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

[Nils Gillmann]

Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> writes:

> 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
>

And I just realized I replied only to the topic "activists and
free software on servers". Consider this while reading my
previous message.
There are projects working towards an easier, secure internet.

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ng