[Lancaster] Geekup tonight?

[Wayne Ward]

it sounds like your looking at something similar to the folly gallery setup, it might be worth seeing if they are still going they might be interested in doing something with you on this - they used to do something similar..

good meeting the other night a mixed bag of geek stuff going down..
are we still up for a meet next month same place same time - also any lug members fancy coming along have a chat about any linux activities / projects they are doing etc ....

regards
wayne

On 17 Jan 2012, at 11:11, Darren Poulson wrote:

> On 17.01.2012 10:36, andy baxter wrote:
>> On 12/01/12 00:06, Darren Poulson wrote:
>>> Hey,
>>> 
>>> Was good meeting you guys tonight, and look forward to the next meeting. :)
>>> 
>>> As I mentioned, I'm really interested in the idea of a maker/hacker lab in lancaster, or at least getting a good community going of people interested in this type of thing, which will include everything from linux to textiles and everything in between! I definitely feel this is the natural evolution of open source and linux, with a sharing of tools and skills instead of source code.
>>> 
>>> As a first attempt, I've set up www.lancasterlab.org.uk, along with a mailing list. Feel free to give your feedback/criticism.
>>> 
>>> Anyway, it was a good night. Thanks!
>> 
>> Sorry for the slow reply. I just wanted to say quickly that I think
>> this is a great idea. I've been wanting something like this to happen
>> for ages, but not had the time and energy to do anything about it, so
>> thanks for getting things started.
>> 
>> A few thoughts:
>> - it would be good to have a wiki on the site where people can post
>> details of, or links to, projects they've built.
>> - I've met a few people recently who are looking for workshop space
>> for similar projects. There are also some ideas floating around about
>> looking for a building that could be a centre for a variety of small
>> community oriented projects in Lancaster. This is more long term
>> though.
>> 
>> I suggested to a friend that we should have an email list for people
>> interested in stuff like this, who want to share ideas on finding
>> places to work from, dealing with official stuff, etc. I'm still
>> waiting for him to get back to me, but when he does I should be able
>> to set this up fairly quickly.
>> 
>> andy baxter
>> 
> 
> 
> Cheers for the feedback! :)
> 
> I am planning on having a wiki of some form. I'd initially just shoved a wordpress site up, but the wiki modules weren't that good. I'll possibly put a full wiki on there soon.
> 
> I agree, an actual premises is a long term goal. Need to measure actual need and support for now. If we can get a good community going then we should be able to find somewhere affordable.
> 
> There is a mailing list set up now, the link is at the bottom of the main page, and I've put a link to the archive on the main menu too. To join, send an email to chat+subscribe at lancasterlab.org.uk. Only a chat one set up for now, but if more specific things are needed, only takes two seconds to create a new one.
> 
> Darren.
> 
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