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  • Oct 21, 2026, 8:59 AM

    I got a midnight message from a volunteer within our local community food group telling me they're taking down some of our servers until this PHP vuln is patched.

    If you're in IT or technically proficient, supporting a local mutual aid or charity group is an amazing way of helping out.

    (A lot of people ask me how a person who is unable to meet in person or be physically in proximity with others can help out in community groups - this is an amazing way to do that.)

    Edit to add: A lot of local community groups have a tiny amount of IT assets that are still critical to them. For our group, it's a single wiki server (along with some third party communication apps like email, chat, and our website). It's generally easy for them to maintain that small number as a volunteer. Anything larger for a big non-profit should be a paid position in our current economic model.

    #solarPunk

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  • Oct 21, 2026, 11:17 AM

    @tinker
    As a tech person who volunteers to run a nascent co-op’s website, it’s a great way to help out.

    It also lets you bring up the org in professional settings, which has lead to more people joining and volunteering!

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  • Oct 21, 2026, 12:27 PM

    @tinker what's the PHP issue, heard talk but nobody has dropped a name, CVE, or URL that I've seen yet 😭

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  • Oct 22, 2026, 12:46 PM

    @tinker Exactly. I'm working with a nonprofit community theater group and their backend pay system uses PHP, so I need to get info from the vendor. We don't use WordPress, which helps.
    #Community

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