[Lancaster] Geekup tonight?

[Jo Cook]

...and don't forget the upstart request from your newest LUG recruits
to make it a different day, say the last Weds in the month instead of
the second :-)

Lots of fun though, thanks for making us feel so welcome!

Jo



On 17 Jan 2012, at 17:41, Darren Poulson <llug at 22balmoralroad.net> wrote:

> Is the folly still going? I know the lug used to have a lot of involvement there at one point, but thought it had shut... I'll investigate this weekend.
>
> I'm up for another meeting, but unfortunately I'll be away for the next one. Good point, don't want to totally forget the linux part of this list! :)
>
> On 17.01.2012 17:37, Wayne Ward wrote:
>> 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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