What we’re about
CryptoParty DFW is now LibreTechnica!
After months of planning and reflection, we're ready to revive the spirit of CryptoParty as a new org with an even greater mission.
We've reformed as LibreTechnica and we'll continue teaching audiences how to protect their digital privacy. Our scope now includes promoting open-source technologies that resist surveillance capitalism, censorship, and environmental harm.
Our Mission
LibreTechnica’s mission is to encourage others to learn and adopt technologies for the benefit of the commons. Some example of our activities are:
- Teaching people how to protect their privacy with secure messaging apps and email services
- Introducing computer users to the Linux operating system and other open-source software
- Promoting sustainable technologies, practices, and policies
- Helping small business and non-profit organizations implement free and open-source software for their infrastructure
- Supporting the deployment of independent, community-based network infrastructure
This mission supports our vision where the people have full knowledge and control over whom their data serves. Through the democratization of technology, we will weaken the strongholds that corporations have on our data and our lives.
About the Open Technology Workshops
Our main activity to support our mission is the Open Technology Workshops, where we share knowledge about technologies developed for the benefit of the commons. Participants learn about free and open-source software, privacy-respecting online services, and tech sustainability. Presentations are followed by group discussions and hands-on experience with the technologies. No special technical skill is required to learn, but participants are encouraged to bring their laptops. Below is a general list of monthly topics:
Applications
Using Free and Open Source Software
Operating Systems
Exploring powerful free operating systems that do not track your activity.
Services
Privacy-respecting Online Services and Apps
Using federated and decentralized services
Self-hosting your own services at home and online
Hardware
Using technology sustainably
DIY technology
Connectivity
Community networks
Special Topics
Gaming - Linux Gaming
Home Automation - Secure and private IoT devices for your home
FOSS Beats - Open source tools for music production and DJing
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Open Technology Workshop – Block all the Ads!Dallas Makerspace, Carrollton, TX
Meeting Details
June 18, 2025, 7:00 PM
Topic: Block all the Ads!
Description: Whether it's for an essential product or for a crypto scam, we are constantly bombarded by ads from nearly every single online service you see. Advertisers have monetized every detail of our lives and, as the objects of targeted advertising, we have allowed them unprecedented access and influence on our more personal decisions. But it's possible spot these connections between advertising and your privacy, and ultimately curb the influence they have on your personal agency. We'll learn how online advertising works, what it means for your family's privacy, and what we can do to block ads and limit our exposure to online trackers.Learn more:
https://pi-hole.net/
https://adguard.com/If you've got some questions you'd like to talk about, put them in the Meetup comments below!
