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Folio is combining the communities of OLE, Ebsco, and IndexData. It's motivated by the lack of choice in library systems these days *coughmonopolycough* #UKSG18
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If anyone is interested in OLE as a library system as it relates to Folio development, I manage the only installation of OLE outside of the USA. AMA #UKSG18
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The Folio conference is called WOLFcon 2018 which is actually pretty badass. It's in Durham, NC, 7th-10th May 2018 #UKSG18
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Folio timeline: January 2018 - alpha release July-Dec 2018 - Folio v1.0 beta release 2019 - Folio running in production in libraries #UKSG18
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SirsiDynix, ByWater, and other suppliers will be offering Folio hosting, service, and support. That's so important for making open-source library systems palatable and affordable #UKSG18
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As someone who worked extensively on OLE and in the OLE community, I feel a sense of fatherly pride towards Folio. You always want to see your children do better than you did #UKSG18
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Juicy technical details on Folio and back-end infrastructure here dev.folio.org/start/ But with hosted instances, you won't need to worry about that #UKSG18