[DC LoCo] joint Debian/Ubuntu gathering Sat. Oct. 9, 4 pm at Taste of India

[Nicholas Wheeler]

No, I meant the "pentagon area", including the mall. Also, no, there
was probably no legal basis, but they were told to leave by the police
(I think they were in the foodcourt), and they did not fight it. Also,
this is anecdotal, of course.

On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 12:01 AM, Keith Howell <keith.c.howell at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/23/2010 06:30 PM, Nicholas Wheeler wrote:
>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 6:09 AM, Keith Howell <keith.c.howell at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Kevin (and groups),
>>>
>>> One suggestion I have is two stage.
>>
>>> Secondly, eat at any of the restaurants around Pentagon City.
>>> (...)
>>> My reasoning for meeting in a open, public location is to attract
>>> attention. If people see us there talking about and working on
>>> computers, they may get curious and ask what we are doing. This is
>>> particularly true when the group has such a diverse demographic.
>>>
>>> Just my $.02   Any one else have any comments?
>>
>> Just for the record, i've heard horror stories of groups of people
>> meeting up near the Pentagon (/mall) with lots of laptops and
>> computers. The local police apparently frown upon such behavior. For
>> what its' worth, the story I heard was with regards to a local hacking
>> group...but still.
>
> a) Probably a mile away from the Pentagon
> b) Private property
> c) Permission from store owner
> d) We still have the right in this country to assemble in a public place
>
> Now, if you want to go and sit in the Pentagon parking lot with your
> camera and laptop, you might have a problem.
>
> --
> Keith
>



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