I've been thinking about how I can use my skills to help fight fascism.

[pmbrandvold@techtoots.com]

I've been thinking about how I can use my skills to help fight fascism. I keep coming back to helping folks #selfhost and move to #linux which helps us all be more #resilient and less reliant on Big Tech (which funds and drives fascism). I'm a #sysadmin by day and I have lots of experience with #helpdesk tasks like supporting end users with #tech and I think hosting a local #linuxinstallparty might be a great way to help my community. Anyone else in the #twincities of #MN have similar thoughts?

[pmbrandvold@techtoots.com]

I'm not sure I'm as experienced with #linux as I'd like to be in order to fully run such a thing by myself, or even if there's that much interest by my community. But I'm willing to give it a shot with or without some partners I think.

[gregdosh@blog.auengun.net]

@pmbrandvold I would be interested in helping with this. I've been considering a similar community focused tech repair/fix/refurb kinda event.

[matthew@social.retroedge.tech]

I just, as in this morning, sold a refurbished ThinkPad laptop with Linux on it to someone in my local community. I sold two desktops with Linux yesterday (one Intel NUC mini PC and one Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF).

It does make a difference. You and I have different motivations, but some overlap in values.

Go for it!

Get a computer prepped with Linux and see if you can sell it, trade something for it, or give it away.

#Linux