Danish UNIX User Group

The Danish UNIX systems User Group (, DKUUG) is a computer user group focused around UNIX. It was the first Internet provider in Denmark and also created and maintained the .dk internet domain for the country.Kasper Vilïlum Jensen, , COMON, 11 August 2008

Founded 18 November 1983, DKUUG is a primary advisor on the Danish UNIX and Open Standards use. The group is active in the standards processes for UNIX, POSIX, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and Open Document Format.

History The Danish UNIX User Group was founded on 18 November 1983 with the purpose of promoting UNIX and providing Internet access to the Danish academic community and the whole of Denmark.Rune Pedersen, "Tidligere formand giver kuk i DKUUG-bestyrelse", Computerworld, 2 November 2009 An offshoot of the EUUG, the DKUUG membership was originally 41 people from the Danish academic and business computing industry. Founder Keld Simonsen of the Datalogisk Institut at Copenhagen University served as group foreman from 1983 to 1997.Jacob Kaare Søresen, "Det begyndte med et udråbstegn" , Erhverv På Nettet, Jyllands-Posten, 2 January 2003Rune Pedersen, "E-mailen fejrer sølvbryllup i Danmark", Computerworld, 23 December 2008 It formed a commercial subsidiary, DKnet, organized as the Danish affiliate of the EUnet network.!%@:: a directory of electronic mail addressing & networks, Donnalyn Frey, Rick Adams, 1994. p. 97.

In 1996, DKnet was purchased by the Danish PTT TeleDanmark in a private transaction for 20 million DKK.Mads Bang, "Ny uro i DKUUG: Endnu en medarbejder går", Computerworld, 4 December 2007"DKUUG in Multimillion-Dollar Deal with TeleDanmark ", UKUUG Newsletter, Volume 5 Number 2 (April 1996)

During the 2000s, the organization has been the subject of internal disagreement and infighting among board members.

Danish UNIX User Group

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