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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).

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+* Recycling, reusing, repurposing electronic equipment and computer hardware
-== Community Links ==
+* Support and education in [[Free]] software
-<BIG>Festivals</BIG>
+* Helping with construction and maintenance of local [[Neighborhood Networks]]
-http://seagl.org | http://linuxfestnorthwest.org <br />
-<BIG>External Event Listings</BIG>
-http://seafoss.org/calendar | http://meetup.com
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+As of August 2025 we are in the process of "rebooting", after a hiatus of
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+==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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+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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-<big><big>News</big></big>{{Free Geek Seattle:News}}See all of the [[Free Geek Seattle:News]].
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-== What We Do ==
-* [[Hardware]] device refurbishment and low-cost distribution and [[Recycling]]
-* [[Classes]] in Computer and Software
-**<small> ''[[Seniors]], [[Children]], [[Busy People]], [[Handicapped]]'' </small>
-* [[Install]] and [[support]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Free_Software Free] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source Open] Source [[Software]].
-* Provide [[Service]] opportunities and [[training]] to enable repair and support.
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-== Organization ==
+Prior to that we met at various Seattle public libraries (Greenwood
-* We are modeled after the original non-profit [http://www.freegeek.org/ Free Geek] of Portland, Oregon.
+and Broadview mostly).
-* Our focus is free and open source software advocacy, technology education, and sustainable computing.
-* [[Board members]]
-* [[People]]
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-=== (Proposed)Projects ===
-*([[Computer Labs]])
-*[[Hardware in the Field]]
-*[[Hardware Hacks]]
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-=== [[Software]] ===
-:[[Kubuntu]]
-:[[Linux]]
-:[[Debian]]
-:[[LibreOffice]]
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-=== [[Request Services]] ===
-:[[Computer Lab]] such as in a homeless shelter or school
-:[[Kiosk]]
-:[[Personal PC]]
-:[[SpacePhone help]] (android, firefox phone)
-:[[Tutoring]]
-:[[Classes]]
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-====Ideas====
-<small>These are for not yet official ideas and brainstorming</small>
-:[[User:AaronPeterson/Ideas]]
-:[[Grants]]
-:[[Statement of Purpose]]
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-== Get Involved ==
-<big>Join</big>
-* Read the [[File:Volunteer orientation packet.pdf]] and [[File:Volunteer application.pdf]]
-* Attend one of our recurring  [[Event Schedule|Events]]
-* the Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/freegeek-seattle [[aka {{maillist}}
-* Chat with us on {{IRCchannel}}
-*  [[Special:RequestAccount]] to update the wiki [[WikiHowTo]].
-<big>[[Volunteer]]</big>
-* [[Positions]] Including some that we'd like to fill
-* [[Promotion|promote]] Free Geek Seattle.
-<big> [[donations|Donate]]</big>
-* Please contact [mailto:donate@freegeekseattle.org  donate@freegeekseattle.org] with any questions or information about donating.
-* We are currently accepting hardware [[Donate|donations]] via drop-off at the [[Filipino Community Center]] of Seattle.
-* [[Wishlist]]: Thinks we'd kind of like to have
-* [[UrgentNeeds]]: Things that would help us a lot.
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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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