Fosscomm
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FOSSCOMM is a Greek conference
aiming at Open Source
enthusiasts, developers, and communities. It has been hosted in various cities around Greece
and its goal is to promote the use of FOSS in Greece and get FOSS enthusiasts in together.
, with 26 presentations and 30 speakers.
, on May 9–10, 2009. It hosted 13 presentations and 4 workshops, the total duration was 14 hours, with more than 250 attendants.
. The event was held at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
, and consisted of 41 presentations, and 12 workshops.
on May 7–8, 2011 and was co-organized by the department's Laboratory for Computing and the Patras Linux Users Group. It consisted of 74 presentations and 453 participants.
Academic conference
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aiming at 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...
enthusiasts, developers, and communities. It has been hosted in various cities around Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and its goal is to promote the use of FOSS in Greece and get FOSS enthusiasts in together.
Structure
The event runs during a weekend, and includes presentations from distinguished members of Greek Free and Open Source communities (such as Fedora Project Greece, Ubuntu-gr, Chania LUG, etc.), as well as workshops on various free and open source projects.Financing
FOSSCOMM attendance is free, and all expenses are covered entirely by sponsors and donations. The conference is organized and run solely by volunteers, in accordance with the non-commercial, community-centred nature of the event.FOSSCOMM 2008 Athens
The first FOSSCOMM conference took place on May 21–22, 2008 in the National Technical University of AthensNational Technical University of Athens
The National Technical University of Athens , sometimes simply known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions of Greece....
, with 26 presentations and 30 speakers.
FOSSCOMM 2009 Larissa
The second FOSSCOMM took place at the Technological and Educational Institute of LarissaLarissa
Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
, on May 9–10, 2009. It hosted 13 presentations and 4 workshops, the total duration was 14 hours, with more than 250 attendants.
FOSSCOMM 2010 Thessaloniki
The third conference of free and open source software communities, FOSSCOMM 2010, took place on April 24–25, 2010 in ThessalonikiThessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
. The event was held at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the largest Greek university, and the largest university in the Balkans. It was named after the philosopher Aristotle, who was born in Stageira, Chalcidice, about 55 km east of Thessaloniki, in Central Macedonia...
, and consisted of 41 presentations, and 12 workshops.
FOSSCOMM 2011 Patras
The fourth FOSSCOMM took place at University of PatrasPatras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
on May 7–8, 2011 and was co-organized by the department's Laboratory for Computing and the Patras Linux Users Group. It consisted of 74 presentations and 453 participants.