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{{Short description|Group of Linux enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon}}

'''The Portland Linux/Unix Group''', also called the '''Portland Linux Users Group''', (PLUG) is a group of [[Linux]] enthusiasts in [[Portland, Oregon]]. The group was started in early 1994 as a venue to discuss and promote Linux, and is one of the oldest [[Linux User Group]]s in existence. Its existence has contributed, in part, to the ___location of the [[Open Source Development Labs]] in the Portland suburb of [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]], as well as the [[O'Reilly Open Source Conference]] in Portland three years in a row.

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The '''The Portland Linux/Unix Group''', also called the '''Portland Linux Users Group''', (PLUG) is a group of [[Linux]] and [[open source]] enthusiasts in [[Portland, Oregon]]. The group was started in early 1994 as a venue to discuss and promote Linux and [[Unix]], and is one of the oldest [[Linux User Group]]s in existence. ItsPLUG existenceis hasvolunteer-run contributed,and indoes part,not tohave theany ___locationformal ofcriteria the [[Open Source Development Labs]] in the Portland suburb of [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]], as well as the [[O'Reilly Open Source Conference]] in Portland three years in afor rowmembership.

Note that this is '''not''' the same group as [http://www.pdxlug.org/ PDXLUG], which describes itself as a Portland Linux User Group.

PLUG's activities include the following:

* Active mailing list discussions

* [http://www.pdxlinux.org/mail/ Active mailing lists] - The group's general list averages between 800 and 1000 messages a month ([[as of 2004]]).

* A monthly General Meeting on the first Thursday of the month

* [http://www.pdxlinux.org/meeting/ Linux Advanced Topic Talk] - A monthly meeting covering subjects that are considered too technical for average users.

* A monthly Advanced Topics Meeting on the third Tuesday of the month

* [http://www.riverdale.k12.or.us/~danh/ PLUG's Linux Clinic] - A monthly installfest

* A monthly hands-on Clinic on the third Sunday of the month

* [http://www.riverdale.k12.or.us/linux/ PLUG for Education] - A group dedicated to promoting Linux for use in education.

* Booth presentations at events around the region

== External link links==

Other groups and projects associated with PLUG include:

* [http://crime.zotconsulting.com/ CRIME] -

* [http://www.linuxfund.org/ The Linux Fund] - LinuxFund gives grants to worthy Open Source projects.

* [http://www.freegeek.org/ FreeGeek] - a not for profit community organization that recycles used technology to provide computers, education, Internet access and job skills training to those in need in exchange for community service.

* [[Personal Telco]] - a wireless community project. PersonalTelco is the reason Portland was declared [http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20030304corp.htm the most Un-wired city in America] in 2003.

* [http://www.mwvlug.org/ MWVLUG] - The Mid-Willamette Valley Linux Users Group.

== External link ==

* [http://www.pdxlinux.org/ PLUG's home page]

* [http://calagator.org/ Calagator: Portland's Tech Calendar]

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