Linux User Group HOWTO

Rick Moen

v1.7.6, 2004-01-15

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).

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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