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User Groups

The purpose of the Groups list is two fold. First, the list helps make California computer users aware of groups that meet in their area to let "...people find other Ubuntu users near them and experience the Ubuntu Community firsthand", as the LoCoFAQ describes. These Ubuntu users may or may not be active with the California Team. The second is to encourage collaboration as described in LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups.

What's Involved?

Acting as a two way Ubuntu contact between us & a LUG is pretty simple:

• Attend LUG meetings
• Subscribe to your LUG mail list

• Subscribe to ubuntu-announce (low volume)

• Subscribe to ubuntu-us-ca

• optional: Attend our IRC Meetings every other Sunday at 7 PM

• Add your name to the list below. Try to refresh the last contact date each month.

A LUG contact should already have attended one of the user group's meetings. Contactors should make personal contact with a user group representative in person and follow up via email.

Warning: unrelated advertising, spamming or behaving in a way inconsistent with a user group's expectations will not reflect well on Ubuntu or the California Team.

Why contact LUGs?

1. to inform them that we exist as a resource (so they can invite us to come talk, etc)
2. to find out what they would like us to be able to provide for them
3. to participate in their efforts as appropriate

4. to inform them that we may refer local Ubuntu users to their meetings & install fests

5. to meet some like minded Linux folks

6. to make their members aware of us so they might consider joining/helping our LoCo

7. to let them know we do not wish to compete with them. We all benefit if we assist them in their efforts.

   1. Linux user groups generally meet in person on a regular basis for end-user education & support; we don't. It's hard to overestimate the value to a new Linux user of in person discussions.

   2. Our LoCo performs very diverse activities throughout the state focused specifically on Ubuntu Linux. We often meet virtually and can refer folks from our mail lists or IRC channels to other suitable forums if we can't help them ourselves. We are made up of volunteer Ubuntu representative/advocates. LoCos advocate, promote, translate, develop and otherwise improve Ubuntu, acting as a backbone of the Ubuntu community. For more information see LoCoFAQ and LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups

What might we be able to offer LUGs?

• release parties & release related events (UbuntuOpenWeek, UbuntuDeveloperWeek, UbuntuGlobalJam)

• CD distribution - even three burned copies of the latest Ubuntu are greatly appreciated by LUGs to give out to beginners

• Answer Ubuntu & Linux related questions

• Encourage local Linux & Ubuntu activities

• Speak at LUG meetings

• Forward appropriate Ubuntu news from ubuntu-us-ca, ubuntu-announce (especially release announcements) and fridge to LUG communication channels

California User Groups

To see our list of user groups, see Groups.

Discussion

User Group Discussion is for comments and talking about how this page and the Groups pages work.

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