Bring it back to life – Upcycling Workhop (in person, Berlin)

This is a companion workshop to the presentation „Combatting Software-Driven Environmental Harm With Free Software“, which will be held online on Wednesday, 16th October (see above).

At this in-person workshop, you will learn how to install independent, sustainable, Free & Open Source Software. It is entirely beginner friendly, you only need to be able to turn on your computer. Please bring your own device. This can be a laptop that is no longer supported by the original vendor (e.g., Apple, Microsoft), in which case you will bring it back to life with an up-to-date, secure GNU/Linux system. Or you can install GNU/Linux operating on a newer laptop so that you are able to use your device until the hardware stops working, and not until software support ends. It is also possible to run GNU/Linux alongside an existing operating system (called „dual booting“), should you want to keep the original software.

IMPORTANT: make a backup of any data you want to keep before the event.

Presentation in English. Questions/discussion can be in English and German.

This event will take place in Berlin-Neukölln. The maximum number of participants is 20. You will be notified whether we can offer you a space for this event as soon as possible.