Ubuntu MASSACHUSETTS InstallFest

Brian DeLacey bdelacey at gmail.com
Wed Aug 29 20:34:21 BST 2007


I'd travel from Boston to Worcester for occasional meetings and install
fests.

Worcester is a good central location that might pull people in from east and
west.

There is some great open source energy out there, with groups like Miro
<http://www.getmiro.com/about/contact/>based in Worcester:


On 8/29/07, Jonathan M. Prigot <jprigot at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> I have a car and using it to go to an Installfest where public transport
> doesn't go doesn't bother me. If I decide that an event is within my range
> and time, then I'll go, otherwise I won't. I used to travel to Adams, MA,
> so
> I know that there is more to the state than Boston and suburbs. Let's not
> limit ourselves because not everyone will go every time.
> ===
> Jon
>
> On Wednesday 29 August 2007 14:53:45 Martin Owens wrote:
> > > So why not compromise and do it in Worcester? Commuter rails run
> there,
> > > and WRTA has bussing as well. I should think *Central* MA is a
> > > reasonable compromise for avoiding a Boston vs. Western MA war :)
> > >
> > > Maybe doing something with WLUG (wlug.org). They usually meet at WPI.
> >
> > What is the weighting towards Worcester? See this is one of the
> > reasons I wanted a map with each members location so I could see how
> > many people are around a certain area and weight the location to need,
> > transport and location of members.
> >
> > So far all I know is Mike in Lowell and me in Southie, Sunny in South
> > Boston, Yuiry close by, and most other people are close by to Boston
> > too; so to make a case for a move to the middle of the state it'd have
> > to be something better than 'because it's symmetric and politically
> > correct'
>
>
>
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Brian
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