Linux Vacation / Eastern Europe
| Linux Vacation / Eastern Europe | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Free and open-source software development conference |
| Location(s) | Grodno |
| Country | Belarus |
| Inaugurated | 2005 |
| Website | lvee |
Linux Vacation / Eastern Europe (LVEE) is an annual international conference of developers and users of free and open source software. It takes place in the end of June – beginning of July in Belarus, near the Grodno city.[1][2]
The event is aimed at combining both professional communication and leisure activities for the free software professionals and enthusiasts.[3] LVEE organizers are Minsk Linux Users Group and open source community active members from Grodno and Brest. Recommended languages are Belarusian, English and Russian.
History
[edit]The first LVEE conference took place in 2005.[4] It was inspired by a Russian LinuxFest event, after the large Minsk delegation had taken part in it in 2004. This visit resulted in a decision to organise a similar event in a slightly more official setting for free software enthusiasts and professionals from Belarus and neighbouring countries.[5] The format of LVEE includes presentations and lightning talks as well as workshops and round table discussions.
Currently LVEE is the only general-topic open source conference held in Belarus (according to interview with the conference organisers[6] and claims on its official website). Despite its historically formed naming, conference is not limited to the Linux operating system, but also covers a wide range of platforms: from workstations and servers to embedded systems and mobile devices.[7] The presentation topics are normally focused on the design, development, and maintenance of free software, adoption and administration of FOSS-based solutions, making business based on open technologies, licensing, legal and policy issues.[8]
The conference has been sponsored by Belarusian and foreign IT companies involved with open source projects and communities: Altoros, Collabora, EPAM Systems, Promwad, SaM Solutions, etc.
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References
[edit]- ^ Linux Vacation / Eastern Europe 2009: registration started
- ^ "Grodno to host Linux Vacation/Eastern Europe 2009 International Conference". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ^ Linux community second international meeting in Belarus
- ^ First LVEE-2005 in Belarus
- ^ LVEE: вождей у нас нет The Network Solutions, a printed magazine in Belarus, writes about how LVEE was launched (in Russian)
- ^ LVEE press secretary's interview to the TUT.by Web portal Archived 2008-08-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ History of the conference
- ^ Подведены итоги LVEE Winter 2012 TUT.by reports from LVEE Winter 2012 (in Russian)
External links
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- The official website of the conference
- MLUG website (in Russian)