Frederick Noronha's fred at bytesforall.org

GNU/Linux user groups... from India and Asia

A list of the useful user groups that help in spreading Free/Libre and Open Source Software. Would really appreciate any help in updating and correcting this list and  keeping it current. Let's try to network all the 'little' GNU/LUGs, who badly need your support to grow.  FN  (Frederick Noronha in Goa)

GNU/Linux links and lists (India)

All India

• Free Software Foundation of India http://fsf.org.in/

• Freedom in Technology Supporter and Developer Network http://passion4freedom.org

• FOSS Community India http://fci.wikicities.com

  • Statewise List of FOSS Communities http://fci.wikicities.com/wiki/States

  • IRC channels of Indian FOSS Communities http://fci.wikicities.com/wiki/IRC

  • Special interest groups http://fci.wikicities.com/wiki/SIGs

  • Mailing list http://lists.wikicities.com/mailman/listinfo/fci-l

  • Mailing list http://lists.wikicities.com/mailman/listinfo/fci-l

• Linux India network http://www.linux-india.org/

  • General mailing list https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-general/

  • Help mailing list https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help

• BSD India http://www.bsd-india.org

  • BSD India mailing list http://www.bsd-india.org/mailinglist.html

• Linux In India http://www.freelists.org/archives/linuxinindia/

• GNU/Linux localization http://indlinux.org/

• Gnu/Linux and free software http://www.gnulinuxclub.org

• GNU/Linux Community http://www.gnulinux.in

• FOSS.IN (National FOSS Event) http://foss.in/

  • Mailing list http://linux-bangalore.org/list/

• openSUSE-India http://groups.google.com/group/opensuse-india

Specialist Groups

• PHP Users : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/in-phpug/

• Python : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bangpypers/

• Ruby : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruby-india/

Free Resources

• Wiki with Tutorials for Software Installation : http://installationwiki.org/

• Wiki with Tutorials for Designing Web Themes and Templates : http://themeswiki.org/

• Wiki with Tutorials for Software Troubleshooting : http://troubleshootingwiki.org/

Northern India

• ILUG-Delhi http://linux-delhi.org/

• LUG@IITD http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug and http://www.lug-iitd.org/ Currently 246 members, organised three workshops and two meeting in its first two months.

• Jamia Millia Islamia GNU/LInux Users Group http://www.jmilug.org/

• Gzlug(Ghaziabad Linux user group) http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/gzlug

• ILUG-Indore http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-indore/

• LUG-Indore http://groups.google.com/group/lug-indore/

• Kanpur LUGK http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lugk/

• Lucknow Linux users group lucknow-lug http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lucknow-lug/

  • Apart from mailing list, http://www.geocities.com/anuj_corelinux/

• Linux-Chandigarh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux_chandigarh

• Sun City Jodhpur LUG http://groups.yahoo.com/group/suncityjodhpurlug

  • Apart from the mailing list, a website at http://www.geocities.com/sunnylug/

• Linux Lucknow http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-lucknow/

• Raipur http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug_raipur/

• Bhopal http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lug-bhopal/

• Rourkee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rklug/

• LUG of Dehradoon http://lists.asiaosc.org/mailman/listinfo/lugdoon

  • Address for posting is lugdoon at lists.asiaosc.org

• Linux Gurus Bhopal http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux_gurus/

• Linux Users' Group Jabalpur http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jbp-lug/

• Linux User Group Bikaner http://lugb.in

Southern India

• LUG Manipal http://lugmanipal.org

  • Blog http://lugmanipal.org

  • Wiki http://wiki.lugmanipal.org

  • Forums http://forums.lugmanipal.org

• Bangalore Linux User Group http://blug.in/

  • Announcement Mailing list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-bangalore/

  • Technical Mailing list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-bangalore-technical/

  • Programming Mailing list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-bangalore-programming/

  • Non-technical Mailing list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-bangalore-non-tech/

• Pondicherry Gnu/Linux Users Group http://www.pdylug.org.in

  • Mailing List p_lug-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

• KLUG (KEC, Erode) - Mail list - http://klug.wordpress.com http://groups.google.com/group/klug

• Dharmapuri LUG- thahadoorlug - http://box434.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/thahadoorlug_yavarkkum.org

• twincling - Professionally managed Linux society Hyderabad http://www.twincling.org/

• Linux - Technical n Tutorials Bangalore http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vtplinux/

• ILUG-Chennai (Madras) http://www.ilugc.in/

  • Chennai wiki http://wiki.ilugc.in/

• Kanchipuram LUG - kanchilug - http://kanchilug.wordpress.com - http://www.freelists.org/list/kanchilug

• Indian Libre User Group - Cochin / Kochi Chapter (ILUG-Cochin) http://www.ilug-cochin.org/

• ILUG-Coimbatore http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-cbe/

• ILUG-Coimbatore http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cbe-linux/

• ILUG-SREC(Sri Ramakrishna Engg College) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/srec-lug

  • ILUG-KTM (Kottayam) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-ktm/

    • Website http://www.ilug-ktm.tk

• ILUG-Belgaum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-belgaum/

• ILUG-Mangalore http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-mangalore/

• ILUG-Hyderabad LUG http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilughyd/

• ILUG-Hyderabad http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-hyd/

• ILUG-Trivandrum (Kerala) http://www.ilug-tvm.org/

• GLUG-T(GNU/Linux User Group - Trichy) http://glugt.linuxisle.com/

• ALUG - Andhra Linux Users Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alug_linux/

• AP LUG http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aplug/

• ILUG-Hubli http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxhubli/

• PSG-GNULinuxClub http://groups.yahoo.com/PSG-GNULinuxClub/

• GLUG-Madurai http://www.glug-madurai.org/

  • Mailing list at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/glug-madurai-discuss

• GLUGOT (GNU/Linux User Group of TCE) http://cepserver.tce.edu/glugot/

  • Mailing list at http://cepserver.tce.edu/mailman/listinfo/glugot

• Tamil Linux http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tamillinux/

• Tiruvannamalai LUG http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tvmalailug/

• FSUG-Kochi (Kerala) http://puggy.symonds.net/~fsug-kochi

• FSUG-Cusat http://fsug-cusat.port5.com

• FSUG-Calicut http://www.geocities.com/fsug_calicut/

• FSUG-Banglore http://bangalore.gnu.org.in/

• FSUG Thrissur http://www.fsugtsr.org

• GLUGC NIT calicut http://glugc.nitc.ac.in

• MyLUG - Mysore Linux Users' Group http://mylug.org/

• RVCE (Bangalore) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rvcelug/

• Sona College of Technology, Salem Sona LUG http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sonalug/

• PLUS(Palakkad Libre software Users Society) http://plus.sarovar.org/

Western India

• India GNU/Linux Users Group Mumbai http://www.ilug-bom.org.in/

  • Mailing list at http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

• ILUG-Nagpur http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nagpur-linux/

• Nagpur LUG http://www.nagpur-lug.com/

• Linux At Ahmedabad http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxatahmedabad/

• ILUG-South Maharashtra http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug_sm/

• ILUG-Goa http://ilug-goa.swiki.net/ (On Swiki.net)

• ILUG-Goa http://iluggoa.iosn.net/ (On IOSN.net)

• ILUG-Goa mailing list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa

• Linux Goa Help List http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxgoahelp/

• LUG BITS Goa http://groups.google.com/group/lug-bitsgoa?hl=en

• LUG BITS Goa Mailing List lug-bitsgoa@googlegroups.com

• Gujarat Linux Users' Group http://www.linux-gujarat.co.in/news.php

• Linux Ahmedabad http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-ahmedabad-users/

• Gujarat Linux User Group : GLUG : http://www.linux-gujarat.co.in ( Free Linux videos and so many stuff ).

• ILUG-DAIICT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug_daiict/ Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of ICT, Gujarat

• Gujarat Linux User Group :GLUG: http://www.linux-gujarat.co.in (Free Linux videos and a lot more.. )

• Gnunify, Pune http://gnunify.sicsr.ac.in/

  • Mailing list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gnunify/

• Pune GNU/Linux User Group http://plug.org.in

• College of Engineering Pune's Free Software Users Group (CoFSUG) http://www.coep.org.in/cofsug

• Lokayat Free Knowledge Initiative,Pune http://www.lokayat.org.in

• Linux at UVPCE, Mehsana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uvpce_lug/

• Nashik GNU Users Group, Nashik, Maharashtra http://nashikgug.sarovar.org/

• BCS-MCS Students' Linux Users Group (BLUG), Pune, Maharashtra http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcslug

• Linux-Gujarat http://groups.google.com/group/linux-gujarat

• Surat LUG http://suratlug.org/

Eastern India

• ILUG-Cal Kolkata Chapter http://www.ilug-cal.org/

  • Mailing lists link at http://www.ilug-cal.org/?q=node/view/3 Archive of list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-cal/

• ILUG-Cal.Info Kolkata Chapter http://www.ilug-cal.info

  • Mailing Lists Link at : http://www.ilug-cal.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=84&Itemid=64

• GNU/ Linux Users' Group, NIT Durgapur

  • Mailing Lists Link at: http://groups.google.com/group/nitdgplug?hl=en

• Passion4Freedom - Freedom in Computer Technology Supporter Group (FCTSG) http://www.passion4freedom.co.cc

  • Contact email id : tamathecool@gmail.com Mailing List Link at : http://groups.google.com/group/tp4f

• ILUG-Burdwan (West Bengal) http://ilug-bwn.org

  • Mailing list Burdwan http://www.ilug-bwn.org/mailman/listinfo/ilug-bwn_ilug-bwn.org Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-bwn Contact mail-id : thecyberzone at gmail.com, webmaster at ilug-bwn.org

• Bandel LUG -- CSSLUG http://groups.yahoo.com/group/csslug/

• ILUG-Bhubaneswar (Orissa) http://ilug-bbsr.sf.net/

  • Mailing list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-bbsr/

• Bihar Linux User Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biharlinuxusergroup/

• Patna Linux Users Group http://lists.asiaosc.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

• Mizoram http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mizolinxusergroup/

• North East LUG Kokrajhar

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nelug-discussion/

• LUG NGFOSS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngfossf/

• Polar Players GNU/LUG http://groups.yahoo.com/group/polarplayersglug/

• Nixal GNU/Linux User Group of Netaji Subhash Engineering College, Kolkata http://www.nongnu.org/gug-nixal

• VIT (vellore institute of technology) LUG

  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lug-vit

• Linux user group of Durgapur (dgplug) http://www.dgplug.org

Miscellaneous

• Linux Council of India http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Linux_Council_of_India/

• Linux on Yahoogroups http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux/

• AMCLUG http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amclug/

• Codebreaker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/codebreaker/

Indic Computing, localisation

• Indic Computing http://indic-computing.sourceforge.net/

  • Mailing list at Indic-computing-users@lists.sourceforge.net

• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tamilinix/ TAMIL-LINux/unIX

  • A group involved in the development of Tamil on Linux/Unix. Members are self-interested enthusiasts who contribute in their free time. Anyone is free to join this group and contribute to Tamil on Linux/Unix.

Linux in Education (India)

• Gnoware http://www.gnoware.org/

  • By `gnowledge' we mean the knowledge accessible freely for the community in general, and to the users of the WWW in particular.

  • Gnosys mailing lists http://www.gnowledge.org/Data/ObjectType/mailinglists/index_html/

• Linux @ Schools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux_schools/

• FOSS EDU http://sarovar.org/projects/foss-edu-in/

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Magazines, other resources

• Linux For You http://www.linuxforu.com/

GNU/Linux links and lists (Asia)

• GNU Linux In Asia http://www.freelists.org/archives/gnulinuxinasia/

• Bangladesh Linux Users Group http://www.bdlug.org/

  • This is an informal forum where Linux users, fans and followers can meet and excahnge information.

• Bangladesh Linux Users Alliance http://www.linux.org.bd/

  • A community of Linux and UNIX enthusiasts dedicated to teaching and learning about Linux, Open Sorce and Open Standards throughout Bangladesh.

• bglug · Bangladesh Linux User Group bglug · Bangladesh Linux User Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bglug/

• linuxbangladeshi · Linux Users in Bangladesh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxbangladeshi/

  • The Linux Users' group in Bangladesh tries to solve basic networking problems. This group always tries to share the knowledge each other and anyone, interested can solve problems.

• linux_bangladesh · Linux Bangladesh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux_bangladesh/

  • A deshi platform of Linux people who think Linux do Linux and make people for Linux

• redhat_linux_users_bd · Red Hat Linux Users Bangladesh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/redhat_linux_users_bd/

  • This yahoo group is dedicated to Red Hat Linux Users in Bangladesh. Initiated by a group of trainee Red Hat Linux 9 Administrators at the Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) we look forward to developing a community among the Red Hat Linux Users and Administrators in Bangladesh to support its members both technically and socially in whatever way this community is capable of.

• linuxexperts · Linux or Unix http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxexperts/

  • This is Linux experts group. But not only for experts any new user of linux also can join in the linuxexperts group. Our group members must be Linux users. We provided various flavour of Linux as like as Redhat linux, Slackware, Debiware, linux Suse, Free BSD, mandriva Linux, Mandrake Linux, Unix,

and many more linux utility. -- Tabrez

• lugbd · Linux Users Group - Bangladesh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lugbd/ Not very active as of May 2006.

• banglapad http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banglapad/

  • BanglaPad is one of the open-source projects of the Center for Reasearch on Bangla Language Processing, BRAC University, funded by PAN Localization Project grant from the International Development Research Center (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada. The project began in August 2005 with two research programmers working full time. The initial goal of this project is to develop a platform-independent, rich text editor capable of editing Bangla. On the next level this editor will be used to implement new features that will come out as a product of ongoing Bangla language research.

• FedLUG · Fedora Linux User Group , Bangladesh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FedLUG/]

  • Fedora Linux User Group is an initiative to help teachers, students, and IT professionals in Bangladesh take full advantage of open source technology by helping institutions around the world learn, develop and use effective, reliable open source solutions.

• Open Source Resource Centre of Pakistan http://www.osrc.org.pk/

• Linux Pakistan http://linuxpakistan.net/

  • Mailing list address general at linuxpakistan.net

• Israel Group of Linux Users, IGLU http://www.iglu.org.il/IGLU/index.php

  • Mailing lists at http://www.iglu.org.il/mailing-lists/

• Lanka Linux Users Group LKLUG http://www.lklug.pdn.ac.lk/

• Linux com np http://linux.com.np/

  • Email address admin at linux.com.np

• Malaysia http://www.my-opensource.org

  • Email myoss at my-opensource.org
• Malaysia OSSIG httpthanks for all the feedback. the possibilities are endless it seems, that's why we love gnu/linux ;)://www.mncc.com.my/ossig/
  • Email ossig at mncc.com.my

• Mauritius Linux User Group http://www.linux.mu/

  • Mailing list at http://linux.mu/mailman/listinfo/discuss-linux List address discuss-linux at linux.mu.

• LUG Myanmar (Burma) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/myanmarlinuxusersclub

• Philippines http://plug.linux.org.ph

  • Mailing list http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug

• Singapore http://www.lugs.org.sg/

• Tajik Linux Users' Group and Young Ladies Tajik Linux Users Group http://www.tajikngo.org/

• Tajikistan (non-English) http://www.tjoss.freenet.tj/

• Vietnam Linux Users' Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vclug/

• Linux-Nepal http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-nepal/

• Etisalat University College Linux Users Group http://linux.ece.ac.ae

West Asian region

• Arabeyes, the Arabic unix project http://www.arabeyes.org/ Arabeyes is a Meta project that is aimed at fully supporting the Arabic language in the Unix/Linux environment. It is designed to be a central location to standardize the Arabization process. Arabeyes relies on voluntary contributions by computer professionals and enthusiasts all over the world.

• Linux Middle East http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Linuxmiddleeast

• Linux Iran http://www.linuxiran.org/modules/news/

• Linuxarabia.com Yemen http://linuxarabia.com/

• Linux Iran http://www.linuxiran.org/modules/news/

• Saudi Arabia http://www.linux.org.sa/ (Arabic site)

• Linux4Arab: http://www.linux4arab.com/

• Linux Egypt http://www.linux-egypt.org/

• Egyptian GNU/Linux Users Group http://www.eglug.org

• Palestine Linux Users Group http://www.plug.ps/

• Alragib http://www.alragib.com/vb/

• Linuxforus.org Arabic http://www.linuxfocus.org/Arabic/

• Linux Syria http://www.linuxsyria.org/

• Arabiclinux.com http://www.linux.org.sa/

• Haydar, making a new distro for "all people including Arabs" http://www.haydarlinux.com/

• Etisalat University College Linux Users Group http://linux.ece.ac.ae

GNU/Linux links and lists (Africa)

• List of African LUGs

Nigeria

• NG-LUG, Lagos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ng_linux/

• LUG-Nigeria http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naija-lugs/

Uganda

• Uganda Linux User Group http://linux.or.ug

Zambia

• Open Source Zambia

GNU Linux links and lists (Latin America)

Brasil

• Brasil Total http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-brasil-total/

GNU/Linux links and lists (Miscellaneous)

• Linux Announce http://linux.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.os.linux.announce/

  • Email events to Linux-Announce-Request@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu

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