AUUG

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AUUG /ˈɔːɡ/ was an Australian association and users' group. It described itself as the organisation for Unix, Linux and Open Source professionals. Its aim was to build a community of those interested in open systems and open standards. The newsletter AUUGN is pronounced /ˈɔːɡən/.

AUUG ran nationally with chapters in most states and territories. The main activities were a website, mailing lists, the AUUGN newsletter, various conferences, and chapter meetings.

Along with USENIX, AUUG was one of the oldest Unix user groups in the world. Founded in 1975 by John Lions and others as the Australian Unix systems User Group, it later broadened its remit but retained the name. It was constituted on 27 August 1984 and incorporated as "AUUG Inc" on 26 August 1988 in Victoria. AUUG was dissolved between 2010 and January 2015, though it had been in decline for years,^[1][2] and its members were asked to vote on whether to continue as early as 2007. There is an AUUG Preservation Society which took over management of the auug.org.au domain name in June 2011.

As of 9 January 2015, the Victorian Incorporated Association Register lists A0016636N (AUUG Inc) as Deregistered with its last return filed in 1995.

Some conferences included three days of tutorials before hand.

• 2007 – 12 to 14 October, Melbourne, "Quality". Retrieved 1 January 2018.
• 2006 – 10 to 13 October, Rendezvous Hotel in Melbourne, "Theme". Retrieved 1 January 2018.
• 2005 – 19 to 21 October, Carlton Crest Hotel in Sydney, "Theme". Retrieved 1 January 2018.
• 2004 – 29 to 31 August, Duxton Hotel, Flinders St, Melbourne, "Theme". Retrieved 1 January 2018.
• 2002 – 4 to 6 September, Melbourne, ""Measure, Monitor, Control"". Retrieved 1 January 2018.

• "2008 AGM". Retrieved 1 January 2018., CSC Office in Braddon, ACT
• "2007 AGM". Retrieved 1 January 2018., Melbourne Museum.
• "2006 AGM". Retrieved 1 January 2018., Rendezvous Hotel, 328 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria
• "2005 AGM". Retrieved 1 January 2018., Carlton Crest Hotel in Sydney
• "2004 AGM". Retrieved 1 January 2018., The Duxton Hotel

In 2003, AUUG condemned SCO Group in the SCO–Linux disputes.^{[14][15][16][17]}

AUUG was not associated with the Atlanta UNIX Users Groups (AUUG).

Related organisations

• Australian Computer Society
• Linux Australia
• Open Source Industry Australia
• SAGE-AU
• Linux User Groups in Australia and Open Source Community Groups
• Other Linux Open Source Groups in Australia and New Zealand

• Official website
• Frequently Asked Questions about AUUG (dated 1995)
• AUUGN archive at Google Books (more publications here)
• Announcement of AUUG Preservation Society, an Unincorporated entity
• AUUG Preservation Society mailing list