The Bangalore Linux Users Group (BLUG) is a
Free and Open Source Software
Free and open-source software (FOSS) is a term used to refer to groups of software consisting of both free software and open-source software where anyone is freely licensed to use, copy, study, and change the software in any way, and the source ...
(FOSS) user group.
History
Formed in 1998, the group participated in
Bangalore IT.COM 1999 (now known as
Bangalore IT.in), then India's largest technology event. The Government of Karnataka gave the BLUG an entire pavilion, where it exhibited Linux-based machines showing various applications, under the motto "Seeing is believing".
Over the years, the BLUG participated in a number of technology events, and from 2001 to 2004
facilitated Linux Bangalore, a
FOSS event with thousands of delegates from India and abroad. The current edition of the event is called
FOSS.IN
FOSS.IN, previously known as Linux Bangalore, was an annual free and open source software (FOSS) conference, held in Bangalore, India from 2001 to 2012. From 2001 to 2004, it was known as Linux Bangalore, before it took on a new name and wider focu ...
.
In late 2000, the BLUG was registered as a not-for-profit society, under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act 1960.
During 2004-2005, recognising that Linux and Open Source had become mainstream technologies and did not need generic advocacy, members of the group proposed creating smaller groups in Bangalore, leading to the formation of
Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Another outcome was regular
Birds of a Feather (BOF) meet-ups every fortnight at locations across the city.
In February 2005, the BLUG was named the "Most Popular Indian Linux User Group" at the Linux Asia conference in New Delhi.
In mid-2005, the BLUG regrouped and resumed its activities, including meetings, while at the same time adopting the role of a staging platform for multiple FOSS activities, especially amongst students. From late 2005 onwards, the BLUG began an educational campaign at technical colleges, with members speaking about technical and non-technical FOSS topics at student-arranged events in colleges.
See also
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ILUG-Delhi
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Raj Mathur
Raj Mathur was a founding member of the Indian Linux Users Group, Delhi (ILUG-Delhi ILUG-Delhi is a Linux user group, and is the Delhi Chapter of the India Linux User Group community (ILUG).
ILUG-D regularly organises meetings to discuss Free and ...
*
Bharat Operating System Solutions
Bharat Operating System Solutions (BOSS GNU/Linux) is an Indian Linux distribution derived from Debian. BOSS Linux was released in four editions:
* BOSS Desktop (for personal use, home and office)
* EduBOSS (for schools and the education commu ...
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Bangalore Linux User Group
Linux user groups
Organisations based in Bangalore
Organizations established in 1998
1998 establishments in Karnataka