Free Geek Intergalactic
Free Geek is a growing family. If an organization follows our basic principles (see below), they’re allowed the use of the FREE GEEK registered trademark and name. They also sit on the body that determines whether applicants may use the name.
We are committed to maintaining an egalitarian, cooperative workplace. The principles below are intended to guide potential new Free Geeks in determining whether they are eligible to use our name. To be considered an “official” Free Geek, an organization must apply as well as:
- Have a mission that is similar to and does not contradict the Free Geek Mission Statement.
- Dispose of equipment in an ethical and environmentally responsible manner.
- Use Free/Open Source Software wherever possible and must promote the Free Software philosophy in other ways, such as transparent collaboration with others.
- Provide low- and no-cost computer technology and training to their community.
- Be democratically run in a non-hierarchical way that is open and transparent to all participants in its programs.
- Be a non-profit business (as legally defined in their location) and must follow honest business practices and have the stated goal of advancing the common good.
The following organizations have applied and been accepted as official Free Geeks! We like to think of them as family.
- Free Geek Arkansas (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
- Free Geek Central Florida (Orlando, Florida)
- Free Geek Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)
- Free Geek Columbus (Columbus, Ohio)
- Free Geek Michiana (South Bend, Indiana area)
- Free Geek Twin Cities (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- Born Again Technologies (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
- Free Geek Vancouver (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- Free Geek Providence (Providence, Rhode Island)
And there’s us, here in Portland, Oregon. The original Free Geek (often referred to as “the Mothership”).
