A LoCo Team is a group of local Linux

Linux

Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...

 advocates. The main focus of a LoCo team is to advocate the use of the Linux

Linux

Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...

 operating system

Operating system

An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...

 as well as the use of open source

Open source

The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...

/free software

Free software

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 products.

Ubuntu & LoCos

The Ubuntu

Ubuntu (operating system)

Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu...

 OS receives the credit for the promotion of the use of LoCos. They provide an assortment of materials and media to help each LoCo with their goals.

Approved LoCo Teams

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Catalan

Chile

China

Colombia

Croatia

Czech

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

India

Indonesia

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Hungary

Japan

Kurdistan/Kurdish

Netherlands/Flanders

Nicaragua

Norway

Pakistan

Panamá

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

SpainandLatinAmerica

SouthAfrica

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Tunisia

TamilUlagam

Thai

UnitedKingdom

UnitedStates/Colorado

UnitedStates/Chicago,IL

UnitedStates/Washington,DC

UnitedStates/Florida

UnitedStates/Georgia

United States/Kentucky

UnitedStates/Massachusetts

United States/Michigan

UnitedStates/NewJersey

United States/Arizona

UnitedStates/NewMexico

UnitedStates/Ohio

UnitedStates/Pennsylvania

UnitedStates/Utah

Uruguay

Venezuela

See also

• Linux User Group
  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...
  
  
• Ubuntu Community Council
• Jono Bacon
  Jono Bacon
  Jono Bacon is a community manager, writer, musician and software developer, originally from the United Kingdom, but now based in California...
  
  -- Ubuntu Community Manager

External links

• Ubuntu LoCo List
• Ubuntu LoCo Main
• Ubuntu LoCo Howto
• Ubuntu LoCo FAQ
• Ubuntu LoCo List (Wiki)
• Ubuntu tries to go LoCo in all 50 states