[axxs-sysadmin] Geek Brigade - hosting request/proposal

[aketus]

Definitely happy to put in the effort and maintain the site, set it up  
etc. Anarchobase is different in that the real work is projects for  
others, running behind the scenes. The main site runs itself through  
aggregators etc.

I anticipate a much more lively membership system for Geek Brigade  
with submission / discussion sort of activity.

aketus

Quoting Dave Fregon <dave at netaxxs.com.au>:

> On Mon, 2006-08-07 at 12:56 +1000, aketus wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> First I'd like to thank y'all for hosting Anarchobase for me. Having
>> it up on the net has forged new relationships and collaborative
>> projects between Anarchobase and groups such as Infoshop, Libcom,
>> Barricade, MAC, CompColl and most recently, AnarchistNews.org. My
>> dreams of a global anarchist network coming true!
>>
>> I'm working on another project at the moment which is less activist
>> based, called Geek Brigade. The aim of Geek Brigade is to provide a
>> site based loosely around Linux development, distribution, and advice,
>> as well as general geek news, inventions, etc.
>>
>> The idea was spawned out of my irritation at half-written 'howto's on
>> various sites, or having to google 5 sites to solve my 4 tweaks I want
>> to perform. I thought, why not have one site that covers all the major
>> distributions of Linux, and within each distribution, the best or most
>> common howtos, such as configuring/installing graphics drivers,
>> w32codec support, etc.
>>
>> Combine that with general news, as well as other ideas such as Linux
>> commandline glossaries, script libraries, and what you have is one
>> mother of a website that can solve all your problems, provide reviews
>> on the latest releases of distros or programs, and whatever else.
>> Naturally in the spirit of opensource communities, it would be a
>> free-for-all site where users are encouraged to sign up and submit
>> news, reviews, and tips & tricks etc.
>>
>> It's not in the precise spirit of Anarchobase and other
>> activist-related projects on axxs, but I thought it might be of
>> interest to the geeks in the collective. Also, I'm totally interested
>> in targeting the activist community, because as far as I know, there
>> isn't another geek/linux portal around specifically for anarchists,
>> save for a few forums here and there. Following the Two Minutes of
>> Infamy event in Melbourne that I helped organise, I've learnt there
>> are a great deal of anarchists/activists around who want to learn more
>> about open source software, encryption, and anything that can help
>> them utilise internet ethically & securely for activist work.
>
>
> +1 from me on hosting this project of aketus. I think it's valuable, I
> also would be interested in contributing documentation and having a
> central area to go to for it, and as we are focused on geekdom as well
> as activism.
>
> An important thing about a site like this is that it doesn't sit
> stagnant, and if Aketus is willing to put in the effort, I'm willing to
> back him on it.
>
> Dave
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aketus