If I'm not mistaken Club Linux Outaouais started in the fall 1999. Claude Envoyé avec un e-mail sécurisé [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home). Le vendredi 31 juillet 2026 à 10:47, Jean-Francois Messier via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> a écrit : > I would say yeah. But I am unsure. I joined the club after its creation. And that was in the very early 2000's. Around 2001 or 2002. We had a meeting with Linux-Québec earlier this summer. We are part of this group. > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 10:11 AM Rob Echlin via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote: > >> Hi François, >> I was looking at Julie's list of Canadian Linux user groups. >> I found this one: >> https://www.rencontres-linux.quebec/ >> >> They claim to be founded in 2003 and also claim to be the oldest Linux user group in Quebec. >> >> Is the Gatineau French Linux group more than 23 years old? >> >> Ciao! >> Alice