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Welcome to the Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group℠. We are a not-for-profit organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that provides collaboration resources, including mailing lists, presentations, installfests, and this wiki for Linux users of all backgrounds.

See our about page for more background on us, Linux, and free/open source software.

Just like an open source software project, we develop WPLUG in collaboration with the community: everyone is free to contribute. What does Western PA need out of WPLUG℠? What do you need out of WPLUG? Join our mailing list and tell us!

Upcoming Meetings & Events

Got something technology-related on your mind? Even if you're not a WPLUG member, we invite you to answer our Call for Presentations and talk about it at one of our meetings.

Subscribe to the wplug-announce mailing list to receive notices about future meetings!

Upcoming Related Events

E-mail info@wplug.org to have your event posted here.

PROPOSED: TechEventCalendar

The past related events page has examples of what we've done in the past. Check out these other interesting organizations for more to do!

Past Meetings

Every WPLUG meeting and event is recorded in our past meetings page. You may also view slide presentations from previous meetings. If you're new to WPLUG, this will give you a better idea of what we do.

Getting Involved

Things that WPLUG does which you can participate in.

Membership - Join the hottest Linux users group in Western PA!
Board Information - List of members on the WPLUG Board of Directors; records of WPLUG board meetings.
Committee Information - List of WPLUG committees.
Past Activities - Activities which are no longer ongoing. Let us know if you're interested in re-activating any of these.

Online Resources

WPLUG provides a variety of online resources to its members and the community at large. In fact, you're looking at one of them right now: the WPLUG wiki. We provide these resources as a way for our members to help each other, spread the word about Linux and other open source, and socialize.

Mailing Lists - The WPLUG mailing lists are a big part of our community; there are several hundred subscribers. We have lists for topics ranging from general announcements to jobs and classified ads.
Internet Relay Chat - A chat channel that we operate on the FreeNode IRC network. At times, this can be a very good way to get information.
WPLUG members can get an @wplug.org e-mail address, and can also use our RSS aggregator (similar to Feedly, or the now-defunct Google Reader)
Twitter - The official WPLUG Twitter account
LinkedIn - A professional networking group used by many WPLUG members.

Organizational Materials

Bylaws - WPLUG's governing rules.
Special Rules of Order - Supplementary rules that address gaps in the bylaws.
Meeting Checklist - What needs to be done at WPLUG general user meetings.
Venues - Information on where WPLUG meets.
Financial Documents - Forms to report expenses and request funding from WPLUG.
Election Instructions - How to vote in WPLUG's board elections.
Historical Documents - Organizational materials that are kept for future reference.
Inventory - Stuff that belongs to WPLUG: who has it and where.
TODO - Things that need to be done on the wiki.

Swag

Order clothing and other cool stuff with the WPLUG logo from CafePress.

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-Welcome to the Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group. We are a not-for-profit organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that provides collaboration resources, including mailing lists, monthly presentations and quarterly installfests, for Linux users of all backgrounds.
+Welcome to the Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group&#8480;. We are a not-for-profit organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that provides collaboration resources, including mailing lists, presentations, installfests, and this wiki for Linux users of all backgrounds.
-See our [[Wplug:About|about page]] for more background on us, Linux, and other Free and Open Source software. If you are looking for something in Northwestern PA, please check our sister LUG, [http://www.erielug.org/ ErieLUG].
+See our [[WPLUG:About|about page]] for more background on us, Linux, and free/open source software.
-We're working hard at developing our organization. If you think you can help, we'd appreciate any ideas you have. We'd like to hear your thoughts: What does Western PA need out of WPLUG? What do you need out of WPLUG? Join [[MailingLists|the list]] and tell us!
+Just like an open source software project, we develop WPLUG in collaboration with the community: everyone is free to contribute. What does Western PA need out of WPLUG&#8480;? What do ''you'' need out of WPLUG? Join our [[MailingLists|mailing list]] and tell us!
 == Upcoming Meetings & Events ==
-* [[Image:Freerunner02.gif|right|thumb|100px|Openmoko phone]] [[Meeting-20090307 | Saturday, March 7]] - 10:30am to 12:30pm - General User Meeting at [[Wilkins School Community Center|WSCC]] - Topic: [http://www.openmoko.com/ Openmoko] project
-* [[Meeting-20090404 | Saturday, April 4]] - 10:30am to 12:30pm - General User Meeting at [[Wilkins School Community Center|WSCC]] - Topic: Seriously Free Software
-* [[Meeting-20090508 | Saturday, May 8]] - 10:30am to 12:30pm - General User Meeting at [[Wilkins School Community Center|WSCC]]
+Got something technology-related on your mind? Even if you're not a WPLUG member, we invite you to answer our [[CallforPresentations | Call for Presentations]] and talk about it at one of our meetings.
-For longer term planning and discussion about future meetings, please see the [[UpcomingMeetings | upcoming meetings]] page.
+Subscribe to the [http://{{SERVERNAME}}/mailman/listinfo/wplug-announce wplug-announce mailing list] to receive notices about future meetings!
 == Upcoming Related Events ==
+E-mail [mailto:info@wplug.org info@wplug.org] to have your event posted here.
-* Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - [http://www.pghcodingdojo.org/ Pittsburgh Coding Dojo] - [http://www.pghtech.org/aboutus/location-and-directions.aspx Pittsburgh Technology Council offices]
-* Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8 - [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Pittsburgh#Mapping_party OpenStreetMap mapping party] - deeplocal, Inc. offices at 6101 Penn Ave., Suite 602, Pgh 15206
-* E-mail [mailto:info@wplug.org info@wplug.org] to have your event posted here.
+* PROPOSED: [[TechEventCalendar]]
-Feel free to see the [[Past Related Events | past related events]] page for examples of what we have done in the past.
+The [[Past Related Events | past related events]] page has examples of what we've done in the past.  Check out these [[WPLUG:About#Groups|other interesting organizations]] for more to do!
 == Past Meetings ==
-For information on previous meetings, please see the [[Past Meetings | past meetings page]].  If you are new to WPLUG, this will give you an idea of WPLUGs activity level and what sort of things we do.
+Every WPLUG meeting and event is recorded in our [[Past Meetings | past meetings page]]. You may also view [[:Category:Presentations | slide presentations]] from previous meetings. If you're new to WPLUG, this will give you a better idea of what we do.
-== Online Resources ==
+== Getting Involved ==
-WPLUG provides a variety of online resources to its members and the community at large, in fact, you're looking at one of these resources right now -- the WPLUG wiki.  We provide these resources as a way for our members to help each other, spread the word about Linux and other open source, and generally just socialize.
-* [[MailingLists | Mailing Lists]] - The WPLUG mailing lists are a big part of our community.  We have specific lists for many different issues, ranging from general announcements, to jobs, to people trying to sell stuff in our marketplace.
-* [[Membership]] - Become a member of the hottest Linux Users Group in Western PA.
-* [[IRC | Internet Relay Chat]] - This is a realtime chat facility that we operate on the [http://www.freenode.net/ FreeNode] IRC network.  At times this can be a very good way to get information.
-* [[Study Group | Certification Study Group]] - A self-study group is forming for participants to assist each other in obtaining Linux certification.
-* [[The Open Pitt | The Open Pitt]] - The official newsletter of WPLUG.
+Things that WPLUG does which you can participate in.
-== Organizational Materials ==
+* [[Membership]] - Join the hottest Linux users group in Western PA!
+* [[WPLUGBoard | Board Information]] - List of members on the WPLUG Board of Directors; records of WPLUG board meetings.
+* [[Committees | Committee Information]] - List of WPLUG committees.
+* [[Past Activities]] - Activities which are no longer ongoing.  Let us know if you're interested in re-activating any of these.
+== Online Resources ==
-* [[ByLaws]] - How is WPLUG governed.
-* [[Special Rules of Order]] - Additional rules to cover some specifics not in the bylaws
-* [[MeetingChecklist | Meeting Checklist]] - this is what needs to be done for each meeting and the responsibilities of each person.
-* [[Venues]] - information on meeting and event venues.
-* [[FinancialDocuments | Financial Documents]] - links to the forms and instructions from the WPLUG treasurer.
-* [[Committees | Committee Information]] - Listing of WPLUG Committees and members
-* [[WPLUGBoard | Board Information]] - information on meetings of the WPLUG board
-* [[Election Instructions]] - Details of how to vote using WPLUG's system for board elections
-* [[HistoricalDocuments | Historical Documents]] - Organizational materials that are kept for future reference
-* [[Inventory]] - Stuff that belongs to WPLUG - who has it and where
-* [[TODO]] - Things that need to be done on the wiki
+WPLUG provides a variety of online resources to its members and the community at large. In fact, you're looking at one of them right now: the WPLUG wiki. We provide these resources as a way for our members to help each other, spread the word about Linux and other open source, and socialize.
-== Projects ==
+* [[MailingLists | Mailing Lists]] - The WPLUG mailing lists are a big part of our community; there are several hundred subscribers. We have lists for topics ranging from general announcements to jobs and classified ads.
+* [[IRC | Internet Relay Chat]] - A chat channel that we operate on the [http://www.freenode.net/ FreeNode] IRC network. At times, this can be a very good way to get information.
+* [[Membership#Member_Benefits | WPLUG members]] can get an @wplug.org e-mail address, and can also use our RSS aggregator (similar to Feedly, or the now-defunct Google Reader)
+* [https://twitter.com/wplug Twitter] - The official WPLUG Twitter account
+* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=150161 LinkedIn] - A professional networking group used by many WPLUG members.
+== Organizational Materials ==
-* [[InstallFest Services]] - InstallFest Services
-* [[LiveCD]]
-* [[MediaWiki]] - WPLUG website
+* [[ByLaws | Bylaws]] - WPLUG's governing rules.
-== BOINC-based Teams  ==
+* [[Special Rules of Order]] - Supplementary rules that address gaps in the bylaws.
-* [[SETI@home | WPLUG SETI@home Team]] - Our team to assist with experiments for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
+* [[MeetingChecklist | Meeting Checklist]] - What needs to be done at WPLUG general user meetings.
-* [[Rosetta@home | WPLUG Rosetta@home Team]] - Team to "help to determine the 3-dimensional shapes of proteins in research that may ultimately lead to finding cures for some major human diseases."
+* [[Venues]] - Information on where WPLUG meets.
-* [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/ BOINC] - Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
+* [[FinancialDocuments | Financial Documents]] - Forms to report expenses and request funding from WPLUG.
+* [[Election Instructions]] - How to vote in WPLUG's board elections.
+* [[HistoricalDocuments | Historical Documents]] - Organizational materials that are kept for future reference.
+* [[Inventory]] - Stuff that belongs to WPLUG: who has it and where.
+* [[TODO]] - Things that need to be done on the wiki.
 == Swag ==