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Welcome to the OCF

The Open Computing Facility (OCF) is an all-volunteer student organization dedicated to free computing for all University of California at Berkeley students, faculty, and staff. Among our services, we offer:

  • Free shell account (SSH)
  • Free disk & web space (2 GB)
  • Free email (username@OCF.Berkeley.EDU)
  • Free printing (250 pages per semester)
  • Spiffy computer lab in Eshleman Hall, ground floor
  • and more...
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Recent Notices

02/09 Web server will be replaced soon.

02/09 Come visit our weekly BoD meetings at 7:14pm on Tuesdays in the OCF lab.
http://docs.ocf.berkeley.edu/wiki/OCF_staff#Board_of_Directors

Announcements

OCF Board of Directors Meetings (Spring 2012) We meet at 7:14pm on Tuesdays in the OCF lab to make decisions. All OCF members are encouraged to come and contribute their perspectives.
Classes facilitated by OCF staff Hands-On UNIX System Administration - Spring 2012
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Tools

E-mail Login

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The OCF Blog

OCF server down?
Check out our blog situated off our servers, which means status reports and updates even when our network experiences a hangover.

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Live Chat with Staff

Chat with the staff via Internet Relay Chat (IRC), either through your OCF UNIX Shell or the web-based (Java) client linked below by joining channel #ocf on irc.OCF.Berkeley.EDU.

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We're Mobile

Have an iPhone, Droid, Blackberry, Android G1, Pre, Evo, or other mobile device?
Point it to m.OCF.Berkeley.EDU.