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Yorgos Saslis<p>Inspired by the massive protests in Greece and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> ‘s <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Homeland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homeland</span></a> that highlights the importance of personal data protection in protests, we translated - and adapted to the Greek legislation - the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span> “attending a protest guide”.</p><p><a href="https://gitlab.com/software-makers/site/-/blob/main/docs/digital_self_defense_in_protests_in_greece.v2.pdf?ref_type=heads" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gitlab.com/software-makers/sit</span><span class="invisible">e/-/blob/main/docs/digital_self_defense_in_protests_in_greece.v2.pdf?ref_type=heads</span></a></p><p>This was a joint effort by the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SoftwareMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareMakers</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Association" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Association</span></a> and <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/HomoDigitalis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomoDigitalis</span></a> , two Greek <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/non_profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>non_profit</span></a> organisations that came to work together in this case to help citizens protect their digital identity.</p>
Yorgos Saslis<p>Really excited to be heading out to our first <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> / <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/InstallFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InstallFest</span></a> , where we'll try to bring old desktops / laptops back to life, to donate to schools and other non-profits. </p><p>This not only helps folks empty their storage rooms, but <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/2ndhand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2ndhand</span></a> hardware is also the best way to cover needs with no further impact on the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a>.</p><p>Here's the full announcement (in Greek), by the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SoftwareMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareMakers</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/nonProfit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonProfit</span></a> association:</p><p><a href="https://opencollective.com/software-makers/updates/bring-old-hardware-back-to-life" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">opencollective.com/software-ma</span><span class="invisible">kers/updates/bring-old-hardware-back-to-life</span></a></p>
Yorgos Saslis<p>After several attempts to get the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> workspace offering for <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/nonprofit_organization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit_organization</span></a> , we finally have that enabled for the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SoftwareMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareMakers</span></a> Association. 🎉</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SoftwareMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareMakers</span></a> is the official legal entity we created this year to own (and run) the non-profit <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@socrates_crete" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>socrates_crete</span></a></span> </p><p>The verification process certainly wasn't the easiest - so good to finally have that out of the way! </p><p>I really wish more service providers had "For Nonprofits" offerings!</p>