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+---
+layout: post
+title: Escaping the Google silo
+description: Opening up your Google Drive and Docs files using open source software
+image: 
+category: technology
+date: 2021-02-11
+---
+
+At Autonomic we always promote using [libre software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software) whereever possible but we understand that many clients have committed to using [propietary software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software) either due to legacy decision or because the non-libre solutions are simply more effective and mature.
+
+The Google Workspace set of tools including Google Drive and Google Docs is one such solution. Once your organisation has deployed and is using these Google services, it's extremly difficult to migrate away. Google Docs files are not easy to extract from their propietary format and users are strongly encouragaged to only interact with the documents via the Google Workspace web apps.
+
+This is problematic for organisations that want to approach their data storage with a stratergy that suits them, rather than the Google™️ mandated workflow. 
+There are also [so many criticims](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Google) that could be made of Google in so many areas (as a [worker's co-operative of privacy advocates](/our-founding-principles), we're of course very biased).
+
+There is also the question of [Google outages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Google_services_outages) which happened multiple times in 2020. Of course, service outages can and do happen at any scale but it is interesting to note that they are even fairly regular occurance at many of the largest technology companies. When it comes to critical services, offering reduncancy and decentralisation is very difficult to do at the monolithic scale of the tech ginats.
+
+We have been working on a solution for a client to try and make it easier for organisatons to in the short term keep non-Google hosted copies of their data and in the long term, be in a better position to migrate away from Google Workspace all together. Luckily, there is an extensive [Drive](https://developers.google.com/drive/) and [Docs API](https://developers.google.com/docs/api/) which is well documentated and relativley stable.
+
+Our system is designed to pull all of your data out of the Google [walled garden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_platform) and directly into your control. We host a server for you which runs our code to extract all of your files from Google Drive and covert all of your Google Docs into open document formats (.odt .docx etc.). The files are then made available to your organisation as standard filesystem on your own [Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/) instance and then you can do what you want with them. You'll also be able to draw up a support contract with us that suits your needs for both maintaining the server and supporting your users.
+
+We intend to release the source code for our system under a libre license as soon whens we feel it's ready but it still needs some cleaning up and documentation which takes time. When it's released, you'll be able to find on our [Gitea instance](https://git.autonomic.zone/autonomic-cooperative).
+
+If you're interested in hosting this solution for your organsation, feel free to [get in touch](mailto:helo@autonomic.zone).

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-layout: post
-title: New Co-op Cloud blog, socials and updates
-description: Co-op Cloud project blog, socials and monthly updates
-image: ccblog.png
-category: coop, co-op, cloud, docker, swarm, libre-software, hosting,
-date: 2021-07-07
----
-
-The Co-op Cloud is starting to come into its own and we've decided to move our posts over to a dedicated [new and shiny blog](https://coopcloud.tech/blog/). We are working on opening up shared ownership of the project and want to create digital spaces where Autonomic is not implicitly having some sort of gate keeping role. We'll be writing regularly about our progress over there. We've also made new [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Coop_Cloud) and [Mastodon](https://social.coop/@coopcloud) which can you can follow along. That's all for now!

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-layout: post
-title: Come join the good ship Autonomic!
-description: Hi do you want to work with the coolest anarchist tech workers co-operative?
-image: robertmccall.jpg
-category: decision making, democracy, meta
-date: 2021-11-25
----
-
-
-## Background
-
-Autonomic is a worker-owned co-operative, dedicated to using technology to empower people making a positive difference in the world. Since 2017, we’ve been successfully delivering projects in a range of sectors including renewable energy, labour organising, independent media, feminist research, migrant solidarity activism, sustainable fashion, and arms trade abolition.
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-We are currently 12 worker-owners, located on four continents worldwide. We are a Co-operative Society, registered in the UK with the Financial Conduct Authority. Legally, we are a freelance consortium, which means that we operate as a group of self-employed contractors, and are responsible for our own individual income tax.
-
-Autonomic aspires to follow the [7 co-operative principles as defined by the International Co-operative Alliance](https://www.ica.coop/en/cooperatives/cooperative-identity).
-
-We're currently looking to build capacity in the co-op in key areas to help take us to the next level.
-
-## Pay
-
-We are currently paid £16 per hour for all work.
-
-Everyone in the co-op will always be paid the same rate, which we decide on collectively and adjust according to how well we're doing.
-
-## Why we are cool
-
-We are fun queer comrade hackers tryna do good things in the world.
-
-## What we're looking for:
-
-We are looking for folks who have expertise in the following areas:
-
-### Required
-- Care, communicatiton and compassion. Trust. Comradeship. Each according to their need.
-- Available for around 10-20 hours per week **between 8am UTC and 3pm UTC**
-
-### Skill areas
-
-We are in need of people who have experience or interest in at least 2 of these areas:
-
-- Project management: progress tracking and planning, budgeting and estimates.
-- Client communications / relations / meeting, conflict resolution.
-- Infrastrucure skills: Debian, Ansible, Git, Docker, Docker Swarm in the context of [Co-op Cloud](https://coopcloud.tech).
-- Wordpress development (front end and back end): PHP, CSS, Composer, Docker.
-- Finance administration: invoicing, tax, forecasting, 
-
-### Bonus/Nice to Have
-
-- Wordpress plug-in development
-- Drupal development
-- New business development
-
-## Process
-
-People of color, women, genderqueer, non-binary and trans folks, neurodiverse and queer folks strongly encouraged to apply.
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-Email helo@autonomic.coop with your CV (doesn't have to be fancy, just a list of work) and a little bit about yourself and what you're looking for work wise.
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-If we think you might be suitable for these roles, you'll be invited for a few chats with members of the co-op who will show you more about the kinds of work we do and be able to answer any questions you have.
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-If we want to take you on, we'll then have a vote amongst our members and you can start working for us right away as a "potential member". After 100 hours of work you can be invited to join the co-op as a full member.
-
-<hr>
-
-_image by Robert McCall_
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-