Conference History
| Event | Date | Venue and host city | Keynote Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALU 1999 | Jul 9–Jul 11 1999 | Monash University Melbourne, Victoria |
Jon 'maddog' Hall |
| linux.conf.au 2001 | Jan 17–Jan 20 2001 | University of New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales |
Alan Cox, David Miller, Andrew Tridgell |
| linux.conf.au 2002 | Feb 6–Feb 9 2002 | University of Queensland Brisbane, Queensland |
Andrew Tridgell, Jeremy Allison, Michi Henning, Theodore Tso |
| linux.conf.au 2003 | Jan 20–Jan 25 2003 | University of Western Australia Perth, Western Australia |
Rusty Russell, Bdale Garbee, Andrew Tridgell |
| linux.conf.au 2004 | Jan 12–Jan 17 2004 | University of Adelaide Adelaide, South Australia |
Bdale Garbee, Jon 'maddog' Hall, Havoc Pennington |
| linux.conf.au 2005 | Apr 18–Apr 23 2005 | Australian National University Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Andrew Tridgell, Andrew Morton, Eben Moglen |
| linux.conf.au 2006 | Jan 23–Jan 28 2006 | University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand |
Mark Shuttleworth, Damian Conway, David Miller |
| linux.conf.au 2007 | Jan 15–Jan 20 2007 | University of New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales |
Kathy Sierra, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Chris Blizzard |
| linux.conf.au 2008 | Jan 28–Feb 2 2008 | University of Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria |
Anthony Baxter, Bruce Schneier, Stormy Peters |
| linux.conf.au 2009 | Jan 19–Jan 24 2009 | University of Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania |
Tom Limoncelli, Angela Beesley, Simon Phipps |
| linux.conf.au 2010 | Jan 18–Jan 23 2010 | Wellington Convention Centre Wellington, New Zealand |
Benjamin Mako Hill, Gabriella Coleman, Nathan Torkington, Glyn Moody |
| linux.conf.au 2011 | Jan 24–Jan 29 2011 | Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland |
Mark Pesce, Eric Allman, Geoff Huston, Vinton Cerf |
| linux.conf.au 2012 | Jan 16–Jan 21 2012 | University of Ballarat, Ballarat, Victoria |
Karen Sandler, Bruce Perens, Paul Fenwick, Jacob Appelbaum |
| linux.conf.au 2013 | Jan 28–Feb 2 2013 | Australian National University Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
not yet announced |
In 1999, CALU (Conference of Australian Linux Users) was conceived, bankrolled (via his personal credit card) and executed by Linux kernel hacker Rusty Russell. It laid the foundation for a successful, strongly technical, eclectic and fun conference series.
2001 was the first the conference had been held under the linux.conf.au name, in 1999 it was called CALU.
A major highlight of the 2004 conference was Linus Torvalds, originator of the Linux operating system kernel, being dunked in a dunk tank to raise money for charity.
The 2006 event broke new ground, being the first conference to be held outside Australia, recognising the importance of the New Zealand Linux community.
At linux.conf.au 2007 in Sydney, a new feature was an Open Day for non-conference attendees, in which community groups, interest groups and Linux businesses held stands and demonstrations.
The 2008 event was the second time the conference had been held in Melbourne. 100 OLPC machines were distributed to random attendees at the conference to encourage development on the platform. The Speakers dinner was held at St Paul's Cathedral Chapter House, and the Penguin Dinner was held in conjunction with Melbourne's Night Market, playing on the title of Eric Raymond's book, The Cathedral and the Bazaar.
During the Penguin Dinner in 2009, a substantial sum of money was raised for the Save Tasmanian Devils fund. One of the charity pledges made that evening was to replace the Tux Logo with the conference mascot, Tuz to help raise awareness.
The conference charity in 2010 was the Wellington Lifeflight Helicopter Ambulance service.
linux.conf.au 2011 was almost washed out by the floods that devastated southern Queensland. With just ten days to go the organisers were able to re-organise the conference, despite all their conference and social event venues being affected by the natural disaster.
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