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| '''Free Geek Seattle:''' '''[[Free_Geek_Seattle:About|History]]''' | '''[[Programs]]''' | '''[[Locations]]''' | '''[[Governance]]''' | '''[[Contact Us]]''' | '''[https://facebook.com/fgsea1 Facebook]''' | '''[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/freegeek-seattle Google Group] '''
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| | =Free Geek Seattle: Helping Seattle's Needy Get Nerdy= |
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| | Welcome to Free Geek Seattle's mediawiki page. This is our knowledge |
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| | If you're new here, please visit our home Page: https://www.freegeekseattle.org |
| == Community Links ==
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| http://seafoss.org/calendar | http://meetup.com
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| | == What we do== |
| ==News== | | * Recycling, reusing, repurposing electronic equipment and computer hardware |
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| | * Support and education in [[Free]] software |
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| | * Helping with construction and maintenance of local [[Neighborhood Networks]] |
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| | ==Free Geek Seattle is currently re-organizing.== |
| | As of August 2025 we are in the process of "rebooting", after a hiatus of |
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| | ==Meetings== |
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| | No meetings are currently planned. Jump on the mailing list and organize |
| == What We Do ==
| | a meet up if you are so inclined! |
| * [[Hardware]] device refurbishment and low-cost distribution and [[Recycling]]
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| * [[Classes]] in Computer and Software
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| **<small> ''[[Seniors]], [[Children]], [[Busy People]], [[Handicapped]]'' </small>
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| * [[Install]] and [[support]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Free_Software Free] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source Open] Source [[Software]].
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| * Provide [[Service]] opportunities and [[training]] to enable repair and support.
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| == Organization ==
| | Past meetings and other events may be found on the [[Event Schedule]] |
| * We are modeled after the original non-profit [http://www.freegeek.org/ Free Geek] of Portland, Oregon.
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| * Our focus is free and open source software advocacy, technology education, and sustainable computing.
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| == (Proposed)Projects ==
| | We used to meet on the second Monday of each month at Third Place Commons. |
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| == Get Involved ==
| | Prior to that we met at various Seattle public libraries (Greenwood |
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| * Read the [[File:Volunteer orientation packet.pdf]] and [[File:Volunteer application.pdf]]
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| * Attend one of our recurring [[Event Schedule|Events]]
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| * the Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/freegeek-seattle [[aka {{maillist}}
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| * Chat with us on {{IRCchannel}}
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| * [[Special:RequestAccount]] to update the wiki [[WikiHowTo]].
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| <big>[[Volunteer]]</big>
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| * [[Positions]] Including some that we'd like to fill
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| * [[Promotion|promote]] Free Geek Seattle.
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| * Please contact [mailto:donate@freegeekseattle.org donate@freegeekseattle.org] with any questions or information about donating.
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| * We are currently accepting hardware [[Donate|donations]] via drop-off at the [[Filipino Community Center]] of Seattle.
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| * [[Wishlist]]: Thinks we'd kind of like to have
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| * [[UrgentNeeds]]: Things that would help us a lot.
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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).