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[[File:Hokie_tux.svgpng|thumb|right|alt=Hokie Tux|Hokie Tux, the VTLUUG mascot.]]

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, supporting Linux and Unix use on campus, and serving the community through [[free information]].

The LUUG has held introductory Linux courses from time to time. Generally , there are two distinct approaches, sometimes held on different days. On one occasion the speaker will focus on beginner-friendly graphical user interfaces and the other, he or she will concentrate on the power of the *nix commandline.

In November of 2009, the LUUG co-hosted with [[Free Culture]] an [[vtluug:OpenStreetMap|OpenStreetMap]] 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. Since that first mapping day, the LUUG has continued to hold about one mapping day a semester, with variable turnout and different tasks such as importing data from the [[Blacksburg|Town of Blacksburg]].