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 in Columbus, Ohio.

Learn more about venue, Dreese Labs, hotel options, travel, and parking here.

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OLF Appears on Hacker Public Radio

by Vance Kochenderfer | October 1, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

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...

2026 Call for Presentations Now Open

by Vance Kochenderfer | September 20, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

We have opened our Call for Presentations (CFP) for the 2026 OLF Conference! Our event will be taking place on Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21 at Dreese Laboratories on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus. We are looking for speakers to present...

OLF Returns to OSU in 2026

by Vance Kochenderfer | September 15, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

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...