Welcome to the Charlotte Linux User Group (CharLUG) website. 

The Charlotte Linux User Group supports Charlotte, NC and the Metrolina of North and South Carolina.   Our purpose is to promote the use of GNU/Linux and other Free/Open Source Software. The group is open to everyone. There are no dues or special requirements to become a member. All you have to do is participate.

We have an active mailing list as well as meetings and activities every month. The Charlotte Linux User Group (CharLUG), meets on the first Saturday morning and the third Tuesday evening of each month. Saturday meetings are held at CPCC and begin at 10:00 AM.  Tuesday meetings are held at the offices of Baucom-Davis & Assoc. in northwest Charlotte and begin at 6:30 PM (ET).  The meetings  normally last about 2 hours. Meeting locations and directions / maps can be found under the Meeting Locations menu item to the left.

 Meetings will include presentations/discussions/demostrations on a variety of GNU/Linux and FOSS-related topics.  Dress is casual and everyone is welcome.

On June 4, 2007 CharLUG received confirmation that our Articles of Incorporation were filed at the N.C. Secretary of State's office.  As of that date, CharLUG is officially a nonprofit corporation registered in North Carolina.  A PDF format version of the true copy of our Articles of Incorporation can be found in the CharLUG Documents section of this website.

The culminates several years of effort and is the first big step toward CharLUG obtaining the nonprofit tax-exempt status we have been seeking.  It also means that we will have to operate CharLUG alittle more formally from this point onward.

Our purpose and goals remain the same...to educate the public about Linux and Open Source Software.  To this end we will contine to provide a forum for everyone interested in Linux and F/OSS, beginners, experienced users and professionals alike.  The CharLUG Forums and the CharLUG Mailing Lists will continue to be common gathering places for members.  We continue to encourage your participation in the User Group regardless of your level of experience with Linux and F/OSS.

CharLUG meetings will remain open to both members and visitors at all levels.  All you need to participate is curiosity or interest in Linux and/or F/OSS and a desire to mingle with others of a like mind.  We encourage newbies and experienced Linux users to attend meetings to get to know each other and learn about the multitude of ways Linux and F/OSS are used by home, SOHO and major companies throughout the world.

We will continue meeting on both the first Saturday and the third Tuesday of each month.  Come visit with us!

Joe