Belgian HOWTO

Dag Wieërs

v1.1.8g, 16 February 2003

This document describes how to configure Linux for Belgian users and lists Linux user groups, businesses and other resources in Belgium.


Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Why this document?
1.2. New versions of this document
1.3. Translated versions
1.4. Contributions
1.5. The Linux.be-domain debacle
1.6. Feedback
1.7. Copyright information
1.8. Todo
2. Configuration
2.1. Keyboard setup
2.2. Display and applications
2.3. Time zone
2.4. Locale support
2.5. Native language support and codepages
2.6. Ispell
2.7. Setting up Internet
3. Belgian ISP information
3.1. PPP/ISDN
3.2. Cable
3.3. ADSL
4. Belgian Linux organisations
4.1. ALUG (Antwerp)
4.2. BeLUGa (Brussels)
4.3. BxLUG (Brussels)
4.4. Charleroi LUG (Charleroi)
4.5. Computer Forum KaHo (Leuven)
4.6. HCC Limburg (Genk)
4.7. HCC Leuven (Leuven)
4.8. IGUANA (Brussels)
4.9. Infogroep - IGWE (Brussels)
4.10. ISW (Leuven)
4.11. Leuven Linux Users (Leuven)
4.12. LiLiT (Liège)
4.13. Linux for Life (Berchem)
4.14. Louvain-Li-nux (Louvain-La-Neuve)
4.15. LugWV (Brugge)
4.16. LUMUMBA (Diepenbeek)
4.17. Mons LUG (Mons)
4.18. Namur LUG (Namur)
4.19. Open Technology Assembly (Brussels)
4.20. OS3B (Charleroi)
4.21. Ouverture
4.22. PC Aktief Computerclub (Sint-Niklaas)
4.23. Student Information Networking (Geel)
4.24. TINA (Antwerp)
4.25. ULYSSIS (Leuven)
4.26. WOLF (Mechelen)
4.27. Zeus WPI (Gent)
5. Belgian Linux businesses
5.1. aDOC Services
5.2. Ampersant
5.3. Arafox
5.4. Aragne
5.5. Better Access nv
5.6. Consultux
5.7. CoreSequence Consultancy & Training
5.8. CSS nv
5.9. D. Connect
5.10. Digibel
5.11. Dolmen
5.12. DS Improve bvba
5.13. EMMO Service
5.14. FKS bvba
5.15. Glasshouse Business Networks bvba
5.16. Grmbl productions
5.17. Hellea sprl
5.18. IBM Belgium sa/nv
5.19. IP Net generation
5.20. Kangaroot Linux Solutions
5.21. Linugen
5.22. LinuxIdee
5.23. Mind
5.24. Minotaur Solutions
5.25. Neolabs
5.26. OpenSides
5.27. Phidani Software sprl
5.28. Qbian Linux Systems
5.29. Si-Lab
5.30. Spier bvba
5.31. Stone-IT Belgium
5.32. Supporting Open Source cvba
5.33. Sygmanet
5.34. Théridion sprlfs
5.35. UWYN
5.36. VirgoPlus sprl
6. Belgian Linux resources
6.1. Websites
6.2. HOWTO
6.3. HOWTO translations
6.4. FTP
6.5. Usenet/Newsgroups
6.6. IRC