Free Geek Startups

They may or may not be using the name FREE GEEK, but there are people out there who are working on projects much like ours.

When we hear from someone who wants to start a freegeek or join a similar group in their area, we refer them to the startup email list ( [[1]] ), where they can search the archives for mention of their location or sign up and ask if there are lurkers local to them.

We came up with the Free Geek Principles in order to guide those who might want to use our name; sort of a copyright kinda thing, a distillation of what's most important to us about what we do.

Those using our name:

• Indiana: Free Geek Michiana ( [[2]] )
• Pennsylvania: Free Geek Penn ( [[3]] )
• Washington: Free Geek Olympia
• Ohio: Free Geek Columbus ( [[4]] )

Other projects we work with:

• Lane County CRRC (née MacRenewal, [[5]])

(very incomplete list!)