Wisconsin Linux Users

Connect with other GNU/Linux enthusiasts in and around Wisconsin!

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Last Updated: 2012-12-07

Wisconsin Linux User Groups (LUG's)

• Eau Claire Linux Users Group http://eclug.homelinux.org
• Fond du Lac Linux Users Group http://www.fdllug.org/
• Green Bay Linux Users Group https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/green-bay-linux-users-group
• Kenosha Area Linux Users Group http://www.kenoshalinux.org/
• La Crosse Linux Users Group http://groups.google.com/group/lacrosselug
• Madison Linux Users Group http://www.madisonlinux.org/
• Milwaukee Linux Users Group http://www.milwaukeelug.org/
• North East Wisconsin Linux Users Group http://www.newlug.org/
• Sheboygan / Manitowoc Linux Users Group http://www.bratlug.org/
• Walworth County LUG http://walworthcountylug.wordpress.com
• West of Madison Technology Users' Group http://groups.google.com/group/westofmadtech <<< Not Linux-specific, but welcomes Linux-related discussion/presentations and formation of Linux SIG.
• WiLoCo is an Ubuntu LoCo Team of folks from Wisconsin. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-wi/

Join the Wisconsin Linux Users Group - Google+ Community

https://plus.google.com/communities/114661011476776060142

Other Wisconsin Technology User Groups / Meetups / Hacker-Makerspaces

There is a lot of overlap between Wisconsin GNU/Linux & FOSS users and these non-Linux-specific Wisconsin Technology Groups. The more the merrier!

• BarCampFoxValley http://barcampfoxvalley.org/
• BarCampMadison http://barcampmadison.org/
• BarCampMilwaukee https://barcampmilwaukee.org/
• Bucketworks http://bucketworks.org/ Milwaukee, WI
• dc414 https://dc414.org/ Your Milwaukee area DEFCON group
• Distributed Hacker/Maker Network http://dhmn.net/ Appleton, WI and the Fox Valley
• MakeBit http://makebit.org/ Fond du Lac, WI
• Milwaukee Makerspace http://milwaukeemakerspace.org/
• NEWNET http://mydigitechnician.blogspot.com/
• Sector67 http://www.sector67.org/ Madison, WI
• Web414 http://web414.com/
• Web608 http://www.web608.org/
• Web920 http://www.web920.com/

There is also an extensive list of local Wisconsin Tech Groups here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pDMgmYwi3Um77V18tIM76Kw

Meetings/Event Calendar

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Chat/IM/IRC

• Several people inhabit the #wilug channel on irc.freenode.net http://wilug.github.com/
• Ubuntu Wisconsin LoCo team maintains the #ubuntu-us-wi channel on irc.freenode.net
• The Milwaukee Linux Users Group maintains the #mlug channel on irc.milwaukeelug.org

ISPs and Hosts in Wisconsin

Commentary on Internet Service Providers and Hosts in Wisconsin:

• 5Nines in Madison http://5nines.com/
• AT&T http://www.att.com/ - Decent DSL service/UVerse
• Dotnet http://www.dotnet.com/ - Web hosting, colocation and wireless internet access in most of Fond du Lac county and surrounding area.
• Hosthead http://www.hosthead.com/ - Web Design services and hosting based in Madison, WI.
• Midwest Data Systems http://www.midwestdatasystems.com - Full ISP (Dialup, Broadband, PTP), Web Services (Design & Development, Maintenance, Hosting on linux, Colocation), Networking (Onsite Networking, System Administration, Onsite Computer Repair), and PC (Repair, Upgrades, etc). Based in Marinette, WI.
• NTD Athenet offers residential and business Internet services as well as dedicated, colocated, or virtual hosting in Appleton, WI. http://www.athenet.net/
• NetNet http://www.netnet.net/ - Internet access and web hosting in North East Wisconsin.
• NetSonic offers dedicated, colocated, or virtual hosting right in Green Bay, WI. http://www.netsonic.net/
• TDS Metrocom http://www.tdsmetro.com/ - Available in some AT&T land line areas
• TDS Telecom http://www.tdstelecom.com/ - Primary carrier for certain areas.
• Time Warner Cable / Roadrunner http://www.timewarnercable.com/wisconsin/ - You can get an Internet-only line.

GNU/Linux Distributions

You can't have a web site about Linux without links to the popular distros!

• CentOS http://www.centos.org/
• Debian http://www.debian.org/
• Fedora http://fedoraproject.org/
• FreeBSD http://www.freebsd.org/ <<< Not Linux, but open and excellent!
• Lunar-Linux http://www.lunar-linux.org/
• OpenBSD http://www.openbsd.org/ <<< Not Linux, but open and excellent!
• openSUSE http://www.opensuse.org/
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) http://www.redhat.com/
• Slackware http://www.slackware.com/
• SUSE http://www.novell.com/linux/
• Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com/

GNU/Linux and FOSS Mirrors in Wisconsin

• http://mirror.services.wisc.edu/
• http://mirrors.tds.net/

Large GNU/Linux Implementations in Wisconsin

• University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee uses Zimbra Collaboration Suite on Red Hat Linux for ~50,000 users email and calendaring needs. Read more...
• University of Wisconsin - Madison High Energy Physics group employs large scale GNU/Linux and *BSD infrastructure for research efforts including the CERN Large Hadron Collider project. Read more... UW-Madison has long and rich computing history and can be counted among participants in the timeline of modern computing. For example...
• Burlington Coat Factory uses GNU/Linux for all point-of-sale transactions. Read more...

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