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title: Club Description
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> Please give a brief, but detailed summary of your organization. Be sure to
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> include any history of the group, a mission statement and a brief account of the
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> student population that the organization represent.
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The Linux Users Group (LUG) facilitates learning and advancement of computer
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science and free software by promoting the use of the open source GNU/Linux
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operating system and providing a support network for Linux users. There is no
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barrier to becoming a member; consequently, the LUG consists of students,
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non-students, inexperienced, and experienced alike. The LUG has been a group at
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UCLA for over 25 years, during which time it has helped expose free software to
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many people.
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> Please explain the benefit students may derive from your organization.
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> Include how your group stimulates discussion, benefits education, or provides
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> enrichment of any kind.
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The LUG maintains a Linux computer lab and servers that host various digital
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services, which people can use to help familiarize themselves with Linux and
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other standardized technologies. The LUG is a constant source of Linux
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assistance to anybody that is in need. The LUG holds talks and presentations
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introducing various topics in computer science. Sometimes, group members engage
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in conversations surrounding the politics and economics of Linux.
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> Please describe the goals of your organization.
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The goals of the LUG at UCLA parallels the goals of the thousands of other LUGs
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around the globe: to provide support and/or education for Linux users, both
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inexperienced and experienced. LUG at UCLA, being a university LUG, has
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secondary goals that are more student-oriented: to help with Linux-related
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coursework.
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