On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:55 PM, sth <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > [...] > > With all due respect to VAGUErants from other regions, of course, is > there an Internet-connected venue (doesn't have to be a pub, in the > spirit of accommodating the under-21 crowd) somewhere that doesn't > require the substantial crowds from the Burlington System and the > Montpelier Nebula to transit the Corridor of Doom[2] -- where the roads > eat Flints for breakfast -- during the winter months? I think that "lack > of perilous travel" would be a major selling point, especially if such a > place is being eyed as another stable venue for the monthly meeting. >
I briefly thought of suggesting Waterbury as a location, in the hopes that a) rent would be cheaper for a space to host the hacker space and b) we'd get participation from both Montpelier and Burlington areas. However, on further reflection, i think this would result in less participation overall, since *everyone* would have to drive to get there. I've been reading a lot on this topic today (while my builds are running and I can't do anything else, of course) and I think this could really work. I'm airing the idea on the vague list since this is a great place to start, but I think a hacker space would go far beyond just the FOSS community. Hardware, software, maybe even non-computer projects... yes, there are people out there that don't spend ALL of their time in front of a computer monitor Kevin
