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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


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== What we do==
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* 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.==
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As of August 2025 we are in the process of "rebooting", after a hiatus of
== Community Links ==
8 years.
<BIG>Festivals</BIG>
http://seagl.org | http://linuxfestnorthwest.org <br />
<BIG>External Event Listings</BIG>
http://seafoss.org/calendar | http://meetup.com
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==Meetings==
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No meetings are currently planned. Jump on the mailing list and organize
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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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Prior to that we met at various Seattle public libraries (Greenwood
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and Broadview mostly).
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== What We Do ==
* [[Hardware]] device refurbishment and low-cost distribution and [[Recycle|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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Latest revision as of 16:31, 24 August 2025

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).