Re: [libreplanet-discuss] how would an activist start with Free Software?

[Daniel Pocock]

On 07/02/16 10:03, Fabio Pesari wrote:
> On 02/07/2016 09:49 AM, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>>
>> Some of you may have seen my recent blog about another group starting up
>> to "democratize" Europe[1], with a heavy reliance on undemocratic
>> platforms like Facebook that seems contrary to their aims.
>>
>> If people from this campaign or any other like it wanted to bootstrap
>> themselves in a Free manner, do we have solutions for them?  Has anybody
>> ever written a guide or anything else to get people started?
> 
> Hello Daniel,
> 
> it seems you forgot a link (which you referred to as "[1]").

Oops, added below

> 
> Can you please explain in better detail what do you mean by
> "bootstrapping"? Do you mean installing GNU/Linux from scratch or...?
> 

I mean how would they start their organization, "movement", campaign,
party or whatever form their group chooses, e.g.

a) install GNU/Linux on personal computers

b) extract all contact data and other essential things from iPhones and
then smash them with a hammer

c) setup email and web server using Postfix, Apache, etc

d) use (what?) for building online community, registering volunteers,
raising funds, organizing meetings, sharing documents/multimedia, etc

The points (a) - (c) are well documented in various places, covering (d)
and beyond, with an emphasis on Libre solutions, could be really helpful


1. http://danielpocock.com/giving-up-democracy-to-get-it-back