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-====== Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group ======
+====== Welcome to WPLUG ======
-Welcome to the Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group℠ (WPLUG ℠). We are a not-for-profit organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that provides collaboration resources, including mailing lists, presentations, installfests, and this wiki for Linux users of all backgrounds.
+**The Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group** is a collective of people who believe that Linux is cool and that digital sovereignty is a necessity in the modern world.
-See our [[wplug:about:about wplug|about page]] for more background on us, Linux, and free/open source software.
+Whether you've never seen a terminal or you're running a Proxmox cluster at home, you belong here.
-Just like an open source software project, we develop WPLUG in collaboration with the community: everyone is free to contribute. What does Western PA need out of WPLUG? What do **you** need out of WPLUG? Join our [[https://webirc.wplug.net|Web IRC]] or our [[irc://irc.wplug.net|IRC]] and tell us!
+====== Start Here ======
-===== Upcoming Meetings & Events =====
+Depending on where you are in your journey, we have different paths for you:
-Got something technology-related on your mind? Even if you're not a WPLUG member, we invite you to answer our [[wplug:events:call for presentations|Call for Presentations]] and talk about it at one of our meetings.
+  * **"I've never used Linux/I'm just curious"** => [[wplug:about:about wplug#what is linux?|What is Linux and WPLUG?]]
+  * **"I want to take back control of my data"** => [[wplug:manifesto|The Digital Sovereignty Manifesto]]
+  * **"I'm already a Linux user and want to contribute"** => [[wplug:get involved:irc:|Join the Conversation on IRC]]
-===== Upcoming Related Events =====
+====== Quick Links ======
-E-mail [[mailto:[email protected]|[email protected]]] to have your event posted here.
+  * **Who we are:** [[wplug:about:|About WPLUG]]
+  * **Our Vision:** [[wplug:manifesto|The Manifesto]]
-The [[wplug:archive:historical related events|historical related events]] page has examples of what the WPLUG has historically done. Check out these [[wplug:about wplug#groups|other interesting organizations]] for more to do!
+  * **Get Involved:** [[wplug:get_involved:membership|Membership]] | [[wplug:get_involved:irc:|IRC Chat]]
+  * **The Archive:** [[wplug:archive:historical_related_events|Historical Records]]
-===== Historical Meetings =====
-The historical meetings for the WPLUG can be found [[https://wplug.org/index.php/Past_Meetings|on the old WPLUG webpage]] and are [[https://web.archive.org/https://wplug.org/index.php/Past_Meetings|archived here]] by the Internet Archive.
-You may also view the historical [[https://wplug.org/index.php/Category:Presentations|slide presentations]], which are also [[https://web.archive.org/https://wplug.org/index.php/Category:Presentations|archived here]] by the Internet Archive.
-===== Getting Involved =====
-Things that WPLUG does which you can participate in.
-  * [[wplug:get involved:membership|Membership]] - Join the hottest Linux users group in Western PA!
-  * [[wplug:board:board of directors|Board Information]] - List of members on the WPLUG Board of Directors; records of WPLUG board meetings.
-  * [[wplug:board:committees|Committee Information]] - List of WPLUG committees.
-  * [[https://wplug.org/index.php/Past_Activities|Historical Activities]] - Historical activities conducted by the WPLUG. Let us know if you're interested in re-activating any of these. [[https://web.archive.org/https://wplug.org/index.php/Past_Activities|Archived here]] by the Internet Archive.
-===== Online Resources =====
-WPLUG provides a variety of online resources to its members and the community at large. In fact, you're looking at one of them right now: the WPLUG wiki. We provide these resources as a way for our members to help each other, spread the word about Linux and other open source, and socialize.
-  * [[wplug:get involved:irc|Internet Relay Chat]] - An IRC server that we run ourselves. This can be a very good way to get information.
-  * [[wplug:get involved:membership#member_benefits|WPLUG members]] can get an @members.wplug.net e-mail address
-===== Organizational Materials =====
-  * [[wplug:organization:bylaws:bylaws|Bylaws]] - WPLUG's governing rules.
-  * [[wplug:organization:bylaws:special_rules_of_order|Special Rules of Order]] - Supplementary rules that address gaps in the bylaws.
-  * [[wplug:organization:bylaws:meeting checklist|Meeting Checklist]] - What needs to be done at WPLUG general user meetings.
-  * [[wplug:events:venues|Venues]] - Information on where WPLUG meets.
-  * [[wplug:organization:financial documents|Financial Documents]] - Forms to report expenses and request funding from WPLUG.
-  * [[wplug:organization:bylaws:election instructions|Election Instructions]] - How to vote in WPLUG's board elections.
-  * [[wplug:archive:historical documents|Historical Documents]] - Organizational materials that are kept for future reference.
-  * [[wplug:organization:inventory|Inventory]] - Stuff that belongs to WPLUG: who has it and where.
-  * [[wplug:todo|TODO]] - Things that need to be done on the wiki.
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+*WPLUG: Your data. Your hardware. Your community.*