NLLGG

Name

NLLGG

Legal name

Nederlandse Linux Gebruikers Groep

Website

https://nllgg.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The organization generates revenue through membership subscriptions. Members receive a monthly newsletter with Linux news and are invited to national meetings and community events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NLLGG (Nederlandse Linux Gebruikers Groep) is a Dutch non-profit association founded on June 7, 1996 that promotes the use of Linux and open source software in the Netherlands. It organizes national meetings and activities, publishes newsletters and magazines, supports community initiatives such as funding for Linux projects, and provides member services including gift memberships purchasable through a SumUp webshop.

Product overview

NLLGG (Nederlandse Linux Gebruikers Groep) is a national Dutch association for individuals interested in Linux and open source software, founded on June 7, 1996. It is not a commercial product company but rather a community organization that promotes Linux usage in the Netherlands through national meetings, information sharing via its website, monthly newsletters, and various communication channels. The association connects Linux users, shares knowledge and experiences, and advocates for their interests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Buurt Linux: Neighborhood Linux support initiative mentioned as a related project helping users with Linux questions.
• Laptop Revive

Segments1 record

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• DirectVPSminorOthersDirectVPS provides virtual private server (VPS) hosting infrastructure for NLLGG's own IT infrastructure. The partnership is listed as infrastructure sponsorship, with DirectVPS logo displayed on the website.
• TransIPminorOthersTransIP provides VPS servers to support NLLGG's infrastructure. Listed as an infrastructure sponsor on the NLLGG website alongside DirectVPS and e-boekhouden.nl.
• e-boekhouden.nlminorOtherse-boekhouden.nl is listed as a sponsor of NLLGG. e-boekhouden.nl is a Dutch online accounting software provider.
• BuurtLinuxcoreOthersBuurtLinux is an initiative supported by NLLGG that helps users with Linux installation and troubleshooting, particularly for smaller problems. It addresses the challenge of minor self-reliance needed for Linux users.
• Laptop ReviveminorOthersLaptop Revive is referenced as an initiative associated with NLLGG, potentially focused on refurbishing laptops for reuse with Linux.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Linux Foundation: The largest global non-profit advancing Linux and open-source ecosystems through events, training, and project hosting. Comparable to NLLGG as a mission-driven open-source community organization, but operating at a vastly larger, global, industry-funded scale.
• Free Software Foundation: U.S.-based non-profit advocating for free software and user freedom. Shares NLLGG's advocacy and educational mission around open-source software, but with a global, policy-oriented scope rather than a national user-group focus.
• Open Source Initiative: Global non-profit that maintains the Open Source Definition and stewards open-source licensing standards. Comparable to NLLGG as an open-source advocacy non-profit, but operating globally and focused on licensing rather than end-user community support.

Regional players

• NLnet Foundation: Dutch foundation supporting open-source, internet, and digital rights projects. Directly comparable as a Netherlands-based open-source non-profit, though its focus is grant-making and policy rather than user community building.
• Linux Australia: Australian peak body for Linux and open-source community groups, including Linux user groups. Closest structural analog to NLLGG: a national association supporting Linux users in a single country through community events and advocacy.

Others

• GNOME Foundation: Non-profit that supports the GNOME desktop project and broader free software community. Comparable as an open-source community-driven non-profit organization, though project-specific rather than a general-purpose Linux user group.
• KDE e.V. German-registered non-profit that supports the KDE community of free software contributors. Comparable as an open-source community non-profit structure, but anchored around a specific desktop project rather than a national user base.

Emerging players

• Linux Professional Institute (LPI): Global non-profit offering vendor-neutral Linux and open-source certification. Adjacent to NLLGG in mission (Linux education and professional development) but operates as a certification body rather than a community membership organization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nllgg
• Facebookfacebook.com/NLLGG
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nederlandse-linux-gebruikers-groep-nllgg-

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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