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[[Sudo room#Meeting Minutes|''<< Back to Sudo Room Meeting Minutes'']] | [[Sudo room#Meeting Minutes|''<< Back to Sudo Room Meeting Minutes'']] | ||
==Attending== | ==Attending== | ||
* Matt | |||
* Philip | |||
* David | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Philip has interest in hardware, embedded computing systems, sensors, etc. | |||
* Would be great to have a wheelchair accessible space. | |||
* Locations near BART or other transport would be good. | |||
* Fundraising thoughts | |||
** Possibilities for fundraising events, e.g. lock-picking school. | |||
** Some grants may be available based on workshops/projects/events. | |||
* Goal thoughts | |||
** Some commitment to public access is a common goal so far. | |||
** Great to create a supportive community for learning and education. | |||
** Re-use, finding use for old technology that is often assumed to be trash. | |||
** Creating a coherent discussion for goals may be difficult on wiki and over email. | |||
*** Ask hackerspaces.org folks about [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:LiquidThreads Liquid threads extension] for MediaWiki. | |||
** Might be a need for a "something else" space where folks can work on projects they are passionate about rather than the things they have to work on, say for livelihood. | |||
*** Ultimate dream here may be to develop a livelihood based on this work. | |||
* Looking at a 6 month time-frame for opening a space, with at least a 1 year commitment (an additional 6 months). | |||
==Action Items== | ==Action Items== | ||
* Reach out to others in your social network, those folks who you know in the back of your head would be interested in Sudo Room. | |||
* Begin list of [[sudo room/funding opportunities|Funding Opportunities]]. | |||
* Brainstorm Goals on wiki, over email. | |||
* Visit East Bay spaces for those who have yet to see them! | |||
==Links== | |||
[[Design Patterns]] | |||
Latest revision as of 00:47, 27 November 2012
<< Back to Sudo Room Meeting Minutes
Attending
- Matt
- Philip
- David
Notes
- Philip has interest in hardware, embedded computing systems, sensors, etc.
- Would be great to have a wheelchair accessible space.
- Locations near BART or other transport would be good.
- Fundraising thoughts
- Possibilities for fundraising events, e.g. lock-picking school.
- Some grants may be available based on workshops/projects/events.
- Goal thoughts
- Some commitment to public access is a common goal so far.
- Great to create a supportive community for learning and education.
- Re-use, finding use for old technology that is often assumed to be trash.
- Creating a coherent discussion for goals may be difficult on wiki and over email.
- Ask hackerspaces.org folks about Liquid threads extension for MediaWiki.
- Might be a need for a "something else" space where folks can work on projects they are passionate about rather than the things they have to work on, say for livelihood.
- Ultimate dream here may be to develop a livelihood based on this work.
- Looking at a 6 month time-frame for opening a space, with at least a 1 year commitment (an additional 6 months).
Action Items
- Reach out to others in your social network, those folks who you know in the back of your head would be interested in Sudo Room.
- Begin list of Funding Opportunities.
- Brainstorm Goals on wiki, over email.
- Visit East Bay spaces for those who have yet to see them!