My 2ยข Focus on the type of location, not the geographical location. It's always going to be easy for some and difficult for others. So I advice the organiser to stick to a location that is really accessible for him/her.
Hackerspace might indeed not be the best idea. Rather take it to your target audience, like a youth club, a student fraternity, or some adult education centre. Regards, Jan. On 9 Apr 2016 10:19, "Edmund BlackAdder" <wh1tesp...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Merijn, all, > > i live in the Rupelstreek, that's below Antwerp, and I'm not all that > happy driving to Ghent. (what with it's accessibility (or lack of)). > Also, the terms "hacker" and "hackerspace" still carry a negative > connotation with most of the non-tech savvy people i meet. > That might slow down things also, imho. > > If i'm allowed to think out loud for a minute, i'd say there's potential > for Linux in the Rupelstreek. As far as i know, there's not too many of us > linux users around here. > Maybe in the future, a launch party in these parts of the country would > help things forward a bit. That would need a suitable location of course, > but I've got a few venues in my mind. > > On the other hand i realize that if everybody sticks to his/her > geographical location, the team will have a hard time getting together. And > that's not a suitable option either. > > Kind regards, > > Tom. > > Op 09-04-16 om 09:29 schreef linux service: > > Maybe a better location that is better accessible with car? > > You have to have a plan currently to enter Ghent. > > I like "De Leest" in Izegem. > > Maybe together with the linux groups in Kortrijk and Linuxbabbel? > > gd > > > > > > Op Friday 08 April 2016 20:59:53 schreef Frank Neirynck: > > > Hi Merlijn, all, > > > > > > I filled in the doodle, and I think a release party in Ghent is a good > > > idea, but if Hackerspace is the best location to attract other then > > > already convinced Linux-users, I am willing to doubt. > > > Maybe a release party could or should be held in a more publicly known > > > location to "normal people" in Ghent or elsewhere, where it could > > > attract a more diverse audience. Maybe at Vormingplus, an organisation > > > of whom I suspect they would embrace the idea? > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > Frank Neirynck > > > > > > -----Oorspronkelijke bericht----- > > > Van: Merlijn Sebrechts <merlijn.sebrec...@gmail.com> > <merlijn.sebrec...@gmail.com> > > > Reply-to: Ubuntu Belgium <ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com> > <ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com> > > > Aan: Ubuntu Belgium <ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com> > <ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com> > > > Onderwerp: Re: [Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu-be 16.04 release party date > > > Datum: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:50:16 -0700 > > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Only three people have filled in the doodle although there are a lot > > > more people active on this list. It seems a release party in Ghent isn't > > > that wanted. Can those who didn't answer help me understand what the > > > cause of the lack of interest is? I'm thinking of a few possible > > > reasons: > > > * No interest in a release party? > > > * Ghent is a bad location? > > > * None of the dates work? > > > Any of these reasons apply to you? Do you have other reasons? Please > > > help me understand! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kind regards > > > Merlijn Sebrechts > > > > > > 2016-04-04 12:54 GMT-07:00 Merlijn Sebrechts > > > <merlijn.sebrec...@gmail.com> <merlijn.sebrec...@gmail.com>: > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As Jan suggested, let's organize a release party for the 16.04 > > > release. I created a doodle to get a rough idea of when people > > > have time. It would take place in Hackerspace Ghent, > > > Blekerijstraat 75. What would we do there? > > > > > > > > > - I can talk about my Ubuntu phone, and about Juju 2.0. If > > > anyone has any ideas or suggestions for other talks, please let > > > me know. > > > - Help each other install and upgrade to 16.04 > > > - Help each other with general Ubuntu problems > > > - Get to know the ubuntu-be community > > > > > > > > > Can you please fill in the following doodle? Thanks! > > > > > > > > > http://doodle.com/poll/hr88xszfmq6krivt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kind regards > > > Merlijn Sebrechts > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be > >
-- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be
