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   perpetrator (perpetrator@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 20:27:07 JST perpetrator

   Trying to build a foss community, any suggestions on activities we could conduct other than meetups and talks? #foss

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     Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 20:26:58 JST Jay Baker

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     • Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:

     @onepict @perpetrator Sounds like a challenge - but a worthwhile one! So the aim is to develop a FOSS community locally? If so, I agree that installfests can be effective, especially if it's publicised on the basis of things like avoiding the annoying elements of proprietary software, open source culture, and potentially expanding the lifespan of a device with different operating systems.

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     Esther Payne :bisexual_flag: (onepict@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 20:27:00 JST Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:

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     • Jay Baker

     @perpetrator Perhaps if you can reach out to student groups. Does your college have clubs and societies?

     If it doesn't this could be a start.

     You may also want to reach outside your college to the local community. Like are there any anarchists bookshops or community hubs out there?

     I'm sure @MediaActivist may have some ideas as well

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     perpetrator (perpetrator@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 20:27:04 JST perpetrator

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     • Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:

     @onepict i feel like we need to give them a reason to use a foss alternative. but to organize events and get more people interested and to build a community of these interested people. we need a team and the support from our college. We don't have that. I tried to sacrifice my academics for building the community then i realized if im serving anyone its not just the students, its also our corrupt college itself.

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     Esther Payne :bisexual_flag: (onepict@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 20:27:06 JST Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:

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     @perpetrator install days and repair it cafes.

     Suggest events to introduce the wider community to FOSS applications.

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     Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 21:57:32 JST Jay Baker

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     @onepict @perpetrator Ooh well said! It's the kind of thing I'd like @freetechproject to be doing much more about too.

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     Esther Payne :bisexual_flag: (onepict@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 21:57:33 JST Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:

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     • Jay Baker

     @MediaActivist @perpetrator this is why I'm a fan of repair it cafés and twinning with dregrowth.

     We're about to have a whole bunch of hardware become obsolete with Windows 10. Of course if folks are still in the ecosystem with Outlook etc that's harder.

     But folks wallets are crunched. Which is why finding other communities you can work with is important.