Scott Garman wrote: >> http://www.possepdx.org , the Portland Open Source Software >> Entrepreneurs, is an attempt at just that. Members include >> multiperson shops Open Sourcery and Prostructure, a few open-source- >> using businesses (like mine), and a few independent contractors. >> > > I have yet to attend a POSSE meeting, but hope to soon. Thanks for > reminding me about them. > > I thought I would throw out here that I am very interested in meeting up > with folks doing or considering startups which make use Linux as a core > technology; particularly in the embedded space. I've only lived in > Portland not quite a year now, and miss many of the interactions I had > with friends who were doing startups back East. I have personally also > set up an LLC, spent a year building a product, and never got past the > point of having a handful of beta users, so I can sympathize with a lot > of the stresses and uncertainty that this endeavor creates. > > Scott Is there much going on with POSSE these days? I remember stumbling across it 2 yrs ago when I landed in Portland and it didn't see much activity on the site except for the occasional tumbleweed...
Scott - I would be very interested in meeting up to talk about startups or just to geek out on Linux projs. Maybe something more informal and hands-on than the PLUG meetings and more about what you can do w. Linux than happens at the Linux Clinic. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
