Have you ever heard of the Fair Computer Mouse with wooden wheel and Blue Angel label? It’s been around for 15 years, and we want to see it live on, so we’ve joined forces with other people and united in the “Fair IT Yourself e.V.” association – for the open development of fair IT.
A few months ago, Nager IT e.V. launched a call to action. After 15 years, they can no longer continue to develop the Fair Mouse as a product, but have to take it off the market. The only way out: to find a group of people who want to continue to support the Fair Computer Mouse model in production, sales and development. The commercial arm of Nager IT is to be placed in new hands. After an intensive onboarding phase, these people have now been found. The quickest way: a related association “Fair IT Yourself e.V.” provides its infrastructure and the new alliance is formed through it.
July 2025 – The willingness to revive the open source idea in fairly produced IT products is there, and committed people are found who want to participate. Plans are forged and a strategy with various solutions is adopted to make the success and need for fair IT visible – a joint campaign is born.
The kick-off: a joint booth at the Maker Faire Hannover 2025– a revival of an old and new stage for Open Source Ecology Germany. It was a great event with lots of familiar vibes, old acquaintances (e.g. from FabCity Hamburg and the OSHOP network) and even more exciting new ideas that we now want to take forward together.
Everyone can now help to share this on their channels. We need you so that the Fair PC Mouse lives on, and you can hold a piece of transparent, repairable, responsible IT in your hands today and in the future. We have lots of ideas about what can come of it.
Spread the Word:
📌 For almost 15 years, the fair computer mouse from Nager IT has shown that electronics can be produced fairly – transparently, sustainably and in a humane way. Now the next phase begins: the means of production are to be taken over and a new alliance is continuing the open hardware documentation on Codeberg.
For the open source hardware and maker community, this means
🤝 Participate, 🪄 Hack, 🪛 Continue building.
Help spread and shape the idea and our project.
👉 More info & join in: fairityourself.de / nager-it.de / Codeberg
Further materials for sharing and recommending can be found in this social media pack from Fair IT Yourself & Nager IT.
