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Chemnitz Linux Days 2025: “The Cukture of Open Source”
110 lectures in seven strands, ten workshops and a special junior program will be offered at Chemnitz University of Technology on 22 and 23 March 2025
Under the motto “The Culture of Open Source”, the Chemnitz Linux Days on March 22 and 23, 2025 invite you to the Central Lecture Hall and Seminar Building of Chemnitz University of Technology, Reichenhainer Straße 90. Visitors can expect a varied lecture and workshop program, numerous opportunities to exchange ideas with projects and companies in the exhibitor area and many other offers related to Linux and open source.
The well over 200 submissions did not make the selection process easy for the Chemnitz Linux Days organisation team. The programme has now been finalised and the presentations alone fill seven strands with contributions on topics such as virtualization, automation, networking, society, artificial intelligence and, of course, culture. On Saturday, for example, Phillip Blaschka from the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences in Zwickau will present a chatbot that enables visitors to the Robert Schumann House in Zwickau to talk to Clara Schumann on the phone. Chris Fiege encourages people to create their own projects and wants to give them an introduction to circuit board design by presenting the open source tool KiCAD.
On Sunday, Florian Schade will present the file sharing and collaboration solution OpenCloud. Constanze Czech from RECHENWERK Computer- & Technikmuseum Halle will introduce the design of a relay computer with 8-bit word width in her lecture with a demo, and Manuel Hora will report on the migration of Bavarian university and college libraries to the open source library management system FOLIO.
Things get practical in the workshops. Among other things, visitors can create websites with the Hugo framework, get to grips with shell or Python programming and familiarise themselves with the LaTeX typesetting system. Registration is required to take part in a workshop, and a participation fee of five euros is charged in addition to admission.
The “CLT-Junior” workshop program is aimed specifically at children and young people aged ten and over. Participants can work with the Arduino and Calliope mini-computers, for example, learn about circuits and electronic components or try their hand at upcycling various everyday objects with Neopixel LEDs. Registration is also required for the CLT Junior offers, the participation fee is five euros regardless of admission, too.
The program is complemented by the opportunity to ask specific questions and engage in lively discussions in the exhibition area. As well, numerous add-ons are offered. For example, the certification exams of the Linux Professional Institute will take place in the neighbouring Weinhold Building at favorable conditions. The “Praxis Dr. Tux” will offer help with hardware or software problems, and many different kits will be waiting for DIY enthusiasts at the soldering workshop stations. A special highlight brings a cinematic atmosphere to the event building: on Saturday and Sunday, the film about the book “Ada & Zangemann – A story of software, skateboards and raspberry ice cream” will be shown (in German).
Details of all the events, registration forms and information on travel and accommodation can be found on the Chemnitz Linux Days website at www.linux-tage.de.
Anyone wishing to assist as a helper can find more information and our contact on the Take Part Page.
Background: Chemnitz Linux Days (CLT)
Back in 1999, the organizing team at the time decided to “simply make a Chemnitz Linux Day”. It started on March 6, 1999 with 24 lectures, an install party and several demonstrations. The event quickly grew. Most recently, well over 3,000 visitors flocked to the Central Lecture Hall and Seminar Building at Chemnitz University of Technology for the CLT weekend. With around 90 lectures, an extensive workshop program, a packed foyer with exhibitors from projects and companies in the “Linux-Live” area and the “CLT Junior” offer, the event has firmly established itself as one of the largest of its kind in the German-speaking world. After a forced break in 2020, the event was held digitally in 2021 and 2022 and has been taking place on site again since 2023.
