Linux Tour is an ongoing tour of Linux and FOSS related conferences and events held in major Nicaraguan Universities and schools.
History
The first Linux Tour event was held in Managua, Nicaragua, in the Instituto de Estudios Superiores (IES), on June 4, 2007. The first edition of the Linux Tour 2007 had a total of eight events in the cities of Managua and León.
The Linux Tour was initially an initiative of the Nicaraguan Ubuntu LoCo Team.Nicaraguan Ubuntu LoCo Team Today, all the major Nicaraguan LUGs are part of the LinuxTour.org organization, which is also responsible for organizing other major events in Nicaragua, such as FLISOL,FLISOL Document Freedom DayOfficial Report in DFD wiki and the Software Freedom Day.Official Report at Software Freedom Day Wiki
This initiative was recognized by Linux Journal making reference to it in an article.Linux Tour at Linux Journal
In February 2009, the Linux Tour went international, with two events scheduled in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, Honduras.Linux Tour in Honduras The Nicaraguan Linux Tour events inspired similar initiatives in the region, such as the Ubuntu Tour in Honduras, Café LibreCafé Libre official site in Guatemala and Pizza Bash,Pizza Bash at the Linux Tour site a more informal event, in Nicaragua.
References
External links
Official website Photo album