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Portlanders do communities. Here are some that make this town special:

• Calagator
  "World Class" If you want to know what's happening in Open Source in Portland Oregon: Start here. Return Often. A unified calendar for the technology communities in Portland.
• Silicon Florist Covering the blossoming startup industry in Portland, Oregon, and the Silicon Forest
  
  
  
• The Linux Foundation {W}
  "World Class" A global virtual organization created by the merger of Open Source Development Labs{W} and the Free Standards Group{W} and the Linux Mark Institute{W}. Linus Torvalds{W} lives in Portland Oregon.
  
  
• Free Geek
  "World Class" Technology recycling organization, takes in old computer equipment, finds new life for most, recycles items past their useful life. Cool used hardware store.
  
  
• NedSpace
  Co-working for startups, tech companies, designers, programmers, nonprofits, remote workers and social entrepreneurs.
  
  
• PLUG
  Portland Linux Unix Group.
  
  
• The Portland PC Users Group
  
  
• Portland Macintosh Users Group
  
  
• Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club "World Class" Large indoor electric train set. One of the sites used in the making of the movie - Train Master. The club owns their own building. See a 60' x 70' room, full of model trains.

Open Source is an ecosystem and a way of life. It's not just about software.

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"World Class" is just our Not So Humble Opinion. YMMV

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