OLF returns to The Ohio State University November 20 and 21, 2026

Back where it all began, we are pleased to hold our inter-usergroup gathering in Dreese Labs of The Ohio State University.

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What’s New with The Ohio LinuxFest 2026

The first Ohio LinuxFest in 2003 was held in Dresse Labs of The Ohio State University campus. In subsequent years, we moved to hotels in downtown Columbus. We are excited to announce that for 2026, we are coming back to where it all started! Friday November 20 and...

OLF Appears on Hacker Public Radio

You might be familiar with Hacker Public Radio (HPR). It is a podcast dedicated to topics, including Free and Open Source Software, that are of interest to hackers (in the sense of people who investigate and build things with technology). Two of our OLF Conference...

OLF Returns to OSU in 2026

The first OLF Conference in 2003 (then called Ohio LinuxFest) was held on the Ohio State University campus. In subsequent years, we moved to hotels in downtown Columbus. We are excited to announce that for 2026, we are coming back to where it all started! Thanks to...