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 (Community 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.

FGdb

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

gizmo

Any computer component that is entered into the database.