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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 Wiki pages. This is our knowledge |
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| | If you're new here, please visit our home Page: https://www.freegeekseattle.org |
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| http://seafoss.org/calendar | http://meetup.com
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| | ==Quick Links== |
| | * [[Special:AllPages|All pages]] |
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| | == What we do== |
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| | * Recycling, reusing, repurposing electronic equipment and computer hardware |
| == What We Do == | | * Support and education in [[Free]] software |
| * [[Hardware]] device refurbishment and low-cost distribution and [[Recycling]] | | * Helping with construction and maintenance of local [[Neighborhood Networks]] |
| * [[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]]. | |
| * Provide [[Service]] opportunities and [[training]] to enable repair and support. | |
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| == Organization == | | ==Free Geek Seattle is currently rebooting.== |
| * We are modeled after the original non-profit [http://www.freegeek.org/ Free Geek] of Portland, Oregon.
| | As of August 2025 we are in the process of "rebooting", after a hiatus of |
| * Our focus is free and open source software advocacy, technology education, and sustainable computing.
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| == (Proposed)Projects ==
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| == Get Involved == | | ==Meetings== |
| <big>Join</big>
| | No meetings are currently planned. Jump on the mailing list and organize |
| * Read the [[File:Volunteer orientation packet.pdf]] and [[File:Volunteer application.pdf]]
| | a meet up if you are so inclined! |
| * 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}}
| | Past meetings and other events may be found on the [[Event Schedule]] |
| * Chat with us on {{IRCchannel}}
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| * [[Special:RequestAccount]] to update the wiki [[WikiHowTo]].
| | We used to meet on the second Monday of each month at Third Place Commons. |
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| * [[Positions]] Including some that we'd like to fill
| | Prior to that we met at various Seattle public libraries (Greenwood |
| * [[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 Wiki pages. 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
For best results, use the Monobook skin to view this site.
Quick Links
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 rebooting.
As of August 2025 we are in the process of "rebooting", after a hiatus of
8 years.
Stay tuned for more updates!
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).
