I just got back to the office and saw that this thread took off... Yeah, I definitely can't take credit for anything but a "Me too!".
I love the photo in the Wired article... it looks like a cross between my garage and our office :) Rubin On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 19:52 -0400, Paul Flint wrote: > Dear Rubin, > > I just noticed that Kevin first posted this. My apologies. > > Regards, > > Flint > > On Mon, 30 Mar 2009, Kevin Thorley wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:20:07 -0400 > > From: Kevin Thorley <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: VT could use one of these... > > > > I just read this Wired article on "Hacker Spaces". > > > > http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/03/hackerspaces.html > > > > Sounds pretty cool. I had talked to Josh about a similar idea for > > teleworkers in the Burlington area, but this goes beyond the work > > world and seems to be more about fun. Either way, it sounds like a > > cool idea. Get some office space (Burlington seems like it would have > > the largest draw, but I'm biased), hook up a good internet connection, > > get some wifi, a few servers (Linux, of course) for running projects > > on.... could be fun! The question is, would there be enough interest > > from people to make it work? I assume it would have to work on a > > membership basis, unless we were able to get a sponsor or two. > > > > Here is more information on Hacker Spaces. There are a few in Boston > > and one in Montreal, but none in wonderful VT :( > > > > http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hacker_Spaces > > > > This could also become a good place to hold local user group meetings. > > > > So, is anyone interested in pursuing the idea with me? At least to > > get to the point to see if it would be feasible? > > > > Kevin > > > > Kindest Regards, > > > > Paul Flint > (802) 479-2360 > > > /************************************ > Based upon email reliability concerns, > please send an acknowledgment in response to this note. > > Paul Flint > Barre Open Systems Institute > 17 Averill Street > Barre, VT > 05641 > > http://www.bosivt.org > http://www.flint.com/home > skype: flintinfotech > Work: (202) 537-0480 > > Consilium _ > gratuitum .~. ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) > valet /V\ against HTML e-mail X > quanti /( )\ www.asciiribbon.org / \ > numerantur ^^-^^ -- Rubin Bennett rbTechnologies, LLC 80 Carleton Boulevard East Montpelier, VT 05651 (802)223-4448 http://thatitguy.com "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." Voltaire, Essay on Tolerance French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
