Open Source! It's not just for desktops anymore!
Office - Web - Image Editing
You don't need to abandon Windows, macOS, or put Linux on your phone to start using free and open-source software on a daily basis. Join Green Star September 19, 2026 1 - 5 PM at 2134 Texaco Ave, Fairbanks to see how you can experience the world of FOSS without jumping in with both feet.
This year's theme is joining the ecosystem in small, meaningful ways that hopefully don't push you outside your comfort zone. What do you have to lose? It's all free!
FOSS Office Suites
Microsoft has replaced its well-known and highly reputable Office brand with Copilot M365.
Confused?
Looking to avoid paying an onerous subscription for something you used to be able to pay once for?
Do you work across multiple platforms and are looking for familiarity on all?
Come explore our displays demonstrating the free, secure, stable, and cross-platform capabilites of LibreOffice and OnlyOffice!
Bring your most complex or mangled MS Office documents to try and break open source office suites!
Firefox: The Open Web Alternative
Do you dislike Gemini popping up everywhere you look? Wish you had those 4 GB of hard drive space back for an AI model you can't remove and can't use? Wish your web browser had an AI killswitch?
Come check out the web browser that gives you the freedom to customize your experience and how you interact with the Web!
Freely edit images
The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) has been around for many years as an alternative to Photoshop, but with its recent 3.0 update, it has been brought into the modern day! If you've been curious about GIMP in the past or are curious now, come check it out on one of our machines!
The classics:
We are also bringing back our Hack-Your-Own Device workshops, the Linux Challenge, and the De-Googled Tablet and CoreBook raffles from previous years!
Visit for a chance to win a De-googled tablet or Corebooted Chromebook!