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| |'''Free Geek Seattle''' is a volunteer non-profit organization focused on sustainable computing.
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| Started in 2009, we model ourselves after the original [http://www.freegeek.org/ Free Geek] in Portland Oregon.
| | =Free Geek Seattle: Helping Seattle's Needy Get Nerdy= |
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| Here is what we do, in a nutshell...
| | Welcome to Free Geek Seattle's mediawiki page. This is our knowledge |
| * Refurbish viable computers using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Free_Software Free Software] to distribute back into the community through our [[Volunteer]] and [[Grant]] programs.
| | base and used to store documents, images, procedures and such. |
| * [[Recycle]] computer gear deemed non-viable in an environmentally-responsible manner.
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| * [[Training]] how to work or play with computers (hardware/software) and the Internet.
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| * Find out [[Free Geek Seattle:About|more about FGSEA]]
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| == [[Free_Geek_Seattle:Current_events| Current Events]] ==
| | If you're new here, please visit our home Page: https://www.freegeekseattle.org |
| * Regular Saturday Workshops [[Volunteer Lead sign-up]]. <span style="color:#c71585">Note: dates with positions unfilled may have no lead volunteers present.</span>
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| * Friday STE(A)M Classes [[Volunteer sign-up]]
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| == Getting Started == | | == What we do== |
| To get you started here are some links to select information resources.
| | * Recycling, reusing, repurposing electronic equipment and computer hardware |
| * [[Freekbox| How to get a free computer]] | | * Support and education in [[Free]] software |
| * [[Volunteer]], [[Promotion|promote]] or [[Donate|make a donation]] to Free Geek Seattle. | | * Helping with construction and maintenance of local [[Neighborhood Networks]] |
| * Find out when and where our [[Free_Geek_Seattle:Current events|next meeting or workshop]] is happening. | |
| * Join the [http://groups.google.com/group/freegeek-seattle/ FGSEA Google group] (mailing list)
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| * For real-time communication sign on to [[mw:IRC|IRC]] channel #freegeek-sea on irc.freenode.org (Freenode IRC network)
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| * [[Training]] - Let's learn to geek
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| * [[Positions]] we'd like to fill
| | ==Free Geek Seattle is currently re-organizing.== |
| * [https://atrium.schoolfactory.org/fgsea/ Our SchoolFactory Atrium page]
| | As of August 2025 we are in the process of "rebooting", after a hiatus of |
| * [http://www.freegeek.org/ Free Geek Portland]
| | 8 years. |
| * [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Main_Page FreekiWiki]
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| == Projects == | | ==Meetings== |
| * [[Projects]] are what we're working on now.
| | No meetings are currently planned. Jump on the mailing list and organize |
| | a meet up if you are so inclined! |
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| This wiki needs some serious work. You can help by [[Help:Contents#Before_you_log_in| logging-in]] and [[Help:Contents#I_found_a_mistake.21| editing]] the wiki yourself, or by proposing changes on our [http://groups.google.com/group/freegeek-seattle/| mailing list], or send recommendations to our [[Technical infrastructure manager]].
| | Past meetings and other events may be found on the [[Event Schedule]] |
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| | We used to meet on the second Monday of each month at Third Place Commons. |
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| | Prior to that we met at various Seattle public libraries (Greenwood |
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| <small>Keywords: volunteer community technology center ethics ethical software freedom reuse recycle refurbish computers hardware open-source Libre GNU linux GNU/Linux FLOSS foss f/oss education training seattle puget sound gslug non-profit stem networks</small>
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Free Geek Seattle: Helping Seattle's Needy Get Nerdy
Welcome to Free Geek Seattle's mediawiki page. This is our knowledge
base and used to store documents, images, procedures and such.
If you're new here, please visit our home Page: https://www.freegeekseattle.org
What we do
- Recycling, reusing, repurposing electronic equipment and computer hardware
- Support and education in Free software
- Helping with construction and maintenance of local Neighborhood Networks
Free Geek Seattle is currently re-organizing.
As of August 2025 we are in the process of "rebooting", after a hiatus of
8 years.
Meetings
No meetings are currently planned. Jump on the mailing list and organize
a meet up if you are so inclined!
Past meetings and other events may be found on the Event Schedule
We used to meet on the second Monday of each month at Third Place Commons.
Prior to that we met at various Seattle public libraries (Greenwood
and Broadview mostly).