The Prediger and I are planning to head out to Columbus at the end of this month for Ohio LinuxFest 2007. The deal maker was that Drew Curtis will be there. There’s no party like a Fark Party! I will have to bring an bottle of Heineken.
I’m looking forward to learning more about Ubuntu and getting a better feel of it. (Although I’m more comfortable with the MEPIS distro…which is good because Warren Woodford will speak at the LinuxFest as well!)
Also of interest: Rev Donald Parris is presenting on marketing FOSS. He has been pushing the use of Free and Open Source software in the Christian Church. This is a Good Thing ™. If the Synod and its congregations can adopt the use of FOSS, imagine the innovation, the savings, and the increased use of technology. Instead of paying Microsoft Office licensing fees, schools and churches can use OpenOffice.org for bulletins and office administration. One can develop software materials for catechesis and enlightenment. How about an alternative to censorware “web filtering” that allows individual families and schools to set up what they want according to their morality instead of others imposing their standards? FOSS offers that ability and much more.