Difference between revisions of "FreeGeek Tacoma"

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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'''" <u>'''IS'''</u> duly registered as a 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'''.
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FreeGeek Tacoma is deceased.  There are no plans in place for resurrection.
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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.
 
  
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The FreePCFoundation.org name has been transferred to Iain Davidson of Free Geek Bellingham to
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'''Current Status:'''  The assets of the organization formerly known as 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, a bank account, web site and domain name.
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use as he wishes.  The .com and .net domain names have been abandoned and released to
 
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the general domain pool for use by anyone.
 
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At present, FreeGeek Tacoma as a business has failed due to the inability of staff and volunteers
 
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to come up with the resources necessary to establish a building site in which to conduct business.
 
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'''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, a bank account, web site and domain name, and a handful of "ready-for-adoption" systems.
 
  
 
  The handful of systems was reduced by our donation to one of the Olympia, WA organizations and
 
  The handful of systems was reduced by our donation to one of the Olympia, WA organizations and
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If you are interested in obtaining more information, contact [mailto:bob@eawf.com Bob Holden].
 
If you are interested in obtaining more information, contact [mailto:bob@eawf.com Bob Holden].
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* Web site: http://freegeektacoma.org
 
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* Wiki: http://freegeektacoma.org/docs/
 

Revision as of 14:02, 22 August 2008

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FreeGeek Tacoma is deceased. There are no plans in place for resurrection.

Current Status: The assets of the organization formerly known as 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, a bank account, web site and domain name. 

The handful of systems was reduced by our donation to one of the Olympia, WA organizations and
delivered to a local educational organization for use by needy students.

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

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