This is a great idear. Maybe we can sell off our old equipment to pay for rent or start a beverage fund? But joking aside, I completely and whole<3ly support this consolidation of like-minded individuals, into what I will call "Club FOSS". Money is always an issue. :(
The time is nigh. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:17 PM, David Hardy <[email protected]>wrote: > From reading MAKE magazine http://makezine.com/ <http://makezine.com/>and > reading Robert Thompson's blog > http://www.ttgnet.com/daynotes/2009/2009-14.html > <http://www.ttgnet.com/daynotes/2009/2009-14.html>and > recent books, I don't doubt that there would be many non-computer-related > possibilities. > > Another possible tie-in could perhaps involve the Vermont Astronomical > Society http://www.vtastro.org/ <http://www.vtastro.org/> > and/or these guys: http://stellafane.org/ > > Just pondering... > > Old Farmer Dave > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Kevin Thorley <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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 >> > > -- Chad Avery Montpelier Open Source 802.224.6481 www.montpelieropensource.com
