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

[aketus]

Hi folks,

There's a testing/development site for what has now been dubbed  
'GeekActivist' here

http://test.anarchobase.com/geekactivist/

as an indication of what I'm doing with this, what the direction is, etc.

Cheers,

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