For the 10th time at the Chemnitzer Linux-Tage

A review of more than one weekend

Close-up of the building at an extreme overhead angle: sand-colored surface, light gray box shapes, pink-and-blue-colored component edge
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Stephan Luckow
Event summary
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The Chemnitzer Linux-Tage (CLT) has been around since 1999, but for years it has also been affectionately known in the community as the Chemnitzer Catering-Tage. The event with the best food. That's possible :)

This year's motto, The Culture of Open Source, was a great opportunity for us and we arrived with more ambassadors than the information stand could hold. As we see it, the CMS Garden is exactly that: the symbol of open source culture. Communities that used to be in competition with each other come together in order to work together to build a stronger foundation. The fact that this has already been working for 13 years surprises us time and time again.

Two days of a concentrated conference program with many visitors, talks and workshops require a lot of voluntary commitment. Thank you to the ambassadors who invested their weekend to put on a successful event. Thanks also to the countless volunteers and the CLT organization team!

  • Man with orange T-shirt in gardener's uniform in front of roll-ups, behind tables with information material. A projector projects logos onto a screen.
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Joachim Nickel

    Thanks for the early shifts and setting up the stand, Joachim!

  • Man in a bright green T-shirt, black gardener's apron and straw hat in front of a green roll-up displaying CMS logos arranged on a shelf.
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Stephan Luckow

    Of course, Robert had his legendary sticker box with him again.

  • Man with glasses and a dark blue shirt in a gardener's uniform, his straw hat pushed far back on his neck.
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Stephan Luckow

    Tobias “Dr. Drupal” Bähr answers even the nerdiest questions.

  • Smiling man with beard and red T-shirt under the garden apron points to the Joomla logo on the green roll-up.
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Stephan Luckow

    Unmistakable: Gerald can answer Joomla! questions.

  • A woman with glasses in a garden uniform and gray sweater stands in front of the green roll-up. She tilts her head forward attentively.
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Stephan Luckow

    It was still too cool for Meike's blue Drupal shirt.

  • A very tall young man in a gardening uniform with a black T-shirt points with a mischievous smile to a small sticker on the shelf on the green roll-up.
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Stephan Luckow

    Moritz has added OpenCulturas to the CMS range.

  • Close-up of a man with a gray beard in front of the green roll-up. He smiles openly into the camera from under his straw hat.
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Stephan Luckow

    Although he wanted to complete his presentation slides, Stephan passionately answers all the questions.

The CLT has been around since 1999, so there are people who have been able to put in more than an extra decade of voluntary work. Thank you for your commitment. This is a role model for us and gives us new strength every time we are weak. A big thank you from the bottom of our hearts and full of enthusiasm. Thank you for giving us the space. Thank you for sticking with it. Please give us more information on how you motivate yourselves again and again. :)

Impressions

For the people who have never seen the Chemnitzer Linux-Tage in Live, we have collected some footage this time. This is what it looks like. And yes: You shouldn't be hungry on the way to lunch.

  • A yellow banner with a penguin hangs on the railing on the upper floor: Chemnitzer Linux-Tage since 1999
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Stephan Luckow

    Unmistakably established in the previous millennium.

  • A tall and a short man in straw hats walk towards a building with a glass front and a large orange-colored cube.
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Stephan Luckow

    CLT, here we come!

  • View of the staircase into the human-sized exhibition space with many small information tables and flags, in the background the sun shines through the entrance glass front.
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Stephan Luckow

    Lively exhibition area

  • Yellow, orange and petrol frame the angled parts of the building in the exhibition area, where many people move between the information stands.
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Stephan Luckow

    A view of the exhibition area from above

  • Lots of people in casual clothes queue up on a staircase
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Stephan Luckow

    Queuing for lunch

Our sessions

We are often in the role of organizing events ourselves and know that success consists of more than just having great exhibitors. There is the search for sponsors. And talks also need to be organized. So we were all the more pleased that three of the talks we submitted were accepted. They are now all available online and we have included them here. Enjoy the talks. You are also welcome to visit the overview page hosted on media.ccc.de. 

  • Stephan Luckow has dug deep into our archives - an inspiring story of collaboration between supposed competitors and a nostalgic photo album for our gardeners

    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Chemnitzer Linux-Tage / Videomitschnitt

  • Moritz and Meike give impressions from 4 years of OpenCulturas development history

    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Chemnitzer Linux-Tage / Videomitschnitt

  • Joachim demonstrates the advantages of open source analytics using practical examples

    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International — Chemnitzer Linux-Tage / Videomitschnitt

From hearsay, we know that CLT will also take place in 2026. We are already looking forward to being part of it again next year.

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