Linux Users of Victoria
Encyclopedia
Linux Users of Victoria ("LUV") is a Linux User Group
("LUG") based in the state of Victoria, Australia.
One of the largest and oldest Linux User Groups in Australia
, it was incorporated in 1993 as a not for profit group. It now has over fifteen hundred members, including chapters in the regional towns of Ballarat and Geelong.
Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at Trinity College
campus of the University of Melbourne
in Parkville. LUV's main meeting venue is sponsored by Red Hat
and its servers are hosted by the Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing.
LUV also holds a Beginner's Workshop on the third Saturday of the month at the Hub, Docklands
.
The Committee is democratically elected each year in advance of the Annual General Meeting using free election software called MemberDB. The positions are President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, as well as four ordinary committee members - the current committee members are listed on the website.
LUV hosts a number of active mailing lists, special interest groups, and an IRC channel on the Freenode network and LUV members regularly participate in community events such as linux.conf.au
and Software Freedom Day
.
Linux User Group
A Linux User Group or Linux Users' Group or GNU/Linux User Group is a private, generally non-profit or not-for-profit organization that provides support and/or education for Linux users, particularly for inexperienced users...
("LUG") based in the state of Victoria, Australia.
One of the largest and oldest Linux User Groups in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, it was incorporated in 1993 as a not for profit group. It now has over fifteen hundred members, including chapters in the regional towns of Ballarat and Geelong.
Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at Trinity College
Trinity College (University of Melbourne)
Trinity College is the oldest college of the University of Melbourne. Founded in 1872 on a site granted to the Church of England, Trinity is unique among Australian university colleges in its diverse education programs...
campus of the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
in Parkville. LUV's main meeting venue is sponsored by Red Hat
Red Hat
Red Hat, Inc. is an S&P 500 company in the free and open source software sector, and a major Linux distribution vendor. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina with satellite offices worldwide....
and its servers are hosted by the Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing.
LUV also holds a Beginner's Workshop on the third Saturday of the month at the Hub, Docklands
Docklands
Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in east London, England. It forms part of the boroughs of Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Greenwich. The docks were formerly part of the Port of London, at one time the world's largest port. They have now been redeveloped principally for...
.
The Committee is democratically elected each year in advance of the Annual General Meeting using free election software called MemberDB. The positions are President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, as well as four ordinary committee members - the current committee members are listed on the website.
LUV hosts a number of active mailing lists, special interest groups, and an IRC channel on the Freenode network and LUV members regularly participate in community events such as linux.conf.au
Linux.conf.au
linux.conf.au is Australasia's regional Linux and Open Source conference. It is a roaming conference, held in a different city every year, coordinated by Linux Australia and organised by local volunteers....
and Software Freedom Day
Software Freedom Day
Software Freedom Day is an annual worldwide celebration of Free Software. SFD is a public education effort with the aim of increasing awareness of Free Software and its virtues, and encouraging its use....
.