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enthusiasts from more than a dozen different countries, for a combination of talks, presentations, hands-on mini-projects, outdoor exercise, and good food and drink. The name Linux Bier Wanderung comes from the fact that the first event was held in Pottenstein in Germany (in 1999) in the form of a traditional German "Bierwanderung" for

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enthusiasts. Since then the event has been held at the following locations: * 1999: Pottenstein, Germany * 2000: Coniston, England * 2001:

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, Belgium * 2002:

Doolin Doolin () is a coastal village in County Clare, Ireland, on the Atlantic coast. It is southwest of the spa town of Lisdoonvarna and 4 miles from the Cliffs of Moher. It is a noted centre of traditional Irish music, which is played nightly in i ...

, Ireland * 2003: Tajov, Slovakia * 2004: Schin op Geul, Netherlands * 2005:

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, Scotland * 2006:

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, Lithuania * 2007:

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, Greece. LBW was organised by Hellenic Linux User Group, and was held on 2–9 September 2007. * 2008:

Samnaun Samnaun ( rm, Samignun) is a high Alpine village and a valley at the eastern end of Switzerland and a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History The valley was first used as a seasonal ...

, Switzerland (9–17 August) * 2009:

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, Germany * 2010:

Alfriston Alfriston is a village and civil parish in the East Sussex district of Wealden, England. The village lies in the valley of the River Cuckmere, about four miles (6 km) north-east of Seaford and south of the main A27 trunk road and part ...

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, England * 2011: Tux-Lanersbach, Austria * 2012:

Diksmuide (; french: Dixmude, ; vls, Diksmude) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of proper and the former communes of Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, N ...

, Belgium * 2013: Castleton, England * 2014:

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, Wales * 2015:

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, Luxembourg * 2016:

Laxey Laxey ( gv, Laksaa) is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Man. Its name derives from the Old Norse ''Laxa'' meaning 'Salmon River'. Its key distinguishing features are its three working vintage railways and the largest working waterwhee ...

, Isle of Man * 2017:

St. Martin in Passeier St. Martin in Passeier (; it, San Martino in Passiria ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, northern Italian, located about northwest of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,137 a ...

, Italy * 2018:

Jedovnice Jedovnice is a market town in the Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. Geography Jedovnice is located about east of Blansko and northeast of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highland ...

, Czech Republic * 2019:

Craven Arms Craven Arms is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, on the A49 road and the Welsh Marches railway line, which link it north and south to the larger towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow respectively. The Heart of Wales railway line ...

, England (12–18 August 2019) * ''2020:

Kronberg Kronberg im Taunus is a town in the Hochtaunuskreis district, Hesse, Germany and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. Before 1866, it was in the Duchy of Nassau; in that year the whole Duchy was absorbed into Prussia. Kronberg lies at th ...

, Germany (30 August – 5 September 2020)'' Unfortunately owed to current circumstances this event has been cancelled.

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External links

* {{official, http://linuxbierwanderung.com/ Free-software events Recurring events established in 1999 1999 establishments in Germany