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* As a support community for Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD (and other Open Source or Free Operating Systems)
* As a vector for the promotion of Open Source software and Operating Systems within non-profit, commercial and industrial organisations
* As a vector for the promotion of Open Source software and Operating Systems within government bodies, including but not limited to educational bodies of all levels, medical bodies, local and national government, and political parties.
-* As a means of providing additional support and resources to its members; including, but not limited to, electronic mailboxes, access to a public Linux server, access to a society library of technical books. Only members of the society have access to these resources, but anyone who is interested are
invited to become member.
+* As a means of providing additional support and resources to its members; including, but not limited to, electronic mailboxes, access to a public Linux server, access to a society library of technical books. Only members of the society have access to these resources, but anyone who is interested is (***)
invited to become member.
-Our membership fees are currently set at $20. One month after our 2003 financial period began, we have over 30 paid members. We have 113 people on our Intenret
mailing list.
+Our membership fees are currently set at $20. One month after our 2003 financial period began, we have over 30 paid members. We have 113 people on our Internet (***)
mailing list.
We run a free public web site, http://www.wlug.org.nz/, where we offer a Wiki, a publically accessible and editable information database. This web site contains information both on the WLUG itself and on many topics relating to Linux and computing in general. It recieves around 60,000 unique visits (1.4 million hits) a month, and has a following all around the world.
!1.7 When was your organisation established? DONE
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* Offer training in Linux and Free Software to members and the wider community
!2.2 Tell us why this project should be funded. How is it meeting a significant community need? Include who and how many people will benefit
-As a
community organisation, many of the WLUG members would like to be able to research technologies to give presentations (open to both WLUG members and to any interested persons). (***)
+As part of their role in this
community organisation, many of the WLUG members would like to be able to research technologies to give presentations (open to both WLUG members and to any interested persons). (***)
The goals that (***) can be used to assist in our goals in manners such as providing equipment for demonstrations, to allow members to prepare presentations
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* Community groups – lower IT costs by using Linux
* Run training
* Software development/testing for projects
-The community needs to be educated that there are alternatives available to proprietary software, often at no cost. Education to the wider community could provide benefits to many groups IT, as well as providing direct support for the LUG in its direct
capacity as a development and support group.
+The community needs to be educated that there are alternatives available to proprietary software, often at no cost. Education to the wider community could provide benefits to many groups IT, as well as providing direct support for the LUG in its capacity as a development and support group.
If Joe Community Group has 20 PCs and pays $x,000 for Windows based solutions they could save $x,000 a year
We need a method for demonstrating the viability of this move as well as providing support and education for groups who wish to try it.
