Are you a Linux user group leader? Please see this essay.

Notes:
1. CalLUG revived, but then lasted only through 2007: A/o 2008, their machine still exists, but seems to have been wiped. A new group, Cocoaheads, has taken the place of Bay Area NeXT Group. Smaug has revived, and is holding weekly(!) meetings -- and Stanford University LUG (SULUG) has resumed monthly meetings. SlugLUG was revived by an enterprising student, but then went dormant again, and EBLUG recovered from accidental domain expiration and has recently sidestepped recurring security compromise by moving most of its presence to ning.com. BayPIGgies ceased alternating meeting sites, settling on Mountain View. There's a new LUG in San Francisco, named SF-LUG. SJSU LUG evaporated in 2007 when its domain expired and was grabbed by a squatter.

2. SCLUG's wiki site at linus.got.net was wiped out by comment spam in 2005, and the mailing list finally vanished in 2006. Exit SCLUG.

3. Internet Developer Group was said to be merely dormant (because its founder suffered burnout), but the announcement mailing list is defunct, though the Web site persists. Linux Movies Group has gone dormant in the S.F. region, as has sig-beer-west.

4. Starship Augusta Ada has changed meeting days from 4th Saturdays to 3rd Sundays.

5. FreeBSD group SVBUG remains dormant: Leader Jesse Monroy hasn't called new meetings. On the other hand, BAFUG is being revived, and its mailing lists are functioning (although their Web archives are broken). You'll need to exempt domain "bafug.org" from SMTP callback checks, if you do them, as those fail, e.g., no postmaster account.

6. An entirely new group, BerkeleyLUG, has gotten started in downtown Berkeley. It's focussed specifically on desktop (etc.) users. Also, FeltonLUG has started, serving the San Lorenzo River valley area.

7. Every effort is made to keep these listings accurate. If they aren't, please let BALE know, so we can fix the problem. (Please include the word "BALE" in your subject header.)

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Group Descriptions:

Association of C and C++ Users, Silicon Valley Chapter
meets 2nd Wednesdays, 7-9 pm at Symantec's VCAFE building, 350 Ellis Street (near E. Middlefield Road), Sunnyvale. What: Discussion and publications about coding in C, C++, Java, Python, and other languages, national and local journals, conferences, monthly meetings, mailing lists, and more.

Directions/Transit/Parking: See the ACCU Directions page.

Further Info: See the ACCU Silicon Valley Web page, which includes info. on the ACCU umbrella group's discussion and announcements mailing lists.

Bay Area Debian
is an active community of Debian GNU/Linux developers and users. What: Holds informal meetings, usually with keysignings, at various places and times. There's a "Shotgun Rules" protocol for calling upcoming meetings (which are sporadic, but traditionally on 2nd Wednesdays), and you should check recent mailing list posts to spot them.

Further info: See the Bay Area Debian Web page, which includes info. on the discussion mailing list.

Bay Area FreeBSD User's Group (BAFUG)
meets 2nd Thursdays, 7-10 pm, at Yahoo, 701 First Ave. @ N. Mathilda Ave., Building E, Room 9, Sunnyvale. What: The Bay Area's FreeBSD user group, serving the Peninsula, San Francisco, and much of the East Bay.

Further info: See the BAFUG Web pages, which include info. on the discussion and announce-only mailing lists.

Bay Area Linux Users Group (BALUG)
meets every 3rd Tuesday, 7pm sharp in the upstairs banquet room at Four Seas Restaurant, 731 Grant St. nr. Sacramento St., Chinatown, San Francisco. What: Dinner is served at 7pm ($13 per person); the meeting follows. Past meetings have featured a broad range of interesting Linux-oriented speakers. The Chinese dinner is a bargain, too.

By Muni: The 30 Stockton and 45 Union lines run north-south, one block to the west, on Stockton Street. The 1 California runs east along Sacramento Street, and west along Clay (just north of the Four Seas), connecting with Embarcadero Station as the eastern terminus. By BART: Exit at Montgomery, walk 5 blocks north on Montgomery to a left turn (west) onto Sacramento, and go two blocks to a right turn onto Grant. By CalTrain: The San Francisco terminus is at 4th Street and King. Take a cab, or take Muni's 30 Stockton or 45 Union to Stockton & Sacramento, then walk one block east to turn left (north) on Grant, or walk north seven blocks on 4th Street to Market, turn half-right (still north) onto Stockton, go eight blocks to a left (west) turn onto Sacramento, one block to a right (north) turn onto Grant, and the Four Seas is immediately on your left. By car: Your favourite route to central Chinatown. (Beware of one-way streets and rush-hour congestion in the downtown area.) One route from the South Bay is US-101 (which becomes I-80) to a right-hand-side exit at 7th Street, bearing left (north) at the bottom of the ramp onto 7th Street, passing under I-80. Go five blocks to a left (west) on Market. Go three blocks to a right (north) onto Van Ness. Go 21 blocks to a right (east) onto Broadway. Go 10 blocks (including the Broadway Tunnel) to a half-right onto Columbus. Go two long blocks to a half-right (south) onto Montgomery. Go two blocks to a right (west) onto Sacramento. Go one block to a a right (north) onto Kearny. Garage is 1 1/2 blocks ahead on your left (under Portsmouth Square). Walk one block south (back along Kearny) to a right (west) onto Sacramento, then one block to Grant. There are fewer parking problems on-street than you might think, but the paid lot is always handy. (map)

Further Info: See BALUG's Web pages, which include info. on the discussion and announce-only mailing lists.

Bay Area Wireless User Group
meets (or, rather, at least used to meet) as can be arranged, at a variety of locations. What: Promote wireless networking / Internet access for the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

Further Info: See BAWUG's Web site, which includes information on its discussion mailing lists (missing as of 2006-06, and this group may be completely defunct, at this point -- unless someone revives it).

Bay Python Interest Group (BayPIGgies)
meets 4th Thursdays, 7:30-9 pm, at Symantec's VCAFE Facility. That's at 350 Ellis Street near E. Middlefield Road, Mountain View.

Directions/Transit/Parking: See SVLUG's general meeting directions page, for details.

Further Info: See the BayPIGgies' Web page, which includes info. on its discussion mailing list.

BayLISA (Bay Area Large Installation System Administrators)
meets 3rd Thursdays at 7:30 - 9:30 pm at Yahoo, Inc., 701 First Avenue @ N. Mathilda Ave. Bldg. E, Classroom 9, Sunnyvale, What: For people interested in system / network / related administrative issues for any size system, not just large ones ("large", here, meaning multiuser-capable), and all OS interests.

Further info: See the BayLISA Web pages, which include info. on the discussion and announce-only mailing lists.

BerkeleyLUG (Berkeley Linux Users Group)
meets 2nd and 4th Sundays, 12 n - 3 pm, at Bobby G's Pizzeria, 2072 University Ave near Shattuck, Berkeley. What: Provide a fun and active user and support community in Berkeley. Improve Linux through local projects. Actively promote the spread of Linux and open source in the East Bay. BerkeleyLUG tries to create a community of people who use Linux primarily on the desktop (laptops, netbooks, and mobile devices included). Register as a user on BerkeleyLUG's WordPress site to gain access to a WP-Forum (Web discussion forum), access to an intra-group messaging system, and ability to post and reply to articles.

By car: From I-880, navigate to Berkeley, exiting eastbound on University Ave. Proceed 1.5 miles to near Shattuck. Bobby G's is just before Shattuck, on your right. Good luck with parking. (There are public pay lots, nearby.) By BART: Exit at downtown Berkeley station via the “Shattuck / Addison West” stairs, then walk north to University Avenue, turning left/downhill (west) briefly to find Bobby G's Pizzeria. By AC Transit bus: AC Transit lines F, 7, 8, 9, 15, 40, 43, 51, 64, 65, and 67 stop nearby. Transit511.org has details. (map)

More info: See the BerkeleyLUG WordPress site and forum. Also, you can contact Jack Deslippe, jdeslip@berkeley.edu for more information.

BUUG (Berkeley Unix User Group)
meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 7-9 pm at Cafe Au Coquelet, 2000 University Ave. at Milvia, two blocks west (downhill) of Shattuck, Berkeley. What: A support network for residents of the greater Berkeley area who want to learn and discuss Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, or other Unix-type operating systems.

By BART: Exit at Berkeley Station onto University Avenue, and head downhill (west) one long block to the corner of Milvia Street. Cafe Au Coquelet is on the near side, on the left. By AC Transit: Any of the numerous bus lines that stop at or near Berkeley BART will do. By car: Take I-80 to Berkeley, exiting eastbound onto University Avenue, and proceeding about 1.5 miles uphill (east) to the corner of Milvia Ave. (map)

Further Info: See the BUUG Web site, which includes info. on BUUG's discussion mailing list.

CABAL (Consortium of All Bay Area Linux)
meets 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 1 pm at 1105 Altschul Ave. near Gordon Ave., Menlo Park. What: CABAL coordinates Linux InstallFests at various locations, and holds other Linux-oriented events at 1105 Altschul Avenue, taking advantage of Rick and Deirdre's Internet leased lines and Linux servers. Always feel free to bring computers to install Linux on, using your own or the distributions on hand. There will also typically be a barbecue dinner, in the evening.

By car: From I-280: Exit eastbound onto Sand Hill Road, going downhill 1.5 mile to turn left (logical north) at the first major intersection, onto Santa Cruz Avenue. After two long blocks at the first traffic light, bear left (still logical north) onto Alameda de las Pulgas. In four blocks (1/8 mile) you will cross Avy Avenue, which has a Shell station and Starbuck's. Proceed two more blocks to turn left (logical west) onto Ashton Avenue, climbing up one block to turn left (logical south) onto Altschul Ave. 1105 Altschul is on the right, near the next cross-street (Gordon Ave.). From US-101: Exit westbound onto Marsh Road, turning left (logical south) when Marsh Road ends after 1 mile, onto Middlefield Road. Go 1/2 mile, past Watkins Ave., Lane Place, Prior Lane, Encinal Ave. (note schoolyard), and Surrey Lane, to turn right (logical west) onto Glenwood Ave. In one mile, Glenwood crosses El Camino Real at a traffic light, becoming Valparaiso Ave. Proceed 2 miles, one long block past the traffic light at Alameda de las Pulgas (fire station on the corner), to turn left (logical south) onto Altschul Ave. (That intersection lacks street signs, but you'll see "Sharon Hills Park" on the far-right corner.) Proceed four blocks (1/8 mile) to 1105 Altschul Ave., on your right need the corner of Gordon Avenue. By CalTrain: Exit at Menlo Park station, then walk 2 miles logical west along Santa Cruz Avenue. Alternatively, call us at 650-283-7902, and we'll come pick you up. After 1.8 miles, you'll see a graveyard on the left. Just after that, Santa Cruz Avenue turns half-left (south): Ignore that turn, proceeding straight onto Avy Avenue. Proceed five blocks (crossing Alameda de las Pulgas) to turn left (logical north) onto Altschul Avenue. 1105 Altschul will be on your left at the end of the block. By bus: Unfortunately, SamTrans routes 295 San Mateo - Menlo Park Caltrain Feeder and 282 Portola Valley-Palo Alto CalTrain, as well as Stanford University's free Marguerite shuttle bus route M (Menlo Line) run weekdays only, and therefore are no use for these events. (map)

Further Info: See the CABAL Web and ftp sites. The Web site includes info. on CABAL's "conspire" discussion mailing list, which is also available in NNTP newsgroup format, as nntp://linuxmafia.com:/cabal.conspire.

City College of San Francisco (CCSF) GNU/Linux Users Group
is currently a dormant group except for the occasionally active mailing list, but can be reactivated without much effort, if there's enough on-campus interest. What: Linux discussion, installation help, library of books and CD-ROMs.

Further info: See the CCSF LUG Web site. Join CCSF LUG's mailing list by sending e-mail to majordomo@cloud.ccsf.cc.ca.us containing the phrase subscribe lug as your message's body text (not its subject header, which may be anything).

CocoaHeads, Silicon Valley Chapter
meets 2nd Thursdays at 7:30 - 9:30 pm at one of various auditoriums on the Apple, Inc. campus, just off N De Anza Blvd. / Mariani Ave., Cupertino. What: For people interested in Cocoa programming and related projects.

Further info: See the CocoaHeads Web pages, which include info. on the discussion / announcements mailing list.

East Bay Linux User Group (EBLUG)
meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month, 7-9 PM, at Hurricane Electric, 760 Mission Court, Fremont. What: Linux events for residents of Silicon Valley East.

By BART: Exit at Fremont station, and then take AC Transit Route 28 Fremont BART - Milpitas to the Warm Springs Blvd. / Mission Blvd. exit. By VTA bus: Routes 140 Fremont BART - Sunnyvale and 520 (Express) Fremont BART - Shoreline Industrial Park stop nearby. By AC Transit bus: Route 22 Fremont BART - Milpitas stops nearby and Route 28 Fremont BART - Milpitas stops one block south. By car: From I-880, exit eastbound at the Mission Blvd./Warm Springs District exit, proceeding 1/2 mile to turn left (north) onto Warm Springs Blvd. Turn left (west) at the first intersection, Mission Court. Hurricane Electric is 760 Mission Court. From I-680, exit westbound at the Mission Blvd./Warm Springs District exit, proceeding 1/2 mile to turn right (north) onto Warm Springs Blvd. Turn left (west) at the first intersection, Mission Court. Hurricane Electric is 760 Mission Court. (map)

Further info: See the EBLUG Web site and the EEBLUG backup site.

FeltonLUG (Felton Linux Users Group)
helps promote GNU/Linux and free/open source software in Felton and the surrounding San Lorenzo Valley area, meeting 1st Saturdays, 2-6 pm at Felton Firehouse, 131 Kirby St. behind the Felton community hall, Felton. What: Linux and open source in the San Lorenzo River valley.

Further info: See the FeltonLUG Web site.

Linux Consultants' Lunch
occurs every 3rd Thursday, 11 am - 1 pm if someone sends out the announcement e-mail, in Turmerik Asian Specialties restaurant's upstairs rear room, 141 S. Murphy Ave. between Washington Ave. and W. Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale. It's best to post to the mailing list, a few days before, to see how many will be coming. What: Linux people get together for an inexpensive all-you-can-eat buffet lunch, plus casual conversation.

Mailing list went down in Feb. 2006 on account of hardware failure, and is now as of June 2009 finally about to be revived, on a different machine.

By car: From I-280 southbound from San Francisco: Take Hwy 85 heading north for about three miles. Take the El Camino Real exit south. After about two miles turn left on Matilda (towards downtown Sunnyvale). After 3/4 mile, turn right on Washington. Go through the first street light (Macy's will be on your right) and turn left on Francis. You will find parking and the back entrance to Turmerik on your right. From I-280 northbound from San Jose: Take the De Anza exit to the right (towards Sunnyvale). After about 2 miles, the road will become Matilda. When the road forks, continue on Matilda and cross El Camino Real. Continue straight for 3/4 mile and turn right onto Washington. Continue using the directions above. From: US-101, Take the Matilda exit, heading south. Follow Matilda 1.5 miles, crossing the bridge (over the railroad tracks and Evelyn). Take your first left on Washington. Continue using the directions above. Parking: There are ample lots surrounding S. Murphy Street (one at the restaurants back entrance), a garage at S. Frances/Evelyn, and large lot parking near Macy's/Sunnyvale Town Center. By Caltrain: Exit at Sunnyvale Caltrain station. The S. Murphy Street / W. Evelyn Street intersection is just on the south side of the tracks. By VTA bus: Exit from a route 26, 32, 53, 54, 55, 304, or 305 bus as close as possible to Sunnyvale Town Center. The commercial block of S. Murphy Street is immediately east of Town Center.

Further info: See the restaurant's Web site and the Linux Consultants' mailing list.

LinuxDojo aka Linux Users Group Hayward
used to meet 1st Saturdays, 1-4 pm, at 25584 Maitland Drive near Westview Way, Hayward. What: A relaxed, casual Linux user group for Alameda County, usually but not always with presentations. The group operates a wiki, and has a meeting-announcements mailing list.

Leader Tim Tuck shut down the group in 2007 on grounds of dwindling attendance, but may be willing to resurrect it if interest builds (say, on its mailing list).

By car: From I-880 / CA-92, go east on Jackson St. (CA-92), turning right (southeast) at the first intersection onto Santa Clara St., which after one long block bears left and becomes W. Harder Rd. Proceed 1.2 mile to Mission Blvd. Cross Mission Blvd on Harder Rd., and proceed three blocks uphill to turn left (northwest) onto Westview Way. At the next intersection, turn sharp right onto Bunker Hill Road. At the next intersection, turn left onto Maitland Dr., and park in mid-block. By BART: Exit at Hayward station, then either walk to Mission Blvd. and south along it to Harder Rd., or take the AC Transit Route 99 bus to Harder Rd., then proceed as above. By AC Transit Bus: The route 99 local bus stops nearby. (map)

More info: See the LinuxDojo Web pages, and sign up to receive meeting announcements. There is also a discussion mailing list.

Linuxstammtische
occur the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 PM at Scruffy Murphy's (upstairs), 187 S. Murphy Street near E. Washington, Town Center, Sunnyvale. What: Beer (natürlich), good fellowship, and an occasional lesson in the German language.

Our stammtische (plural) are social gatherings of local Linux, FreeBSD, and other open-source software users at a local brewpub, originated in connection with the first annual Linuxbierwanderung (Linux Beer Hike, August 1999 in Bavaria, August 2000 in England's Lake District, August 2001 in Bouillon, Belgium, etc.) We generally gather on the upstairs balcony: Bring some visible indication of Linux interest; you might be the first or only Linuxer to arrive. If the latter, the beer is still excellent, as are the bangers and mash! (map)

By VTA bus: Routes 26 Eastridge - Lockheed or 54 West Valley - Fair Oaks/Tasman would be good picks. By CalTrain: Exit at the Sunnyvale station on the south side, cross E. Evelyn Ave., walk about one long block east, and turn right (south) onto S. Murphy Ave. Scruffy Murphy's will be on your right, near the end of the block. By Greyhound bus: The Sunnyvale Greyhound station is under the intersection of N. Mathilda and E. Evelyn Ave. Walk east along E. Evelyn Ave. about two blocks, turning right (south) onto S. Murphy Ave. Scruffy Murphy's will be on your right, near the end of the block. By car: From US-101, take the N. Mathilda Ave. exit southbound, proceeding about 1 mile to just past the Central Expressway overcrossing. Turn left (east) at the next intersection, E. Washington Avenue, then proceed four short blocks S. Murphy. (Scruffy Murphy's will be on your left, near the corner.) There is parking behind the strip of businesses along S. Murphy Ave. on both sides, and in the Sunnyvale Town Center (shopping centre) parking lot.

Further info: See the Local Linuxbierwanderung and main Linuxbierwanderung Web pages.

North Bay Linux Users' Group
meets 2nd Tuesdays at 7:30 pm at the O'Reilly Media building, 1005 Gravenstein Highway North (CA-116) Sebastopol, at the north end of town. What: General Linux coverage.

By car: From US-101 in Santa Rosa, exit onto CA-12 westbound, proceeding about 6 miles to turn right (north) onto Petaluma Ave. / CA-116. Follow CA-116 about 1 1/2 miles, as it turns three times and changes street names four times, eventually becoming Gravenstein Highway North at the final turn. The new[er] O'Reilly campus is at the north edge of town. (map)

Further info: See the NBLUG Web site, which includes info. on the discussion and announce-only mailing lists.

Oakland Perl Mongers (Oakland.pm)
(aka Oakland.pm or OPUG or Oakland Perl Users Group) meets occasionally (if a bit rarely) at a variety of venues, usually on 2nd Tuesdays. Check venue before coming! What: A small informal group of Perl enthusiasts that has been meeting in Oakland and nearby cities, for fun and interesting discussion. Anyone interested in Perl is welcome.

Further info: See the Oakland Perl Mongers' Web site, which has info. on the group's discussion mailing lists.

OLPC-SF is the One Laptop Per Child user group for the San Francisco Bay Area, meeting monthly on a Saturday in the middle of the month, 10am - 2pm at Room 553, SF State Downtown campus, 835 Market, San Francisco. What: To promote interest in the OLPC XO Laptop, generate ideas, and learn from each other in a face-to-face environment.

Directions: by car, by Muni, and by BART.

Further info: See the OLPC-SF Web page on the OLPC Project's wiki, Open Source and SFSU's OLPC-SF category, and join or read OLPC-SF's discussion mailing list.

PC Clubhouse (of Hayward) Linux SIG
meets at a residence in Hayward on the last Saturday of every month, 2:00 pm, at Tom and Elsie Smith's house, 26799 Contessa St., Hayward. Contact Jan Fagerholm at janf@netzero.net, or telephone him at (510) 597-1516 for further details. What: A group of Linux enthusiasts, most being desktop-type users. (map)

Further info: See the PC Clubhouse SIG page.

Peninsula Linux Users' Group (PenLUG) meets 4th Thursdays, 6-8 pm, Qualys, Bayshore Technology Park, 1300 Island Drive, Suite 106 Training Room, Redwood City (Redwood Shores, Bay side of US-101). Because of the holidays, PenLUG meets 2nd Thursdays during November and December.

What: A Linux group for San Mateo County and surrounding areas.

Directions and transit details: The group covers this on a comprehensive Web page.

Further info: See the PenLUG Web pages / wiki, which include info. on the discussion and announce-only mailing lists.

San Francisco Bay Area NetBSD User Group
meets 2nd Tuesdays at 7:30 PM at Vito's Famous Pizza, 1155 Reed Ave. near Lawrence Expressway, Sunnyvale. (The SFBA NetBSD UG Web page's address and direction details for a San Jose Round Table Pizza are out of date.) What: Monthly informal meetings in the South Bay.

By car: From I-280, proceed to the Stevens Creek Blvd. / Lawrence Expressway exit, and take Lawrence Expressway northbound, entering Sunnyvale and proceeding three miles, past Homestead Ave. and El Camino Real, turning left (west) onto Reed Ave. Vito's will be immediately on the right, at 1155 Reed Ave. By VTA bus: Routes 328 Almaden/Camden - Lockheed Martin (limited) and # 32 Santa Clara Caltrain - San Antonio Shopping Center pass nearby. By CalTrain: Exit at Larwence Station, then walk south along Lawrence Expressway to the first major intersection, with Reed and Monroe Aves., turning right (west) onto Reed Ave. Vito's will be immediately ahead on the right.

Further info: See the SFBA NetBSD User Group Web site.

San Francisco Linux Users' Group (SF-LUG)
is a group for users of Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Mac OSX, and similar systems. It meets 1st Sundays 11 am-1 pm and 3rd Mondays 6-8 pm of each month, at Cafe Enchanté, 6157 Geary at 26th, San Francisco.

Further info: See the SF-LUG Web site and wiki, or join its discussion mailing list

San Francisco OpenBSD User Group
meets 1st Tuesdays from 7-9 pm at the Sony Metreon's food court's raised section, 3rd Street and Mission. Currently (June 2009) the group lacks an event organiser.

Further info: See the SF OpenBSD UG Web page, which includes info. on is discussion mailing list.

San Francisco Perl Users Group (SFPUG), aka San Francisco Perl Mongers
meets fourth Tuesdays at 8 PM, subject to scheduling, somewhere in San Francisco. What: The first San Francisco Bay Area Perl Users' Group.

Further Info: See the SFPUG Web site, which includes info. on the discussion mailing list.

San Jose State U. LUG
has been in the past (and maybe again) a college Linux User Group affiliated as an official student group at SJSU. Lately, it exists only as an ongoing Google Group until an SJSU student steps forward to recertify the group with the administration. What: Online discussion among Linux users, with a focus on SJSU.

Further info: See the San Jose State University Linux User Group's Google Group.

Silicon Valley BSD Users Group (SVBUG),
used to meet first Thursdays at 7 pm (but as of 2008 has not met since 2006) in the community meeting room at Carl's Jr. Restaurant, 2551 N. First Street at Trimble Road, San Jose. The group needs someone to take over running meetings; anyone interested is invited to come to a CABAL meeting and express interest. What: The South Bay's group for Berkeley Unix (and embedded BSD) systems. SVBUG's monthly meetings start with an early track at 7 pm, for people new to BSD and the club. The featured presentation then starts around 7:45 pm, running to 9:45 pm.

By car: From US-101, exit east on Trimble, 1 mile to a right (south) turn onto N. First Street. Carl's Jr. is on the right, a few buildings down. Ample parking. By VTA Light Rail: Near the Almaden - Ohlone/Chynoweth Light Rail line's Bonaventura Station, on N. First Street. (map)

Further Info: See the SVBUG Web pages.

Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG)
meets first Wednesday of each month at 7-9 pm, at Symantec's (formerly Veritas's) VCAFE Facility. That's at 350 Ellis Street near E. Middlefield Road, Mountain View.

What: SVLUG features Q & A, technical presentations, and product demos.

Main Meeting Directions/Transit/Parking: See the SVLUG general meeting directions page, for details.

Further Info: See the SVLUG Web main page and InstallFest Web page (including directions/transit/parking). Web site includes info. on the discussion and announce-only mailing lists.

Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) InstallFests
meet 3rd Saturdays, 3-6:30pm, at Evergreen Valley College, 3095 Yerba Buena Rd., Roble Building, Room RF-241, San Jose.

What: Have SVLUG help you install Linux, or help others.

Installfest Directions/Transit/Parking: See the SVLUG Installfest page, for details.

Silicon Valley Perl User Group
used to meet first Tuesdays at 7 pm at one of a variety of local restaurants. What: A Perl Mongers group in the heart of Silicon Valley.

James Briggs almost single-handedly made this group a big success for many years, but shut it down after August 2006. I'm retaining this entry to encourage someone else to re-start it.

Further Info: See the Silicon Valley Perl User Group Web page (archive copy), for details, which included a CGI form to join the announce-only mailing list.

SlugLUG
is the Linux user group of University of California at Santa Cruz. What: An ASUC-accredited student Linux group at UC Santa Cruz -- currently dormant for lack of an active maintainer.

Further Info: See the group's Web site, which includes information on the discussion mailing list.

Smaug (in Santa Cruz)
serves (mostly) Linux and *BSD users in the greater Santa Cruz area, meeting every Monday night, 8-10 pm at Pacific Avenue Pizza and Grille, 1415 Pacific Avenue nr. Locust St., Santa Cruz. What: A user group for all the truly interesting computer systems, serving the Santa Cruz region. (map)

Further info: See the Smaug Web site, which includes info. on the discussion mailing list.

SoCoSA (Sonoma County System Administrators)
meets 1st Tuesdays at 6 - 8:30 pm at the O'Reilly Media building, 1005 Gravenstein Highway North (CA-116) Sebastopol, at the north end of town. What: A group of SysAdmins in Sonoma County and the surrounding areas (Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Novato, Windsor, etc.). Social hour and food at 6pm, speaker at 7pm, finished at 8:30. Meetings are open to all and free except for the pizza. Feel free to bring your own food.

By car: From US-101 in Santa Rosa, exit onto CA-12 westbound, proceeding about 6 miles to turn right (north) onto Petaluma Ave. / CA-116. Follow CA-116 about 1 1/2 miles, as it turns three times and changes street names four times, eventually becoming Gravenstein Highway North at the final turn. The new[er] O'Reilly campus is at the north edge of town. (map)

Further info: See the SoCoSA Web pages, which includes mailing list sign-up and other features.

Stanford University Linux Users Group (SULUG)
meets (when meetings are scheduled) the 3rd Tuesday of every month, at 6:45pm in the Gates Building, Room 104, Stanford U. What: Support and educate the Stanford community.

Further info: See the SULUG Web page, which includes info. on the discussion and announce-only mailing lists.

Starship Augusta Ada
meets third Sundays at 1 pm at a San Francisco Inner Richmond District Round Table Pizza restaurant, 3567 Geary Blvd. nr. Arguello Avenue. What: A group for those who are fans of both Linux and the Star Trek mythos. It is also a branch of Starfleet International, an SF/Trek fan organisation promoting volunteerism and community service.

By car: Your favourite route to San Francisco's Inner Richmond District. By BART/Muni: Muni bus routes 38 and 28L pass nearby. Route 28 connects with BART at the Daly City station, while route 38 connects with BART at the Montgomery station. By CalTrain: From the 4th & King terminus, transfer to Muni Metro N/Judah, take that to Montgomery, and change to the 38 bus. Beware of infrequent CalTrain service on weekends.

Further info: See the Starship Augusta Ada Web pages, or e-mail ops@starshine.org for more information, or to join the group's mailing list.

Groups in Nearby Areas

Linux User Group of Davis (LUGOD)
meets every third Monday, 6:30-9 pm, usually at Davis Public Library, 315 East 14th Street nr. F Street, Davis, and every first Tuesday, 6:30-9 pm as a social gathering at Crepeville Restaurant, 330 3rd Street @ C Street, downtown Davis near UCD. What: Geekify the populace, and have fun doing it. LUGOD serves Yolo County and the city of Davis.

To the library, by car: From I-80 west, take CA-113 north towards Davis / Woodland. Exit at the Covell / Road 31 exit (the third exit), and turn right onto Covell. Turn right onto F Street (after about 1 mile). Turn right onto 14th Street. The library is on the right (north) side of 14th.

Further Info: See the LUGOD Web page for further details and the current meeting schedule, and information on LUGOD's mailing lists.

Linux User Group of Davis (LUGOD) Installfests
are on a Saturday or Sunday, usually once a month, 10 am - 6 pm at UC Davis's Kemper Hall, Room 1003. Please RSVP on the InstallFest Web page (linked below).

Further Info: See the LUGOD InstallFest page for details including map and directions, for those events.

Linux User Group of Sacramento (SacLUG), a SIG of Sacramento PC Users Group,
holds meetings (generally) 2nd Thursdays at 7-9 pm at ExitCertified, Suite 110, Building 1, 8950 Cal Center Drive @ Manlove, Sacramento. What: Learn more about Linux, or share your knowledge.

By car: From I-5 South, take US-50 East, exiting south on Watt Ave. Proceed to a left turn onto Folsom Blvd., then travel east to Manlove From Manlove, turn left onto Cal Center Drive. ExitCertified is at 8950 Cal Center Drive.

Further Info: See the SacLUG Web pages, which includes info. on the discussion mailing list.

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