EducationaLinux is an annual, open source

Open source

The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...

 conference in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 that focuses primarily on Linux

Linux

Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...

, but also other open source operating systems and software used in educational systems.

Started in the year 2003 by Leon Brooks, the 2004 conference is being run by David Lloyd as part of linux.conf.au

Linux.conf.au

linux.conf.au is Australasia's regional Linux and Open Source conference. It is a roaming conference, held in a different city every year, coordinated by Linux Australia and organised by local volunteers....

. Each year, a section of linux.conf.au

Linux.conf.au

linux.conf.au is Australasia's regional Linux and Open Source conference. It is a roaming conference, held in a different city every year, coordinated by Linux Australia and organised by local volunteers....

is planned to cover the educational sector after EducationaLinux's style.

External links

• About EducationLinux 2004
• linux.conf.au