Framework is looking for Linux Community Ambassadors! We are looking for active members of the Linux community who frequently visit Linux and open-source events throughout the year to help us connect with the larger Linux community. Our volunteer ambassadors will attend local Linux and open-source events, meet with other Framework laptop users and potential community members, answer questions, gather feedback, and showcase Framework laptops and parts to those interested. Ambassadors will be in...
What I’m describing is volunteer labor. As long as there’s no obligations, I’m free to do it or not, at my leisure.
If you want to put up a sign, go for it. Maybe I live near you (doubt it), or maybe there’s another busybody that likes to organize stuff. You might get robbed, or you might get some free labor, you never know! But an invitation is a prerequisite. I have helped people clean up stuff because they asked nicely, and I would do so again if more people asked. It turns out, I like helping people, and I don’t really care if they’re making a profit or not (I’ve cleaned up for-profit businesses as well, because I like the service they offer).
It’s the same general idea as those “free small libraries” people put out. They put in some amount of effort to keep it orderly, and invite community members to do the same. Sometimes it works out and people exchange books and keep the “library” orderly, and other times people take advantage and steal the books to resell online or something. Which one happens depends on your local community.
If you pay someone, you’ll probably get the results you want. If you don’t, well, it depends on who chooses to do the work, if any.
The Framework job definitely has obligations attached. If you think your city cleaning is somehow the same, yet totally different, it’s up to you but again: there are obligations to become a Framework ambassador.
Cool, where can I put up a sign so you come clean my home for free? How about some renovations where you even buy the utilities yourself?
What you’re describing is unpaid labor.
What I’m describing is volunteer labor. As long as there’s no obligations, I’m free to do it or not, at my leisure.
If you want to put up a sign, go for it. Maybe I live near you (doubt it), or maybe there’s another busybody that likes to organize stuff. You might get robbed, or you might get some free labor, you never know! But an invitation is a prerequisite. I have helped people clean up stuff because they asked nicely, and I would do so again if more people asked. It turns out, I like helping people, and I don’t really care if they’re making a profit or not (I’ve cleaned up for-profit businesses as well, because I like the service they offer).
It’s the same general idea as those “free small libraries” people put out. They put in some amount of effort to keep it orderly, and invite community members to do the same. Sometimes it works out and people exchange books and keep the “library” orderly, and other times people take advantage and steal the books to resell online or something. Which one happens depends on your local community.
If you pay someone, you’ll probably get the results you want. If you don’t, well, it depends on who chooses to do the work, if any.
The Framework job definitely has obligations attached. If you think your city cleaning is somehow the same, yet totally different, it’s up to you but again: there are obligations to become a Framework ambassador.