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Welcome to The Commons This is the wiki spaaace for The Free Network Foundation. We envision a world where communities build, maintain, and own their own share of the global computer network. We engineer tools and develop educational resources to facilitate the deployment of resilient, responsive, and accessible Free networks. The FNF is a registered 501c3 non-profit based in the United States. 188 articles (all in English), please contribute!

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For Newcomers Introduction to FNF FAQ The Free Network Manifesto Get Involved as an Individual Other Large Network Buildouts

For Network Operators Building a local network in your neighborhood (DIY documentation, some experience required) Building a regional network in your city (DIY documentation, some experience required) Building and Operating Free Networks (the guided tour for those who don't want to DIY) guifi.us (work in progress) Documented Builds Technical Resources (where we sourced much material from)

For hackers/document writers/qa testers etc Are you a system/network engineer, software developer, QA tester, documentation writer, artist or project manager? If so, then you are in the right place! Once you have identified a component of the FNF mission you wish to work on, please do the following: 1) Register for an account on our project management system. The account will need to be approved by one of our administrators (due to spam). 2) email contact@thefnf.org with the username that you picked (so we can approve it) and the project/area you would like to contribute to. Also give a brief overview of your skills and how you would like to contribute to the project.