I'm thinking about hosting an in-person hackathon with somewhere from 5-10 people, where participants can drop in for anywhere from 2-8 weeks throughout the duration. The goal would be to make a meaningful burst of progress on resistance to AI and fascism in FOSS and technology generally. I would invite people to help with some of my projects in this respect (e.g. AlpineBSD and Thunderbolt), with the aim of producing viable solutions that are ready to use at the conclusion of the work, and to help each other on our own projects in this space. We would cook for each other, teach each other, build community and friendships, discuss strategy, and enjoy some facetime with kindred spirits to combat the doomer attitude I'm sure a lot of us are struggling with right now.
Curious to gauge reactions to this idea. Would you like to participate? Would you donate to a fundraiser to cover travel and lodging costs for participants, or logistics for the event? Please answer the survey for a quick vibe check on what people think of the idea 😃
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So this idea seems maybe plausible?
To summarize, I'm looking into planning a retreat, probably one month, where 5-10 people will travel (to the Netherlands, most likely) to stay and work together to make meaningful progress on the problems we face as a community with slop and bigotry and so on, to build community and solidarity, and have some facetime with kindred spirits to counter the pessimism we're all feeling. We would raise money to cover travel and accommodations, and maybe optimistically to cover lost compensation if participants need to take some unpaid leave from work.
To get the ball rolling I'd like to find one or two other people who are willing to put up their time to work together on organization and logistics. Please reply in this thread to volunteer. Please only volunteer if you expect that you would be able to attend and you have enough time to commit to helping to put it together.
You don't need to be a wizard to volunteer, if you're a generally chill person and you have time to organize please don't let impostor syndrome get in the way of speaking up 😉