Post #1271045

2026-03-06 21:23 UTC

@gregdosh I'm mostly in the "wouldn't it be cool" camp of thought right now. I'm considering reaching out to my local library for what space could look like for such an event. I have a tendency to want to expand before taking even the first step (I discovered https://therestartproject.org/about/ today and now want to do full on repair events too haha). But I think starting small and focused is a good start. Maybe a "Computer can't upgrade to Win11? Try Linux" kind of campaign with an Intro to Linux meeting?

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@gregdosh@blog.auengun.net 2026-03-06 23:35

@pmbrandvold I hadn't heard of the Restart Project so thanks for that link! I'm also in the "it would be nice" category and I've done some initial research in on-off times. At the Roseville area schools/library I think they have some limited repair classes and I'd offered to teach a class on some tech repair stuff but haven't heard anything back yet. I'd done some other looking around and noticed it's possible to rent a community space for relatively cheap and thought about doing that and making it an open invite etc. I've got technical experience w/ linux and a lot of macos and other devices to feel comfortable tackling most things "reinstall OS + drivers" related. Could also do computer upgrade tasks if people already had parts. Things like swapping/installing ram or hard drives in peoples computers or the like. I've also loved the idea of creating a community/recurring event on the "check out linux" or "don't be afraid of the command line" kind of events for anyone of any skill level.

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