Free Geek Definitions

This document is made up from several previously unrelated source documents and may contain terminology that is unfamilier to those outside of FREE GEEK. For your pleasure - a few geekisms:


 * ASS
 * Administrators of Systems and Security - volunteer group of system adminstrators that over sees FREE GEEK's IT infrastructure.


 * coders
 * Volunteer programmers that help develop FREE GEEK software (Open Source of course!).


 * consensus process
 * A form of decision making that is democratic and non-hierarchical. More info.


 * council
 * Consensus based policy group made up of FG board, staff and volunteers.


 * E-Scrap
 * Separated basic materials from demanufactured computer and electronic equipment (i.e. circuit boards, copper wire, aluminum, steel, plastic, etc.)


 * E-Waste
 * Cast-off computers and other electronics, usually headed for the landfill or other unfortunate fates.


 * FG
 * FREE GEEK, Portland, OR


 * fgdb
 * FREE GEEK Database - Open Source gizmo and volunteer data management software developed by Free Geek.


 * FGM
 * FREE GEEK MICHIANA, South Bend, IN


 * FGP
 * FREE GEEK PENN, Ephrata, PA


 * gizmo
 * Any computer component that is entered into the database.