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Linux User Group HOWTO

Rick Moen

v1.7.6, 2004-01-15

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The Linux User Group HOWTO is a guide to founding, maintaining, and growing a Linux user group, co-authored by Kendall Clark and Rick Moen (now maintained by Rick Moen).

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1. Introduction

• 1.1 Purpose
• 1.2 Other sources of information

2. What is a Linux user group?

• 2.1 What is Linux?
• 2.2 How is Linux unique?
• 2.3 What is a user group?
• 2.4 Summary

3. What LUGs exist?

• 3.1 LUG lists
• 3.2 Solidarity versus convenience

4. What does a LUG do?

• 4.1 Linux advocacy
• 4.2 The limits of advocacy
• 4.3 Linux education
• 4.4 Linux support
• 4.5 Linux socialising

5. LUG activities

• 5.1 Meetings
• 5.2 Online resources

6. Practical suggestions

• 6.1 LUG support organisations
• 6.2 Founding a LUG
• 6.3 Maintaining and growing a LUG

7. Legal and political issues

• 7.1 Organisational legal issues
• 7.2 Other legal issues
• 7.3 Software politics
• 7.4 Elections, democracy, and turnover

8. About this document

• 8.1 Terms of use
• 8.2 New versions
• 8.3 Please contribute to this HOWTO
• 8.4 Document history
• 8.5 Acknowledgements

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