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'''This page needs work. Please don't hesitate to add and make correwctions''' ~~The Linux Users Group of Michigan Tech offer a wide range of various useful Services that students on campus can take advantage of~~ The Linux Users Group of Michigan Tech offer a wide range of various useful services for the public and is of particular advantage to students and staff of [[Michigan Technological University]] because there is no traffic shaper between our server and hosts on the [http://www.tc.mtu.edu/data/index.htm campus network]. == Mirrors == LUG hosts ~~several~~many mirrors and is normally ranked ~~normally~~one inof the top 10 ~~ten~~ mirrors offor ~~the~~each ~~distributions~~distribution. ~~that~~Some itof ~~mirrors.~~the ~~The~~more ~~mirros~~popular mirrors that LUG hosts are: * Debian▼ * [[Ubuntu]] ▲* [[Debian]] * Gentoo * [[Gentoo]] [[Gentoo Distfiles\|Distfiles]] and [[Gentoo Portage\|Portage]] A complete list can be found at http://lug.mtu.edu/mirrors.php == IRC == LUG also hosts an IRC server for ~~facilating that~~facilitating rapid ~~comunication~~communication between its members, for various task that range from problem solving, ~~trouble shotting~~troubleshooting, to tossing the bull around. === IRC Clients === There are ~~several~~lots IRC clients out there in the world. Here is a short list (sorted by popularity in LUG) Linux▼ * [[Irssi]]▼ * [http://www.csl.mtu.edu/~agmeyer/pidgin.html Pidgin] * [[Xchat]]▼ * [[BitchX]] Windows * [http://www.csl.mtu.edu/~agmeyer/pidgin.html Pidgin] * Mirc▼ * [[Irssi]] ▲* Xchat * [[Xchat]]▼ * [[Trillian]] * [[BitchX]] ▲* [[Mirc]] Mac * [[Xchat]]▼ Colloquy▼ [http://www.csl.mtu.edu/~agmeyer/pidgin.html Pidgin] Snak▼ [[Irssi]] ▲Xchat ▲ [[Colloquy]] ▲* [[Snak]] === IRC Channels ===▼ ▲Linux ▲* Irssi ▲* Xchat * Pidgeon ▲=== Channels === It would rock to get a list of channels and their uses I'll include some that I know, and there uses for the final draft we should leave some out * '''#mtu''' General discussion for both student and alumni and others. * '''#linux''' General ~~linux~~Linux discussion, and help * '''#beginners''' A place for newer people to Linux to hang out and get help. ''(Will have to ask Lego or ehntoo to be sure)'' * #botsex For letting bots talk to each other in an attempt to being down the IRC server▼ * '''#MTUstudents''' General discussion for current MTU students. * #lln Learn Linux Now, this channel is dead but, thats 'sposed to be the home of the linux teaching, and help ▲* '''#botsex''' For letting bots talk to each other in an attempt to being down the IRC server ''(someone rephrase this please)'' * #ballpit I don't understand this channel * '''#ballpit''' "We're adults now, so it's our turn to decide what that means." No adults allowed ;) * #prfc talk about prfc, but this generally takes place in #mtu * '''#pfrc''' This channel is for PFRC members to let loose and talk about anything and everything science/PFRC related. * If you are allowed in the alumni channel, you probably already know what it's called. So don't even try looking for it if you are not one of the ''All-Seeing, All Knowing Council of the Ancients''. == Jabber ==▼ ~~I know nothing about this, we have it. [[Jabber]]~~ ▲== [[Jabber]] == LUG hosts a Jabber/XMPP server. There are many clients for this protocol, which is also used by systems such as [http://talk.google.com Google Talk] == [http://lug.mtu.edu/lugradio/ LUGRadio] == ~~== Lug Radio ==~~ http://lug.mtu.edu/lugradio/ Um, kind of a podcast of sorts. I hear they are somewhat entertaining at times. ~~[[LugRadio]] Expand this~~ == Install-a-thon == We install, teach, and attempt to help with Linux., ~~Twice~~once aevery ~~year~~Fall and Spring semester.