CALIU represents a group or association of users and visitors of the free operating system GNU / Linux distribution in Catalan. In this context it should actually be mentioned that this group or association is also known as the Catalan Linux Users (CAtalan LInux Users). But what exactly does this group focus on? What are the main aims and objectives of CALIU? Strictly speaking CALIU, like any other group of users and visitors, aims to find as many users as possible that do have the same or nearly same interests and concerns – in this regard the respective users and visitors should possess almost the same interests considering the freely distributed Linux operating system when it comes to promote and facilitate its use and practice.
CALIU focuses the following tasks, processes and aspects:
- Promote, advance and advertise the general use of the Linux operating system
- Provide useful and clear help or support
- Praise and explain the installation of the Linux operating system in businesses, schools, companies and enterprises
- Induct interested end users into the installation of the Linux operating system
- Translate documents and settings of different applications into Catalan in order to facilitate the general use of the Linux operating system
- Promote and advertise special computer that have Linux preinstalled
- Promote the Linux operating system by means of meetings of CALIU ; strictly speaking we are talking about meetings that are actually called “parties of installation”
- Provide support in order to retail outlets
- Advance and support the creation and / or distribution of important documents such as settings of different Linux applications ; before its distribution, the documents must be translated into Catalan in order to support Catalan users and visitors considering the installation of the Linux operating system and its respective applications
Strictly speaking Linux user groups such as CALIU do exist throughout the whole world. Fact is that until the foundation of CALIU there was no group or association of Linux users speaking Catalan. That was the reason why CALIU was ultimately created.