you have an idea for a presentation, please let us know at http://www.ohiolinux.org/cfp.

The Ohio LinuxFest is an annual, all-volunteer conference dedicated to Free & Open Source Software. Set in Columbus Ohio each Fall, OLF attracts over 1000 attendees each year. In part this was because basic registration is FREE, part of our mission to be a part of the FOSS movement. For more information about The Ohio LinuxFest, see http://www.ohiolinux.org .

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