Attention Ohio Linux Users

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The Ohio LinuxFest 2005 will take place on Saturday, October 1, 2005 in Columbus, Ohio at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in downtown Columbus.

For more info: http://www.ohiolinux.org

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Morning Keynote

LINUX: Architecture choices and decision points
Chris Hicks, IBM Americas Linux on Power Executive

Different types of servers have long had different operating systems and different architectures. Linux creates commonality in an operating system although there are some nuances. And the hardware architectures are different. Why? Each was designed with different types of workloads in mind.


Afternoon Keynote

Linux: Past, Present, and Future
Jerry Mayfield, Senior Corporate Business Strategist Novell, Inc.

During this keynote address, Jerry Mayfield from Novell will provide some historical content to explain how Linux has evolved over the past 10 years to get to where it is today. More importantly, he will discuss how Linux will evolve over the next few years, from multiple perspectives.


Userspace

Migrating from Windows to Linux at the Desktop and UNIX to Linux in the Data Center - A Case Study
Dan Rusek and Mark Richards, Novell

Many companies would like to move to Linux in the data center and/or at the desktop. We have found that their biggest challenge tends to be determining where to start and how to get there.


KDE: Every Day Use and Hidden Gems
Aaron Seigo, KDE

An overview tour of KDE 3.4 highlighting the essential desktop applications for the web, multimedia, graphics, communication and more. Also covers little known but highly useful features and applications. Perfect for those who are new to KDE, but also interesting to those who run it every day, we also take a peek at 3.5 and beyond.


Building an Open Source Company, the Right Way
Bill Mathews, Hurricane Labs

The presentation will focus on using the Open Source philosophy in building your business. Essentially illustrating how Open Source precepts and software can be applied in the corporate environment to solve enterprise problems.


Using Linux for Unified Threat Management
Alex Quinonez, Astaro Corporation

Applying a layered approach for complete perimeter security using Linux.


Ubuntu - Linux for Human Beings
Jorge Castro, Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. We will be introducing the Ubuntu concept and distribution to new users, as well as previewing the new features and improvements in the forthcoming Ubuntu 5.10, the "Breezy Badger" release.


Quality of Service using Open Source Linux Tools
Doug Hass, Imagestream

With increasing penetration of wireless and broadband, service providers must understand Quality of Service techniques and implement QOS on their networks. A proper QOS design helps to avoid network bottlenecks caused by converged voice/video/data services , broadband users, file sharing, and other bandwidth-intensive applications.


Tech

Linux Terminal Server Project
Jim McQuillan, LTSP

Jim McQuillan has been developing solutions for customers, utilizing Unix and networking since 1984 and has been involved with Linux since 1995. Additionally, he is the founder of the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP), an open source project which has received world wide recognition as the standard method of deploying Thin clients in a GNU/Linux environment.


Linux-based High Availability Infrastructures
David Coulson, N2Net

An introduction into the world of low-cost, high ROI network environments using the popular Linux distribution. Learn how to use Linux to maintain a fully redundant network environment, build a highly available IP router, and expand upon existing infrastructure with Linux devices.


Virtualization Technologies in Linux
Ram Rao, HP

Virtualization defined; why is it useful; brief history of virtualization. Types of virtualization: resource management, virtual private servers, virtual machines, emulators
Resource management solutions: CKRM, VServers, Virtuozzo
Virtual machine monitors: VMware, Xen
Processor support for Virtualization: Intel's VT, AMD's Pacifica
Ram Rao is an Infrastructure Architect with Hewlett-Packard Company.


Apache
Rich Bowen, Apache Software Foundation

Rich Bowen is a member of the Apache Software Foundation, working primarily on the documentation of the Apache Web Server and on the ApacheCon conference committee. Rich is the author of Apache Cookbook and Apache Administrator's Handbook. Rich teaches Apache server training with CooperMcGregor.com.


AstLinux - The Professional's Open Source PBX
Kristian Kielhofner, KrisCompany, President

A brief introduction to AstLinux, the premier solution for commercial and embedded Asterisk solutions. Learn about it's features, design, and how it can be used to solve interesting telephony needs, with Linux, of course!


Virtual Server Farms with Mainframe Linux
Scott Courtney, Sine Nomine Associates

Introduction to how Linux runs in virtual hardware on S/390 and z/Series mainframes. Discussion of the benefits and limitations of the mainframe environment relative to distributed RISC and CISC hardware. Brief intro to virtual networking using mainframe hardware features, and discussion of the challenges of managing a virtual server farm.


Community

BatchLogin Project
Paul Ferris, Westfield Insurance

BatchLogin is a free software (GPL) licensed tool that allows you to manage connections to servers in serial format across diverse environments. The tool enables any script or data file to be automatically transferred and executed upon multiple servers, regardless of the complexity of the "zone" (I.E.: iDMZ, DMZ, etc), operating system (Unix or Linux). It does this in a way that shell scripts and access to servers can easily be managed on a "per admin" basis.


Digital Forensics, Law Enforcement and Linux
Michael Harrington, Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit

This presentation is intended for anyone who is interested in the role of Linux in the Law Enforcement Community, focusing specifically on Linux's role as an operating system for digital forensics. The presentation will define digital forensics, outline a methodology for conducting digital forensic investigations for presentation in a court of law, and the interface of the private sector and law enforcement.


Linux User Group Workshop
Beth Lynn Eicher, WPLUG

Beth Lynn Eicher has been involved with LUGs ever since she first started using Linux in 1999. Today, she is the Western PA Linux Users Group (WPLUG) Board Chair. Under her leadership, WPLUG hosts two meetings a month in Pittsburgh, PA. For a paycheck, she is a UNIX System Administrator for Carnegie Mellon, School of Computer Science.


Symphony OS and the Mezzo Desktop Environment
Ryan Quin, Symphony OS

An introductory look at the Symphony OS GNU/Linux Distribution and it's unique Mezzo Desktop Environment. In July of 2004 Ryan Quinn founded the Symphony OS Project in order to provide a more intuitive and easier to use Linux desktop experience.


Hula Project
Joe Gasiorek, Novell

Hula is a Novell sponsored open source project whose goal is to be a fun and easy to use calendaring and mail server. Hula was bootstrapped by the Novell Netmail product which scales effortlessly from small groups to large organizations and when you combine this with the power of today's AJAX enabled web interfaces you get one exciting project!


Deploying Open Source Software in Schools
Kim Brand, Managing Partner, Server Partners, LLC

As school budgets tighten, open source software can make a big difference. Kim Brand has deployed file servers, mail servers and thin client solutions in public and private Indiana schools successfully for the past seven years.