FreeGeek Tacoma

The organization discussed on this page is not an official Free Geek
For a list of the official Free Geeks and an overview of the Trademark use application process,
see Free Geek Startups.

If you are a member of this organization,

you are encouraged to go to the online Trademark use application and overview

Despite the fact that FreeGeek Tacoma is not authorized by Free Geek to be a "Free Geek" in those precise internal "franchising" terms, the organization, "FreeGeek Tacoma" IS duly registered as a charitable corporation recognized by the State of Washington and is therefore legally able to function AS a computer recycling operation which can perform the same activities as Free Geek. Also, notice that the corporate name, "FreeGeek Tacoma" does not include a space between the Free and Geek, as does Free Geek.

That said, there has been a feeling by the membership that FreeGeek Tacoma would honor Free Geek's wishes for control of the name, and until April 2007, was in the process of beginning a name change to the Free PC Foundation. The reasons for this are that we felt that there was enough question about what exactly constituted a "consensus based organization" versus a "democratically run organization" that the name change would be the best method to avoid potential litigation in the future.

At present, FreeGeek Tacoma as a business has failed due to the inability of staff and volunteers
to come up with the resources necessary to establish a building site in which to conduct business.

Current Status: The assets of FreeGeek Tacoma are available to any person or persons who would like to take on the challenge of starting up this operation in the mid/south Puget Sound Area. This includes the corporation name and charitable organization status, a bank account, web site and domain name, and a handful of "ready-for-distribution" systems.

If you are interested in obtaining more information, contact Bob Holden.

• Web site: http://freegeektacoma.org
• Wiki: http://freegeektacoma.org/docs/