Toronto opensource computing groups
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Note that this has obsoleted Category:Toronto User Groups and Category:Ontario Linux User Groups
- See also
Linux specific:
- POG GTALug Political Outreach Committee
- Dealing with political issues that have an impact on the Linux community.
- MUMU - Mississauga Ubuntu MeetUp
- A group of Ubuntu users that meet once a month in a pub in Mississauga to share a beer, exchange information and talk just about anything.
- Group site: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/mumu-ca/
- Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/mlug
- WestTLUG - West Toronto Linux User Group
- Meetings used to be every first Tuesday of the month.
- WestTLUG Meeting
- Alas, seems to be moribund...
Other GTA groups of interest:
- CrisisCommonsTO
- CrisisCommons is an online community that uses technology, translations and information to help relief agencies and disaster affected communities.
- CrisisCamp volunteers work online and in city-based CrisisCamps, producing Tools and effort for disaster-affected communities and relief-related organizations.
- Main Site
- Drupal Toronto
- For fans of the Drupal Wiki
- Main Site
- Django Toronto
- This is a group for meeting other Toronto-based Django developers and other people who love Django and Python.
- Mailing List
- Free Geek Toronto - FGT
- They divert hardware from landfill, refurbish it, install Ubuntu, then sell at affordable prices. Volunteers are rewarded with refurbished hardware. They also offer free computer hardware courses.
- Free Geek Toronto
- Greater Toronto Area BSD Users Group
- The user group for Toronto BSD Unix fans. They normally meet on the third Wednesday of each month check website for details.
- Main Site
- Greater Toronto System Administrators Guild -- GTA SAGE
- Main Site
- The Hand Eye Society
- A not-for-profit coalition of projects and people in support of Toronto's video game communities. Bi-monthly socials.
- Main Site
- The Internet Society, Canada Chapter
- A chapter of ISOC, which advocates on digital issues on behalf of all web users. Parent body of the IETF.
- The Internet Society, Canada
- Perl Mongers Toronto -- Talk about perl
- Group usually meets on last Thursday of every month @ 2 Bloor Street West, 8th or 16th floor
- Main site
- Planet Geek Toronto -- Refurbish and Install Linux on old PCs
- Fixed up machines are then given away to users of a local foodbank.
- Meets Sunday afternoons for work sessions.
- Main site
- Python GTA -- All sorts of Python stuff, meet at the Linuxcaffe Q&A then typically off to an Ice Cream place.
- Meets every third tuesday of the month. (see next meeting)
- PyGTA Front Page
- Wiki
- Toronto Android Users Group
- Meets periodically providing Android development workshops
- http://www.torontoandroid.org/
- Toronto Area Security Klatch - TASK
- Deals with IT security issues on ALL platforms, from the *BSDs to Linux to smart phones to Windows. Membership is free.
- Meetings are the last Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM, see website for location.
- http://www.task.to/
- Toronto Asterisk Users Group -- TAUG -- VOIP and PBX software
- Group usually meets on various Wednesdays of the month at the North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St. (short walk from the North York Centre subway station)
- Toronto Asterisk Users Group
- Toronto Free-Net -- TFN -- Toronto's Oldest ISP
- Toronto's not-for-profit volunteer-driven Internet Service Provider. Contact them to get at-cost Internet service and to volunteer. TFN is one of the last ISPs in Toronto that still offers dial-up service Dial-up. They are a Linux shop.
- Toronto Free-Net
- Toronto Lisp Users Group
- Usually meets on the first Tuesday of the month, at LinuxCaffe.
- Main Site
- Toronto OpenStreetMap Enthusiasts
- Irregular meetings.
- Main Site
- Toronto Ruby User Group -- TRUG
- Meets are second Sunday of the month.
- Main Site
- Toronto Wireless Group -- TorWUG
- Main Site
- Unix Unanimous -- UU -- For Unix and all the Unix like operating systems
- Meetings on every 2nd Wednesday of the month
- Main Site
- VMUG Toronto -- For VMware virtual machine users
- Meets once per quarter.
- All upcoming Canadian VMUG meetings
- Wireless Toronto
- Over 35 free to use volunteer supported wireless hotspots scattered around the GTA
- http://wirelesstoronto.ca/
Expired Organizations
Regrettably, user groups go through an ebb and flow of interest. These groups do not appear to be active anymore...
- Toronto Atari Federation -- TAF -- Bring you XL800s!
- http://welcome.to/taf/
- Toronto PostgreSQL Users Group
- The Toronto PostgreSQL Users Group is a regular meetup for people to talk, discuss and share stories about PostgreSQL. New users looking for more information are welcome!
- TorontoPUG
- Toronto Plone User Group -- TOPUG -- Content Management System
- Group usually meets on second Tuesday of the month at the Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor
- Main Site
Surrounding area groups
Some wonderful groups surrounding Toronto welcome GTALUG visitors. On a business trip and you can't make it back to the city without hours of traffic? Why not visit an area LUG before you head home?
- Cambridge Linux User Group -- CambridgeLUG
- CambridgeLUG is on hiatus. Check the site for more information.
- Cambridge LUG
- Drupal Waterloo Region
- For fans of the Drupal Wiki
- Main Site
- Kitchener-Waterloo Linux User Group -- KWLUG
- First non-holiday Monday of the month. Check the site for dates, location and topics.
- Kitchener - Waterloo LUG
- Hamilton Linux User Group -- HLUG
- Meetings alternate between McMaster University and Mohawk College. Check before you go!
- HLUG
- Niagara Peninsula Linux User Group -- NPUG
- Meetings announced via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
- NPLUG Facebook Page
- Ottawa Canada Linux User Group -- OCLUG
- First Thursday of every month.
- OCLUG
- Waterloo region OpenStreetMap Enthusiasts
- Irregular meetings.
- Main Site
