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. PLUG is volunteer-run and does not have any formal criteria for membership. Its members consider these qualities to be key to the group's endurance.▼
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▲'''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.
PLUG's activities include the following: ▼Note that this is '''not''' the same group as [http://www.pdxlug.org/ PDXLUG].
* Active mailing list discussions
▲PLUG's activities include the following:
* A monthly General Meeting on the first Thursday of the month
* A monthly Advanced Topics Meeting on the third Tuesday of the month
* [http://www.pdxlinux.org/mail/ Active mailing lists] - The group's general list averages between 800 and 1000 messages a month ({{As of|2004|lc=on}}).
* A monthly hands-on Clinic on the third Sunday 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.
* Booth presentations at events around the region
* [http://www.pdxlinux.org/ PLUG's Linux Clinic] - A monthly install-fest
* [http://www.riverdale.k12.or.us/linux/ PLUG for Education] - A group dedicated to promoting Linux for use in education.
Other groups and projects associated with PLUG include:
* [http://crime.zotconsulting.com/ CRIME] -
* [[LinuxFund]] - The LinuxFund gives grants to worthy Open Source projects.
* [[Free Geek]] - 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 links==
* [http://www.pdxlinux.org/ PLUG's home page]
* [http://calagator.org/ Calagator: Portland's Tech Calendar]
[[Category:Organizations based in Portland, Oregon]]
[[Category:Linux user groups]]
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