Portland Linux/Unix Group: Difference between revisions

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(aka the Portland Linux Users Group)

PLUG is a group of [[Linux]] enthursiastsenthusiasts in [[Portland Oregon]] (USA). The group was started in early 1992 as a venue to discuss and promote Linux.

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

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

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

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

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

Other groups and projects assoicatedassociated with PLUG include:

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

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*[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, internetInternet access and job skills training to those in need in exchange for community service.

* [[PersonalTelco]] - 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.