The permacomputing community is decentralised. We want to welcome and include as many people as possible in the discussion. If you start something and want to be listed here, contact us!
Do you want to start a permacomputing initiative but don't know how/where to get started?
pmc groups
local group
The following spaces organise permacomputing events and engage with many adjacent practices we feel strongly connected to. Anyone can join these groups. And you are encouraged to start your own and join the federation!
- AT, Vienna: Vienna permacomputing meetup
- DE, Berlin: Berlin permacomputing community at Offline
- ES, Barcelona: Permacomputing Barcelona
- NL, Rotterdam: Permacomputing Rotterdam at Varia
- Tas: Autolumi lutruwtia/Tas, Aus
- UK, London: Permacomputing Club at SET Social
- US, New York City: NYC permacomputing meetup
- US, Philadelphia: Iffy Books
- US, San Francisco: Varies
online groups
These groups operate essentially online and can be either open or closed.
- unbrick: research group linked to KCW
Broader community
Online chats
- IRC: #permacomputing channel on libera.chat - permacomputing specific discussions
- XMPP: permacomputing - permacomputing specific discussions
- XMPP: permacomputación - permacomputación en español
- XMPP: moddingfridays - friendly mutual help for electronics newbie repair and creative modding
Email discussion list
Fediverse
These instances frequently host discussions and showcase projects related to permacomputing:
- Mastodon: post.lurk.org
- Mastodon: merveilles.town
- akkoma: mar.archipielago.uno
These federated web forums are dedicated to permacomputing:
- Lemmy: permacomputing at SLRPNK
- Lemmy: permacomputing at SDF CHatter
Finding permacomputing content on the Fediverse:
- #permacomputing: obvious hashtag is obvious
Forum
- A non-federated forum based on cerca: bbs.permacomputing.net