[CLUE-Tech] SouthWest Denver Hacking Society

[Gary Threlkeld]

> If anyone in the South West Denver area wants to get
together for a
> hacking session a couple of times a month, let's start
laying some
> plans before my enthusiasm wanes or my sanity returns.

My two cents worth.
I'm always interested in increasing my knowledge of Linux
and if we could find a place (I also prefer the South-side),
I would like to participate.

> Anyone interested in hacking on projects.  Does not need
to be the
> same project.  Can be anything really.  Think of the
meetings as a mix
> of brainstorming, mentoring, learning, and good old BSing.
>
> I would really like to be inclusive of all abilities and
skill sets.
> The only emphasis I would make would be on UNIX.  I know
Linux best
> and that is where I like to hack with.  But, it is a free
country (for
> now).

I would welcome a project(s) where I could not only attempt
to
contribute/mentor but also get help answering my "next
questions".
As I still consider myself a newbie, I could still learn by
doing installations
of distributions (like at installfests) but working on
projects would be of
more value.  Does a project instead of installs preclude us
newbies -
ABSOLUTELY NOT.  Experience is the best teacher and exposure
beyond installations will generate questions that us
newbie's don't even
know that we have to ask.  Heaven knows I have my share -
DNS,
SAMBA, TCP/IP, Apache, PHP, etc.

> As a final note, I like the meeting format to be civil
anarchy.  We
> might have some plans just to kick things off, but I hope
the meetings
> will have a life of their own.

I agree, but want to be leary of the idea of people getting
off into
"side groups".  Somehow, if some "recap" of "lessons
learned" could
be conducted at the end of the get together, I think it
would be
beneficial.

GTT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dale K. Hawkins" <dhawkins at cdrgts.com>
To: "clue-tech" <clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 8:55 PM
Subject: [CLUE-Tech] SouthWest Denver Hacking Society


>
> OK.  Well, it sounds like this just might be headed
somewhere
> interesting.
>
> If anyone in the South West Denver area wants to get
together for a
> hacking session a couple of times a month, let's start
laying some
> plans before my enthusiasm wanes or my sanity returns.
>
> 1)  Why?
>
> To get together to hack on code and build some projects.
Sean (AKA
> Jafo) suggested the www.hackingsociety.org site could use
some work.
> This is as good of a project as any (probably better than
most).
>
> 2)  Who?
>
> Anyone interested in hacking on projects.  Does not need
to be the
> same project.  Can be anything really.  Think of the
meetings as a mix
> of brainstorming, mentoring, learning, and good old BSing.
>
> I would really like to be inclusive of all abilities and
skill sets.
> The only emphasis I would make would be on UNIX.  I know
Linux best
> and that is where I like to hack with.  But, it is a free
country (for
> now).
>
> 3)  Where?
>
> Good question.  I would like to keep the venue South of
6th Ave and
> West Broadway (but not strictly so).  For that matter, I
could
> probably do this at my office for the first couple of
meetings.  (The
> office is near Santa Fe and Belleview.  I will have to
check on this
> first, but it should not be a big deal.  We could probably
have around
> six to ten people, but not many more.
>
> Other venues we might consider would be the Columbine
Library.  They
> have Internet access but not necessarily WiFi.  Does
anyone know if
> the meeting rooms have net access?
>
> A WiFi equipped coffee shop.  I have not looked into this
option
> much.  Honestly, I have only used my connection at my
house and my
> brother's apartment.  Higher Grounds in Golden is a
possibility though
> it is a little far north (but not unreasonably so).
>
> I could ask some people I know at the Colorado School of
Mines (in Golden).
>
> Others?
>
> 4)  When?
>
> So what sort of schedule could we setup?  I like every
other Tuesday
> from say 19:00 to 21:00.
>
>
> As a final note, I like the meeting format to be civil
anarchy.  We
> might have some plans just to kick things off, but I hope
the meetings
> will have a life of their own.
>
> -Dale
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