====== Linux Owners Group In Newcastle (LOGIN) Wiki ======

Welcome to LOGIN, the Linux Owners Group in Newcastle.
We are a LUG for people in the Newcastle and Hunter region of NSW Australia. The main focus of the group is Linux and FOSS.

===== Meetings and Events =====
==== Next Meeting ====

__17th August 2010__ 7:30pm

General question/answer, discussion night.

NOTE: We are moving the meeting to TUESDAY.

Suggested topics and talk proposals should be placed on the [[ideas]] page 

==== Last Meeting ====

__20th July 2010__ 7:30pm

Image Editing On Linux

Scott will be presenting on using open source image editing tools. Showing the basic tools available on most linux platforms.


**[[meetings_old|Previous Meetings]]**

**[[events_old|Previous Events]]**


===== Contact =====
For more information please contact info@newcastlelug.org or our Mailing List below.

==== Mailing List ====

Our mailing list is our most popular means of communication. You can come here for:

  * Meeting Chatter - The mailing list is home to the organisation that goes on behind the meetings. If you have an idea for a Talk/Demo let us know.
  * Linux Help and Support - Most questions posted to the mailing list are answered by other LOGIN members quickly and often accurately.
  * General Open Source Notices - If you find something that you think others may be interested in then post a link, keep us all informed.

To sign up to the Mailing List please visit [[http://newcastlelug.org/mailman/listinfo/chat_newcastlelug.org]]

**By default all new mailing list sign ups to the list are moderated, this is to avoid spam.**

If you have any problems with the mailing list please email gnoronha@ventexwebdesigns.com.au. Don't forget to add chat@newcastlelug.org to the white-list in your anti-spam program.

While it is not enforced on this list, it would be considered good Netiquette not to top post http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post

==== IRC ====

Our members meet regularly on IRC.

Visit #LOGIN on Freenode, or follow the link irc://irc.freenode.net/LOGIN

==== Meeting Location ====

  Wallsend Enterprise Centre
  Dan Rees Street
  WALLSEND NSW 2287

[[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Wallsend+Enterprise,+Dan+Rees+St,+Wallsend,+NSW+2287,+Australia&ie=UTF8&ll=-32.902596,151.66847&spn=0.010053,0.022745&z=16&msa=0&msid=100790481820339997533.0004470ea214166be516d|Google Map to Meeting Location]]

===== Documentation =====

If you have written some how-tos which are particular helpful to people in the Newcastle/Hunter area please add them here. 

[[University Wireless]]

===== Blogs =====

Have a Blog or what to see what our LOGIN members are up to. head over to  [[http://planet.newcastlelug.org|Planet LOGIN]]

===== Planning Area =====

Create new pages here where we can make notes to plan events through out the year. 

  * [[Software Freedom Day]]

  * [[O'Reilly Book Reviews]]

  * [[Hunter Community College Courses]]

  * [[Linux.conf.au]]

  * [[Open Source Developers Conference]]

  * [[ComputerBank]]

  * [[Survey 2008]]

===== Other resources =====

[[http://www.monsterb.org/ | GNU/Linux Links Directory]]

=== Other Groups ===

The [[http://slug.org.au/|Sydney Linux Users Group]] has multiple very active mailing lists and is a great resource for immediate help with Linux problems. 

[[http://groups.google.com/group/westlakes-linux-learners|Westlakes Linux Learners]] meet on the 2nd and 4th Monday night of each month near Morisset.  The group caters especially for Linux beginners and home users.

You may also find the [[http://www.bugs.au.freebsd.org/|BSD Users Group, Sydney]] useful.

For a full list of other NSW Linux User Groups please visit [[http://linux.org.au/usergroups/?loc=nsw|Linux Australia's website]].

Attempts are currently underway to start a [[http://www.sage-au.org.au|SAGE-AU]] chapter in Newcastle.  Contact [[http://www.sage-au.org.au/display/SAGEAU/New+South+Wales|Neil Glennon]] to express your interest.

=== Conferences ===

Want to get together with fellow Open Source enthusiasts and IT workers?  Australia has three high quality conferences that might suit you:

  * [[http://linux.org.au/conf/|Linux.Conf.AU]] - One of the world's leading Linux conferences attracting people from everywhere.  Runs each year usually in January - March.  Many of the 2007 talks were recorded and [[http://lca2007.linux.org.au/Programme|are available]].

  * [[http://www.osdc.com.au/|Open Source Developers' Conference]] - A conference for developers by developers.  Learn more about your language of choice, and share your experiences with others.

  * [[http://conf.sage-au.org.au/|The Australian System Administrators' Conference]] -  Covers all aspects of system administration across a variety of platforms.