In the period from 24. April to 28. April we visited the Linuxtage in Graz. There our association organized the Mini-FrogLabs and also looked after a stand. During this trip, the tutors got to know Graz and were able to visit various workshops of the event. They learned a lot about the different topics of Linuxtage. The stand and the two workshops on the topics of game programming and electronics were successful. We were able to inspire our participants for these two topics.
Wednesday morning we left early by train from Cologne central station. We spent the time on the train playing cards, talking and laughing. Due to a delay we drove a little longer than planned. After we got an impression of the apartment and settled in, we ordered something to eat. Afterwards we went to sleep as it was already very late.
On the second day we could sleep a little longer and looked for a small snack in Graz for lunch. Finally we explored Graz, whereby the geocaching of course was not neglected. After a hike up the beautiful Schlossberg, with a fantastic view of Graz from above and the traditional visit to the Graz clock tower, some of us took the lift and the others took the 170 meter long slide through the mountain to the foot of the hill. Afterwards we continued our geocaching, among others on the Murinsel, a glassy building on the water, and in the old town of Graz.
Everyone was looking forward to the Linuxtage and the various workshops on Friday. Besides participating in different workshops like soldering or lockpicking, we also made final preparations for the workshops and set up our booth.
On Saturday was the official start of the congress. Our workshop participants also arrived. They were very enthusiastic about programming with Python, PyGame and the ESP8266 microcontroller. We received a lot of positive feedback for our projects and our commitment to the use of free software in education. After we dismantled our stand and cleaned up our rooms at the end of the day, we were invited to the social event. We also received an invitation to participate in the congress again next year. On the last day we said goodbye to Graz and were looking forward to visit the city and the event again next year.
All in all this trip was very successful for our club. So we were able to show the people at our booth that the Skolelinux/Debian Edu project has been brought back to life or still exists, as well as we could inspire the children in our workshops for programming and electronics.
We would like to thank the organizers of Linuxtage and are looking forward to offer our Mini-Froglabs and a booth there again next year!
