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Author: ugrnm <ugrnm@web>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2026 13:08:53 +0100
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The current work on governance within the permacomputing network is the result of combining four interconnected efforts within our community of practice:
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* the desire to move the permacomputing infra, network and community coordination to a more collective and decentralised model of governance, now that there are many people willing to help with janitorial and organisational tasks
* the drafting of an operational model for the permacomputing infra and how it could match a federated governance model discussed during the first IRL permacomputing international meeting in Den Haag in 2025
* the growing importance of [self-organised permacomputing groups](https://brewing.permacomputing.net) within the network
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WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
Ultimately, permacomputing is a decentralised network of federated self-organised groups, that aims to:
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* develop less harmful design principles when we use or create computer software and hardware
* make use of these principles to develop projects or experiments that can be creative, socially useful and politically engaged depending on the context
* be a platform for the collective problematisation of computation and develop plausible future societal pathways in which computer technology exist to reinforce the Earth's biosphere rather than exploiting it until depletion (just to clarify: as you may know, humans do not exist outside of the Earth's biosphere, so this is also about our living and working conditions)
* have fun while working on all this
To achieve those aims, the permacomputing network:
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* maintains and generates theoretical and practical content on a wiki
* maintains and facilitates public discussions on a web forum, a mailing list, an IRC chatroom and an XMPP chatroom
* maintains private chatrooms for the permacomputing circles
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**Sustainability**
The permacomputing community aims to be sustainable. This means that:
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* everybody's needs are taken into consideration and accommodated (material, mental health, etc.)
* we work actively to make the space inclusive and welcoming to everybody, while giving platform to marginalized, minorities or otherwise non-privileged beings
* encourage sharing power, responsibilities and knowledge as wide as possible, so that no caretaker is solely responsible for anything
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TODO adapt to pmc groups and circles
Besides individuals who can join Circles of the {Name of community/collective/organization} {collective/community/organizational/project} , any group can also join by:
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* Participating in an existing circle. One delegate per each non-{Name of community/collective/organization} group.
* Sending a proposal for the formation of a Circle. For a guide how to create it refer to the [Circles Structure document.](<Circle Structure/Structure.md>)
## Members
The {Name of community/collective/organization} {collective/community/organizational/project} is comprised of:
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* Members of its Circles that take part in decision-making.
* The delegates from outside the {Name of community/collective/organization} {collective/community/organizational/project} that take part in our Circles.
