A beverage fund is always an excellent ideer. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Chad Avery <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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 > >
