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Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group

2011-06-24T19:31:03Z

Ragesoss: /* Upcoming Related Events */ late notice for Wikipedia picnic

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, and installfests, 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.

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!

== Upcoming Meetings & Events ==

* [[Meeting-20110611 | Saturday, June 11, 2011]] - 11:00am to 3:00pm - Installfest at [[Brookline Library]]
* [[Meeting-20110709 | Saturday, July 9, 2011]] - 1:30pm to 3:30pm - General User Meeting at [[Wilkins School Community Center|WSCC]]
* [[Meeting-20110821| Sunday, August 21, 2011]] - time TBD - Picnic at [[Snyder Park]] in Whitehall
NEW! [[CallforPresentations | Call for Presentations]] is an opportunity to share your experiences with the community.
For longer term planning and discussion about future meetings, please see the [[UpcomingMeetings | upcoming meetings]] page.

== Upcoming Related Events ==

*Saturday, June 25th: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Pittsburgh Wicnic (Wikipedia picnic)], noon at Schenley Plaza

* Wednesday July 15th SNAPGH [http://snapgh.com/]
When and Where TBD

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.

== 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.

== 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 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.
* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=150161/ Linkedin] - A professional networking group currently being explored by many WPLUG members.
* [http://www.archive.org/details/OhioLinuxfest2009/ Ohio Linux Presentations] - Recordings of presentations at the 2009 Ohio Linux Fest held September 25 and 26, 2009 in Columbus OH. The theme was "40 years of UNIX."
* [http://wiki.cposc.org/cposc2009/ CPOSC Talks] - Slides from Central PA Open Source Conference held October 17, 2009 at Harrisburg University. Attendance about 150.
* [[Wplug:About#Groups|Other Interesting Organizations]] - There is a lot of tech in Pittsburgh. Go and explore!

== Organizational Materials ==

* [[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

== Projects ==

* [[Wilkins School Network]] - Design, Deploy and Maintain a network for the Wilkin School Community Center
* [[InstallFest Services]] - InstallFest Services
* [[LiveCD]]
* [[MediaWiki]] - WPLUG website
* there is interest in a new users' sig

== BOINC-based Teams ==
* [[SETI@home | WPLUG SETI@home Team]] - Our team to assist with experiments for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
* [[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."
* [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/ BOINC] - Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing

== Swag ==

Order clothing and other cool stuff with the WPLUG logo from [http://cafepress.com/wplug CafePress]. [[Image:Wplugmug.jpg]]

Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group

2010-08-17T00:08:27Z

Ragesoss: /* Upcoming Related Events */ add Wikipedia Meetup this weekend

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.

See our [[Wplug:About|about page]] for more background on us, Linux, and other Free and 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!

== Upcoming Meetings & Events ==

* [[Meeting-20100829 | Sunday, August 29, 2010]] - 9th Annual Open Source Picnic at Snyder Park
* [[Meeting-20100918 | Saturday, September 18, 2010]] - 10:30am to 12:30pm - Nomination Meeting & General User Meeting at [[Wilkins School Community Center|WSCC]]
* [[Meeting-20101009 | Saturday, October 9, 2010]] - 10:30am to 12:30pm - Election Meeting & General User Meeting at [[Wilkins School Community Center|WSCC]]

NEW! [[CallforPresentations | Call for Presentations]] is an opportunity to share your experiences with the community.
For longer term planning and discussion about future meetings, please see the [[UpcomingMeetings | upcoming meetings]] page.

== Upcoming Related Events ==

* [[Image:Olf-2010-logo.jpg|right]]September 10-11-12, 2010 - [http://www.ohiolinux.org/ Ohio LinuxFest] in Columbus, Ohio
* August 22, 2010 at 3:00 pm - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Pittsburgh Wikipedia Meetup] - the first ever Wikipedia meetup in Pittsburgh. Anyone interested in wikis (not just Wikipedia) is welcome.
* E-mail [mailto:info@wplug.org info@wplug.org] to have your event posted here.

Feel free to see the [[Past Related Events | past related events]] page for examples of what we have done in the past.

== 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.

== 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 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.
* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=150161/ Linkedin] - A professional networking group currently being explored by many WPLUG members.
* [http://www.archive.org/details/OhioLinuxfest2009/ Ohio Linux Presentations] - Recordings of presentations at the 2009 Ohio Linux Fest held September 25 and 26, 2009 in Columbus OH. The theme was "40 years of UNIX."
* [http://wiki.cposc.org/cposc2009/ CPOSC Talks] - Slides from Central PA Open Source Conference held October 17, 2009 at Harrisburg University. Attendance about 150.
* [[Wplug:About#Groups|Other Interesting Organizations]] - There is a lot of tech in Pittsburgh. Go and explore!

== Organizational Materials ==

* [[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

== Projects ==

* [[Wilkins School Network]] - Design, Deploy and Maintain a network for the Wilkin School Community Center
* [[InstallFest Services]] - InstallFest Services
* [[LiveCD]]
* [[MediaWiki]] - WPLUG website
* there is interest in a new users' sig

== BOINC-based Teams ==
* [[SETI@home | WPLUG SETI@home Team]] - Our team to assist with experiments for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
* [[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."
* [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/ BOINC] - Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing

== Swag ==

Order clothing and other cool stuff with the WPLUG logo from [http://cafepress.com/wplug CafePress]. [[Image:Wplugmug.jpg]]

Meeting-20100814

2010-08-15T19:11:18Z

Ragesoss: /* Speaker/Presentation */ photo

WPLUG will have a General User Meeting and presentation on Saturday, August 14th, 2010, starting at 11am at the [[Wilkins School Community Center]].

== Schedule for the Day ==
10:30am - Doors open, set up<br/>
11:00am - Business Meeting starts<br/>
11:30am - Featured Presentation<br/>
12:30pm - Meeting ends, everyone out. We are likely to go to [http://www.regentsquare.net/ds6pax.html D's 6pack] or [http://www.square-cafe.com/ Square Cafe] for lunch.<br/>

== Speaker/Presentation ==
[[Image:Seamonkey presentation.jpg|thumb]]

Beth Lynn Eicher of the [http://www.ohiolinux.org Ohio LinuxFest] will present on "Sailing the Web with Seamonkies."

Seamonkey is a Free multi-platform web browser, email client, and html editor from Mozilla.org. The focus of this talk will be on the HTML editor which is as easy to use as a word processor. We will discuss using HTML to write documentation, enhance your blog, or create a website from ground-up. You will be empowered to use the web to be seen and heard.

Beth Lynn Eicher has been creating websites 15 years for fun. Today she blogs at whatwillweuse.com - a technology blog which tracks the status of browser, operating system, and office suite market share. As a Linux advocate, Fedora contributor, and Ohio LinuxFest director, she believes that the web is an excellent forum to share free documentation and market your ideas.

== Meeting Minutes ==

(TBA)

== Meeting Staff ==
If you would like to volunteer to assist with this meeting, please add your name to one or more of the [[MeetingChecklist|categories]] below.
* Host: Your name here
* Co-Host: Your name here
* Donuts/Bagels: Your name here
* Setup: Your name here, Your name here
* Clean Up: Your name here, Your name here

== Carpooling ==

* Your name/location here

[[Category:Meetings]]
[[Category:Minutes]]

File:Seamonkey presentation.jpg

2010-08-15T19:10:33Z

Ragesoss:

User:Ragesoss

2010-08-01T02:29:21Z

Ragesoss: brief intro

I'm [http://ragesoss.com Sage Ross]. I moved to the Pittsburgh area in May 2010. After years of occasional experimentation, I became a regular Linux user in fall 2009; I run Ubuntu on a desktop and a netbook (and Android on my phone, if that counts). I work for the Wikimedia Foundation (the folks who run Wikipedia), so I have both personal and professional interest in free software (although I'm not a developer) and free culture more broadly.

Meeting-20100731

2010-08-01T02:20:08Z

Ragesoss: add a photo

[[Image:2010-07-31 installfest.jpg|thumb|300px|InstallFest in action; more fest than install, really.]]
'''What:''' An [[InstallFest]] is the perfect opportunity for you to try out Linux on your computer and see what others are doing with Linux. Those who just want to see what Linux is about can [[#Free_classes_-_No_experience_required.21|enjoy the free classes.]] Others may attend to [[#Those_attempting_an_install|install Linux on their computers.]] No experience with Linux or computers is required. This event is free and open to the general public

'''When:''' The date of the InstallFest is Saturday, July 31, 2010, 10:00a to 3:00p.

'''Where:'''
[[Northland Library|Northland Public Library]]

== At the InstallFest you can... ==

* Bring in your computer from home and install Linux with the help of the area's leading experts. Help with configuring additional hardware or software on a pre-installed Linux machine is also available.
* Get a free copy of Linux that you can take home and experiment with on your own time and at your own pace.
* Play family-safe free games that you can take home and use on your own computer.
* See what others are doing with Linux and free software in your area.
* Learn how Linux and free software can help your home, non-profit, or business.
* Get advice on how to get started on Linux on your desktop, laptop, or server when you are ready.

All of this is FREE!

== Free classes - No experience required! ==

[[Image:Kiddix platform icon.png|150px|left]]

Kiddix Platform by [http://www.kiddix-computing.com/home/index.php Kiddix Computing] is a Linux-based computer operating system designed for kids.

[[User:curlynoodle|David Kraus]] will be providing a demonstration of the Kiddix Platform. Promotional copies will be available for interested parents and educators.

== Those attempting an install ==

Bring your computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and power cables. A computer that is less than 5 years old with a CDROM drive and network card is highly recommended.
A wired network with Internet access will be provided for those who are installing or configuring free and open source software.
Wireless Internet is available to anyone with an Allegheny County library card. Ask the library staff for details.
Please refer to our [[InstallFest#Policy_for_installfests_at_Northland_Library|acceptable use policy]] for the network.
Show up sooner rather than later allow yourself enough time to accomplish a complete install.

== Facilities ==

This is a list of supplies and distributions that we will have available for use at the InstallFest.

Supplies:
* Several keyboards
* One 9" CRT monochrome SVGA monitor
* One 15" CRT color SVGA monitor
* A plethora of Ethernet cables, switches, and power strips

Distributions:
* Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (all available architectures)
* Fedora 13 (all available architectures)

== How to help - Sign up here ==

LAN setup - move equipment into the building, turn on switches, deploy power and ethernet cables in a responsible manner starting 9:00am or as soon as we can get into the building.

* [[User:curlynoodle|David Kraus]]
* Your name here

LAN cleanup - turn off switches and pack up WPLUG equipment. All people and stuff must be out of the building by 2:30pm '''sharp.'''

* [[User:curlynoodle|David Kraus]]
* Your name here

Technical support staff - these are people who are willing to field questions in your area of expertise. You will wear a name tag. Your name and area of expertise will be posted conspicuously inside the meeting space.

* Your name here. I can help with ... (basic desktop installs, wireless configuration, web server setup)
* Your name here. I can help with ... (distribution selection, mythtv, voip, open office and word processing)
* Your name here. I can help with ... (sound configuration, obscure hardware, graphics software, security)
* Your name here. I can help with ... (usb drive configuration, virtualization, programming tools, backups)
* Your name here. I can help with ... (<the name of your favorite distro>, Wine, printer/scanner setup)
* Your name here. I can help with ... (Linux gaming, disk partitioning, configuring a modem, dual display)
* Your name here. I can help with ... (Upgrading your hardware - memory, DVD drive, adding an additional card)
* Your name here. I can help with ... (Laptops, databases, Linux command line, networking, CD burning)

Refreshments - reimbursements will be provided for breakfast pastries. Note that we do not have access to refrigeration at this venue.

* [[User:curlynoodle|David Kraus]] ... Donuts, bagels, OJ and Half & Half
* [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]] ... Coffee, tea, hot chocolate
* [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]] ... Sodas, bottled water
* Your name here. I am bringing ... (anytime snacks such as fruit, nuts, or boiled eggs)
* Your name here. I am bringing ... (afternoon snacks such as chips or popcorn)

General cleanup - make sure we don't make a mess. This entails cleaning up after the food and trash management.

* [[User:curlynoodle|David Kraus]]
* Your name here

Car pool leaders - not everyone has a car, particularly in the East end of town.

* Your name here - the neighborhoods you are willing to drive thru - your contact info

== What do I need to do to attend ==

* If you just want to see the program, just show up! No RSVP required. This event is free and open to the general public.
* If you are planning an installation and you have technical questions before the meeting, you can ask them on [http://{{SERVERNAME}}/mailman/listinfo/wplug the wplug mailing list].
* Don't want to contact the list but you have questions about the installfest? No worries! Email events AT wplug DOT org and a real live person will get back to you.
* Have general questions about WPLUG? contact info AT wplug DOT org.

[[Category:InstallFest]]

File:2010-07-31 installfest.jpg

2010-08-01T02:17:35Z

Ragesoss: A picture of the well-attended installfest

A picture of the well-attended installfest