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The '''Linux and Unix Users Group at Virginia Tech''' ('''VTLUUG''' or "the LUUG") is a special interest [[registered student organization]] dedicated to improving the computing skills of its members and supporting Linux and Unix use amongst the broader community.
=Events=
==InstallFests==
[[w:Linux_User_Group#Installfests|InstallFests]] have been the main event of the VTLUUG for many years. Generally, one a semester is hosted. Turnout in 2009 averaged around 15 participants.
==Introductory Linux Courses==
The LUUG has held introductory Linux courses off and on. Generally there are two distinct approaches, sometimes held on different days, one focusing on the ease of graphical user interfaces and the other concentrating on the power of the *nix commandline.
==Open Street Map==
In November of 2009, the LUUG co-hosted with [[FC@VT]] an [[Open Street Map]] mapping day for the first time. Prizes were donated by Qualcomm and O'Reilly and the event was made possible in part by the advice and support of [[Peter Sforza]] from the [[Center for Geospatial Information Technology]]. Around 15 people showed up. Footpaths on campus, businesses in the [[University Mall]] and roads and parking lots around [[The Village]] and [[Terrace View]] were added to the map.
=Infrastructure=
The VTLUUG maintains [[VTLUUG Wiki|this wiki]] and a [[VTLUUG:Mailing list|mailing list]]. Previous infrastructure included a forum and blog.
[[Category:Registered student organizations]]
=Events=
==InstallFests==
[[w:Linux_User_Group#Installfests|InstallFests]] have been the main event of the VTLUUG for many years. Generally, one a semester is hosted. Turnout in 2009 averaged around 15 participants.
==Introductory Linux Courses==
The LUUG has held introductory Linux courses off and on. Generally there are two distinct approaches, sometimes held on different days, one focusing on the ease of graphical user interfaces and the other concentrating on the power of the *nix commandline.
==Open Street Map==
In November of 2009, the LUUG co-hosted with [[FC@VT]] an [[Open Street Map]] mapping day for the first time. Prizes were donated by Qualcomm and O'Reilly and the event was made possible in part by the advice and support of [[Peter Sforza]] from the [[Center for Geospatial Information Technology]]. Around 15 people showed up. Footpaths on campus, businesses in the [[University Mall]] and roads and parking lots around [[The Village]] and [[Terrace View]] were added to the map.
=Infrastructure=
The VTLUUG maintains [[VTLUUG Wiki|this wiki]] and a [[VTLUUG:Mailing list|mailing list]]. Previous infrastructure included a forum and blog.
[[Category:Registered student organizations]]
