Daniel Pocock <dan...@pocock.pro> writes: > On 07/02/16 10:03, Fabio Pesari wrote: >> On 02/07/2016 09:49 AM, Daniel Pocock wrote: >>> >>> Some of you may have seen my recent blog about another group starting up >>> to "democratize" Europe[1], with a heavy reliance on undemocratic >>> platforms like Facebook that seems contrary to their aims. >>> >>> If people from this campaign or any other like it wanted to bootstrap >>> themselves in a Free manner, do we have solutions for them? Has anybody >>> ever written a guide or anything else to get people started? >> >> Hello Daniel, >> >> it seems you forgot a link (which you referred to as "[1]"). > > Oops, added below > >> >> Can you please explain in better detail what do you mean by >> "bootstrapping"? Do you mean installing GNU/Linux from scratch or...? >> > > I mean how would they start their organization, "movement", campaign, > party or whatever form their group chooses, e.g. > > a) install GNU/Linux on personal computers > > b) extract all contact data and other essential things from iPhones and > then smash them with a hammer > > c) setup email and web server using Postfix, Apache, etc > > d) use (what?) for building online community, registering volunteers, > raising funds, organizing meetings, sharing documents/multimedia, etc > > The points (a) - (c) are well documented in various places, covering (d) > and beyond, with an emphasis on Libre solutions, could be really helpful > > > 1. http://danielpocock.com/giving-up-democracy-to-get-it-back >
And I just realized I replied only to the topic "activists and free software on servers". Consider this while reading my previous message. There are projects working towards an easier, secure internet. -- ng