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| |'''[[Free_Geek_Seattle:About|Free Geek Seattle]]''' is a growing non-profit organization modeled after the original [http://www.freegeek.org/ Free Geek] of Portland, Oregon. Our focus is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Free_Software free] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source open source software] advocacy, technology education and sustainable computing.
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| '''This wiki will be undergoing a major update over the next few weeks. It may not look pretty in the meantime.''' | | =Free Geek Seattle: Helping Seattle's Needy Get Nerdy= |
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| Note to page editors/coordinators on new organization of wiki... some of the bulleted items under each heading on this page may be redundant with the main pages for each "department", which you can get to by clicking the headings. List items on the front page that you want general visitors to our page to see immediately. The listed items may have more details on your department page, and links to their particular pages both here and there.
| | Welcome to Free Geek Seattle's mediawiki page. This is our knowledge |
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| Would like to have separate responsibilities clearly delineated and organized. Would also like to see every single page on the wiki accessible through a tree structure that's as shallow as possible, with this front page being the root. No orphan pages that aren't linked from anywhere, or separate pages for things that would be best just listed on one longer page with other like topics.
| | If you're new here, please visit our home Page: https://www.freegeekseattle.org |
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| == What We Do == | | == 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]] |
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| * '''Refurbish''' donated computer hardware, and install free [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source open source software] for distribution to the community.
| | ==Free Geek Seattle is currently re-organizing.== |
| * Provide '''education''' about basic PC hardware, the Linux operating system, and any other technologies that we're working on or have expertise in.
| | As of August 2025 we are in the process of "rebooting", after a hiatus of |
| * '''[[Recycle]]''' anything we can't fix or use an environmentally-responsible manner.
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| == [[donations|Donations]] == | | ==Meetings== |
| | No meetings are currently planned. Jump on the mailing list and organize |
| | a meet up if you are so inclined! |
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| * We are currently accepting [[Donate|donations]] via the Filipino Community Center of Seattle.
| | Past meetings and other events may be found on the [[Event Schedule]] |
| * We are always looking for more sources of donations and have a lot of ideas kicking around on that front. Elcaset is in charge of donations.
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| * We are saving CPU's from teardowns, as there is a particular company that we'd like to send them to for $$$. Elcaset, please post instructions for that here.
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| * '''WISHLIST! Particular things we really need, list it on the front page here:'''
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| *Server rack and mounting hardware for our servers.
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| *Workbenches with overhead shelves
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| == [[Volunteers]] ==
| | We used to meet on the second Monday of each month at Third Place Commons. |
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| * Info about [[volunteering]]
| | Prior to that we met at various Seattle public libraries (Greenwood |
| * or [[Donate|make a donation]] to Free Geek Seattle.
| | and Broadview mostly). |
| * Attend one of our regular [[Free_Geek_Seattle:Current events|next meeting or workshop]] is happening.
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| * 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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| * [[Positions]] we'd like to fill
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| [[Free_Geek_Seattle:Current_events| Current Events]]
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| * 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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| * Monthly meetings 2nd Monday of every month. Time: 7:30pm - 9pm. Location: Town Center at Lake Forest Park food court (Upper level across from Third Place Books), 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155.
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| * Help us [[Promotion|promote]] Free Geek Seattle.
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| == [[Education]] ==
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| * Friday STE(A)M Classes [[Volunteer sign-up]]
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| * [[Training]] - Let's learn to geek
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| * [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Main_Page FreekiWiki]
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| We are closely partnered with the Filipino Community Center of Seattle to provide computer education through their STE(A)M program, and by cross-participation in our weekend workshops/build program and classes.
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| == [[Infrastructure/Operations|Infrastructure and Operations]] ==
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| == [[Administration/Finance|Administration and Finance]] ==
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| We are in the process of obtaining full [[501c3_Status|501(c)3 status]].
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| We are seeking grants. Contact Tom Heuser for specifics.
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| == Other Activities and Projects ==
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| Miscellaneous stuff that can't seem to be categorized anywhere goes here.
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| We love Seattle Meshnet. Have ''proposed'' a collaborative [[Seattle Meshnet|project]] with [http://www.reddit.com/r/SeattleMeshnet Seattle Meshnet].
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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).