The Open Source Club at the Ohio State University
The Open Source Club at the Ohio State University is a multi-decade institution dedicated to fostering awareness and appreciated for free, open, and accessible technology, from its development to its common use. In its pursuit to raise awareness for democratic and sustainable relationships with technology, it has provided information and discourse on topics such as Creative Commons, the Wikimedia foundation, non-profits in the FOSS world, and more.
Session
So, Big Tech owns just about all of our data now. What can we do about it? There are plenty of alternatives to Microsoft, Google, and Meta projects out there, but it can feel like a jungle we have to learn to traverse before we even get started in taking back our digital sovereignty.
The Open Source Club at the Ohio State University hopes to show you that this transition from corporate dependence to digital freedom is not only advisable, but feasible. We'll walk you through practical ways to understand your use of tech, the questions you need to ask yourself when considering alternatives, and providing step-by-step advice on how to move to more ethical and sustainable tech solutions in your daily life.