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== Wisconsin Linux News ==

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'''2010-09-18 Wisconsin''' - Sept. 18th is Software Freedom Day!  See what Wisconsinites will be doing over [http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2010/NorthAmerica/USA/WI/Wisconsin%20Linux%20User%20Group/ here.]

'''2009-05-28 Madison, WI''' - Today, Wisconsin-based TDS Telecommunications announced that they have donated $1.4 million in bandwidth to OSU OSL. How much bandwidth is that? "The bandwidth is equivalent to about two-thirds of OSU’s total current capacity for Internet access and will significantly strengthen the capabilities of the OSL, academia’s leading development center for open source software applications and initiatives." "TDS’ historic commitment to the mission of our Open Source Lab has been transformative. Simply put, we would not be world leaders in open source without the bandwidth support of TDS,” said OSU President Ed Ray. [http://siliconflorist.com/2009/05/28/osu-open-source-lab-big-ol-chunk-bandwidth/ Read more...]

'''2009-03-05 Waukesha, WI''' - "By upgrading our Compel(R) platform to Linux and adding MediaPlan Content Management, we have gained more efficient file-based management over the scheduling and distribution of our two channels from a single operations site," said David Ross, Vice President of Hospital Business, for NBC Digital Health Network. "We're also able to ensure the highest quality video experience for millions of patients and their families, with the potential to increase the number of localized ads, programs, and channel line-ups we offer."

The Newborn Channel and The Patient Channel are scheduled, managed, and delivered from the newly upgraded WEGENER network control system at NBC Digital Health Network's broadcasting center in Waukesha, Wisconsin. [http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/NBC+Digital+Health+Network+Upgrades+WEGENER(R)+Compel(R)+Network+Control+System+and+Adds+MediaPlan(R)+Content+Manag+ement+System/4461703.html Read more...]

'''2009-01-19 Oconomowoc, Wis.''' - In a move to expand its expertise in open source software, Paragon Development Systems has acquired Provident Technologies, a Sheboygan information technology company. [http://wistechnology.com/articles/5390/ Read more...]

'''2009-01-17 La Crosse, Wis.''' - Orange Computer Solutions LLC, 1116 Gillette St., will hold a Grand Opening 1 to 6 pm Saturday January 17, 2009.  Owned and operated by La Crosse area native and Viterbo University graduate (2003), Matthew Metzger, Orange Computer Solutions specializes in both sales and computer repair. With the current state of the economy, why should consumers spend more on a new computer when they can have the same value for less? Orange Computer Solutions offers quality, tested, refurbished computer systems for a lower price than a comparable new computer. The company sells refurbished Dell computers with the option of Ubuntu Linux or Windows XP operating systems. Complete computer systems are available for as low as $200. [http://orangecomputerlax.com/ Read more...]

'''2009-01-13 Madison, WI''' - A woman's unfortunate experience with Dell + Ubuntu.  [http://www.wkowtv.com/global/story.asp?s=9667184 Read more...]

== Wisconsin Linux User Groups (LUG's) ==

* BarCampMilwaukee http://barcampmilwaukee.com/ is not a Linux User Group, but you will find lots of 'em in attendance! 
* Eau Claire Linux users group is an informal group of Linux and open source software enthusiasts. http://eclug.homelinux.org
* Fond du Lac Linux Users Group http://www.fdllug.org/
* Kenosha Area Linux Users Group http://www.kenoshalinux.org/ <<< Kenoshans Unite! Get this group off the ground.
* 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/
* UW Oshkosh Computer Science Club http://www.uwosh.edu/cs_club/  <<< This is not an open membership group, but you can join their mailing lists.
* 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. http://ubuntu-wisconsin.org/

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

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== Meetings / Event Calendar ==
If you want to add your own event, just edit this space and I'll get you setup to add events. -sgtd

http://www.virtuallug.com has Ekiga/IRC Linux chats at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time each Thursday night.

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== Chat ==
* Several people inhabit the #wilug channel on irc.freenode.net .  Point your IRC client to [irc://irc.freenode.net irc.freenode.net] and '''/join #wilug''' or if you don't have an IRC client handy [http://java.freenode.net/ http://java.freenode.net/] has an applet based client. Choose the Freenode.net server and the #wilug channel. Stop in sometime and introduce yourself. You can also browse over to http://www.wilug.org/ to get a synopsis.
* 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 .

== Individuals ==
=== GNU/Linux - Open Source - Techie - Individuals from Wisconsin -- with websites! ===
* http://www.djhsolutions.com/
* http://seiler.us/
* http://mydigitechnician.blogspot.com/
* http://www.theputnams.net/mike/
* http://www.lfod.us/
* http://www.hentzenwerke.com/
* http://www.apocalyptech.com/
* http://upsidedownkingdom.org/
* http://www.lyonlabs.org/
* http://www.chadkittel.com/

See how many Wisconsin-ites are counted on the [http://counter.li.org/reports/place.php?place=US:Wi Linux User Counter]

== ISPs and Hosts in Wisconsin ==
Commentary on Internet Service Providers and Hosts in Wisconsin:

* Time Warner Cable / Roadrunner http://www.timewarnercable.com/wisconsin/ - You can get an Internet-only line.
* AT&T http://www.att.com/ - Decent DSL service
* 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. 
* NetSonic offers dedicated, colocated, or virtual hosting right in Green Bay, WI. http://www.netsonic.net/
* 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.
* Hosthead http://www.hosthead.com/ - Web Design services and hosting based in Madison, WI.
* Dotnet http://www.dotnet.com/ - Web hosting, colocation and wireless internet access in most of Fond du Lac county and surrounding area.
* 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.

== Software ==

=== Linux Distributions ===
You can't have a web site about Linux without links to the popular distros! In no particular order:

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

[http://distrowatch.com/ Distrowatch.com] is a good place to watch the many, many different flavors of Linux.

[http://www.linux.org/ linux.org] is a good place to stay current with Linux news, find tutorials, or user groups in other states / countries.

=== GNU/Linux and FOSS Mirrors in Wisconsin ===
* http://mirror.services.wisc.edu/
* http://mirrors.tds.net/

=== Handy applications employed by Wisconsin Linux users. ===

* twill http://twill.idyll.org/
* tmux http://tmux.sourceforge.net/
* screen ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/screen
* irssi http://www.irssi.org/
* firefox http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
* PPF http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppf/
* PircBot http://www.jibble.org/pircbot.php
* PieSpy http://www.jibble.org/piespy/
* mplayer http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
* mpd http://www.musicpd.org/
* mpc http://www.musicpd.org/mpc.shtml
* mpdscribble http://www.frob.nl/scribble.html
* MythTV http://www.mythtv.org/
* MediaWiki http://www.mediawiki.org/
* phpBB http://www.phpbb.com/
* drupal http://drupal.org/
* Enemy Territory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein:_Enemy_Territory
* dwm http://dwm.suckless.org/
* Asterisk http://www.asterisk.org/
* Mercurial http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/
* subversion http://subversion.tigris.org/
* OpenWRT http://openwrt.org/
* WebGUI http://webgui.org/
* vim http://vi-improved.org
* VirtualBox http://www.virtualbox.org/
* Linux Terminal Server Project http://www.ltsp.org/
* Synergy http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/
* backuppc http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ A backup solution supporting client backups from Windows, Linux, Etc.
* snownews http://kiza.kcore.de/software/snownews/

== Large GNU/Linux Implementations in Wisconsin ==
* [http://www.uwm.edu/ University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee] uses [http://www.zimbra.com/ Zimbra Collaboration Suite] on [http://www.redhat.com/ Red Hat Linux] for ~50,000 users email and calendaring needs. [http://customers.redhat.com/2009/08/27/university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee-zimbra-red-hat/ Read more...]
* [http://www.wisc.edu/ 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. [http://www.hep.wisc.edu/computing/ Read more...]  UW-Madison has long and rich computing history and can be counted among participants in the timeline of modern computing. [http://www.doit.wisc.edu/about/history.asp For example...]
* [http://www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/ Burlington Coat Factory] uses GNU/Linux for all point-of-sale transactions. [http://www.linux.com/archive/articles/24998 Read more...]