CIQ delivers secure and performant software infrastructure for the demands of all modern workloads, from the most mundane to the most extreme HPC and AI jobs.

We believe infrastructure should drive the future of your business and that both the operating system of a single machine and the orchestration layer to manage a cluster of machines needs to be optimized for your requirements.

We are an open source company who has started and/or contributed to critical infrastructure projects such as Rocky Linux, Warewulf, Ascender, and Apptainer.

https://www.ciq.com

Bellingham Technical College is a leading educational institution, and the only technical college, in northwest Washington State. BTC offers high-quality education in a supportive, student-first environment and has been providing skills-focused education to thousands of local and regional students since 1957.

At our vibrant campus, conveniently located in the heart of Bellingham about 90 miles north of Seattle, and 60 miles south of Vancouver, BC we educate a diverse population of over 8,000 students in more than thirty associate degree and fifty certificate programs.

BTC students prepare for careers in many fields, from advanced manufacturing to accounting; process technology to pastry; registered nursing to radiologic technology.

Our approach is high-tech, hands-on, and student-centered. Smaller classes mean your instructors really know you, and most programs are structured so you'll remain with your group throughout. At every step, you'll know that BTC faculty and staff are here to support you in pursuit of your goals.

https://www.btc.edu/

Cascade STEAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Bellingham, WA. We develop and promote STEAM Education, Career Connected Learning, Digital Literacy, and Digital Equity for all people of all ages.

STEAM is an acronym for the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. STEAM education is a powerful framework to promote curiosity and creativity, encourage a shared learning experience, and build tools to solve important life challenges. We advocate through development and promotion of events, activities, and programs, and invite collaboration with community partners in shared purpose.

https://cascadesteam.org/

Jupiter Broadcasting is home to the world's best and most popular shows about Linux, free software, and even the BSDs.

https://jupiterbroadcasting.com/

Synapse Software is an IT data archival and automation company. Our Cortex platform enables IT departments of all sizes to archive and integrate data from previous systems for historical lookup, audit, and regulatory requirements; as well as automating IT and business processes for consistent, expedient ticket resolutions.

https://www.synapsesoftware.com/

Candela Technologies provides test equipment to aid in the testing of network equipment and applications. Use LANforge WiFiRE for WiFi testing, LANforge FIRE for traffic generation and LANforge ICE for WAN emulation. We are support focused and help craft scenario-specific scripted and automated testing.

https://www.candelatech.com/

We know consumer electronics can be better for you and for the environment. Unlike most products, ours are open for you to repair and upgrade.

https://frame.work/

Founded in 2013, SeaGL (the Seattle GNU/Linux Conference) is a free—as in freedom and tea—grassroots technical summit dedicated to spreading awareness and knowledge about free / libre / open source software, hardware, and culture.

SeaGL strives to be welcoming, enjoyable, and informative for professional technologists, newcomers, enthusiasts, and all other users of free software, regardless of their background knowledge; providing a space to bridge these experiences and strengthen the free software movement through mentorship, collaboration, and community.

https://seagl.org/

bellingham.codes is a social group dedicated to growing the local developer community. We are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for experienced and aspiring technologists, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion.

https://bellingham.codes/

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom. We defend the rights of all software users.

https://www.fsf.org/

The Bellingham Makerspace is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community that provides access to tools, tool education, classroom space, and community resources in Whatcom County and greater NW Washington.

Started in 2014 as The Foundry, we’ve been in a 7,000+ square foot space at Bellis Fair Mall since 2020. We serve as a collaboration and community point for several local organizations and groups, such as Gabriel’s Art Kids, TAG NW Robotics Club, the Mount Baker Amateur Radio Club, Bellingham Evening Toastmasters, and more.

https://bellinghammakerspace.org/

BLUG was started in 1998 by a small group of computer geeks in Bellingham, Washington who wanted to get off Windows and learn from local Unix gurus. Our focus is on Linux and all Open Source software.

BLUG meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month at Bellingham Makerspace. Each meeting consists of an informal hands-on help period from 5:30 to 6 PM, followed by a presentation from 6 to 7. Presentation topics are announced on this site, and on our mailing list.

Meetings are open to the public. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.We also put on special events including the regional LinuxFest Northwest in the Spring.

https://www.blug.org/

We are a club at Bellingham Technical College that meets weekly to talk tech, and work on projects that use Raspberry Pi's as well as many other pieces of hardware.

https://www.raspberrypiclub.org/

Clonezilla is a free, open-source software designed for disk imaging and cloning. It smartly saves and restores only the used blocks on your hard drive, making it efficient. Here are some of its key features: Broad File System Support: Clonezilla supports a wide range of file systems: GNU/Linux: ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs, reiser4, xfs, jfs, btrfs (testing), f2fs, nilfs2 MS Windows: FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS Mac OS: HFS+, APFS FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD: UFS Minix: minix VMWare ESX: VMFS3, VMFS5 This means you can clone systems running GNU/Linux, MS Windows, Intel-based Mac OS, various BSDs, Minix, VMWare ESX, and Chrome OS/Chromium OS. LVM2 Support: LVM2 (Logical Volume Manager 2) is supported for GNU/Linux, but not LVM version 1. LUKS Encryption: Clonezilla supports LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) for encrypted partitions. Unattended Mode: You can automate most tasks through command-line options and boot parameters, customizing imaging and cloning processes. Batch Operations: Clonezilla allows restoring one image to multiple local devices simultaneously. Image Encryption: Images can be encrypted using ecryptfs, providing secure backups. Multicast for Mass Cloning: Clonezilla SE supports multicast for mass cloning, ideal for deploying images to many computers. It also supports remote operations if your network supports PXE and Wake-on-LAN. Bittorrent Support: Clonezilla lite server uses Bittorrent for efficient, mass deployments, utilizing Ezio for the job. Massive Deployment: Directly clone from a disk using multicast or Bittorrent for large-scale setups.

This versatility makes Clonezilla a powerful tool for system administrators and users looking for reliable backup and deployment solutions.

https://clonezilla.org

Linux Prepper Podcast is a FOSS podcast which is created, and self-hosted, by Living Cartoon Company and https://james.network, dedicated to learning and using fully open tooling wherever possible. Let's learn together!

https://podcast.james.network/@linuxprepper

Reproducible builds are a set of software development practices that create an independently-verifiable path from source to binary code.

https://reproducible-builds.org/

Mifos X is an extended platform for delivering the complete range of financial services needed for an effective financial inclusion solution.

https://mifos.org/

CentOS Stream defines Enterprise Linux.

CentOS Stream is derived from Fedora Linux. It has a new major version release every three years, and each release is maintained for five years, matching the full support phase of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). CentOS Stream development is open to all, but because CentOS Stream only has updates intended for RHEL, it is maintained by the RHEL team.

CentOS Stream can serve as a production operating system, a development environment, or a preview of the next minor RHEL release. It also serves as a foundation for the work from our Special Interest Groups (SIGs).

https://centos.org