[ubuntu-us-ma] Potential Meeting Locations

Sun Apr 5 14:35:16 BST 2009

Hello All,

I am new to your newsletters and have not been able to attend the meeting due to work schedules. If you are stuck I am sure I can get access to 1 of our many labs  at the Wilmington High School. Wilmington High is right off 93. 

Jack Linane

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re:  Potential Meeting Locations (John Abreau)
   2. Re:  Potential Meeting Locations (Theresa Hepburn)
   3. Re:  Potential Meeting Locations (Jonathan M. Prigot)
   4. Re:  Potential Meeting Locations (felicia wichrowski)
   5. Re:  Potential Meeting Locations (Martin Owens)
   6. Re:  Potential Meeting Locations (Martin Owens)

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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 15:18:07 -0400
From: John Abreau <jabr at gapps.blu.org>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-us-ma] Potential Meeting Locations
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I heard back from MIT's user group support people. They tell me
a user group needs an MIT sponsor in order to request rooms,
and that sponsors must be either MIT staff members or MIT alumni.

Is anyone in the Ubuntu group an MIT alumnus?

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Mick Timony
<mick.timony+ubuntuforums at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:26 AM, John Abreau <jabr at gapps.blu.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Mick Timony <mick.timony at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > BLU (Boston Linux Users) meet at MIT. Would it be possible to ask them
>> > for
>> > sponsorship for a room at MIT?
>> >
>>
>>
>> I had assumed this thread was bout alternating between MIT and other
>> locations. ?Are you in fact no longer able to meet at MIT?
>
>
> That's basically it! The person who sponsored the group is not long at MIT.
>
> Martin has the full details, he sent an e-mail out earlier saying the
> following:
>
> "Steve Pomeroy was our sponsor at the MIT Media Lab, he allowed us to
> book rooms for both our meeting and some of our "Installfests" we had
> last year.
>
> But he has just gotten a new job across the road and is no longer in
> that privileged position to be able to organise such space. I also get
> the feeling that Steve is busy doing his own research activities and so
> can't really play as big of a role in the group as he might have wanted.
>
> So, we managed to get emergency space at MIT Media Lab for our last
> meeting on Steve's last day. The primary focus of that meeting was
> finding new space. Many of the action items are related there for to
> that task and thus people who agreed to look stuff up have been
> reporting back with their findings.
>
> Hopefully this clears stuff up."
>
>>
>> BLU doesn't have any rights to schedule rooms for other groups, but
>> I could ask the scheduling people if there's a process for new user groups
>> to register in order to be allowed to hold meetings there.
>>
>>
>>
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:34:33 -0400
From: Theresa Hepburn <theresa.hepburn at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-us-ma] Potential Meeting Locations
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> I heard back from MIT's user group support people. They tell me
> a user group needs an MIT sponsor in order to request rooms,
> and that sponsors must be either MIT staff members or MIT alumni.
>
> Is anyone in the Ubuntu group an MIT alumnus?
>
I am MIT staff until July 1st.

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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:51:33 -0400
From: "Jonathan M. Prigot" <jprigot at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-us-ma] Potential Meeting Locations
To: theresa.hepburn at gmail.com, Ubuntu Massachusetts Local Community
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I'm an alum of BU, so I can try to work that if the MIT thing falls
through.

On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 15:34 -0400, Theresa Hepburn wrote:
>
> > I heard back from MIT's user group support people. They tell me
> > a user group needs an MIT sponsor in order to request rooms,
> > and that sponsors must be either MIT staff members or MIT alumni.
> >
> > Is anyone in the Ubuntu group an MIT alumnus?
> >
> I am MIT staff until July 1st.
>
>

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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 16:00:28 -0400
From: felicia wichrowski <felicia02652 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-us-ma] Potential Meeting Locations
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Well put Martin...
I think we all know its only a matter of time before Microsoft is just
rubble...and perhaps they would open their doors to our "Trojan Horse".  Is
the South End Tech Center not avail. for one Thursday a month?
FeliciaW

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 2:43 AM, Martin Owens <doctormo at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2009-04-02 at 22:51 -0400, Brian Fallik wrote:
> > [dusts off his Ubuntu MA jacket]
> >
> > I was talking to a friend tonight who works for Microsoft at their new
> > location at One Mem Drive.  He mentioned that they have an entire
> > floor of conference rooms which they often provide to local community
> > groups.  Irony aside, I can put you all in touch with him if you'd
> > like to explore that option.  I mentioned it as a joke but he seemed
> > like they'd seriously be interested in it.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > brian
>
> It's a fascinating idea, but if you just think about it... From our
> perspective it might be a bit dishonest to ask for their generosity so
> we can plan how best to remove their most prized hegemony from the
> market place.
>
> Although I certainly wouldn't mind chatting with folks from there at any
> other time.
>
> What do people think?
>
> Regards, MArtin
>
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:23:04 -0400
From: Martin Owens <doctormo at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-us-ma] Potential Meeting Locations
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On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 11:23 -0400, Chrystal Bonner wrote:
> There could be bugs in the BPL too.  Just kidding but ya never know.
>  :)  Just wanted to lighten up the talk for a second. I hope all
> recognized my attempts to get someone to smile.   As a new person on
> board, I am still learning about Ubuntu and it's community so I can
> relate to all sides of this train of thought  I am also on a Macbook.
>  I know, I know, MArtin already schooled me.  However I recently
> purchased an Ubuntu Dell mini for my daughter and I want her to be
> cutting edge and on top of the independent spirit and mind that is
> found at ubuntu.  I also want her to recognize that we are sort all in
> this together whether we like it or not and so with that comes some
> growing pains now and then.  Especially in this market. 

Thanks Chrystal,

Although I don't mind people choosing Apple Macs, although getting
Ubuntu installed on them as a dual boot is a good idea ;-) choice and
all that.

I installed it under parallels the other day, ran great.

The BPL would be a fun good place to get, no harm in asking. Has anyone
phoned and asked a human being yet?

Regards, Martin Owens

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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:27:16 -0400
From: Martin Owens <doctormo at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-us-ma] Potential Meeting Locations
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On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 16:00 -0400, felicia wichrowski wrote:
> Well put Martin...
> I think we all know its only a matter of time before Microsoft is just
> rubble...and perhaps they would open their doors to our "Trojan
> Horse".  Is the South End Tech Center not avail. for one Thursday a
> month?

Well I'm thinking there might be a few employees there who aren't too
keen on all this 'asset maximisation' strategy we know as proprietary
closed source software.

But then again, it really is against their corperate culture, this is
the company that stood behind the big shift from academic sharing, to
closed off boxed products in software when this was all kicking off.

Even if a majority of employees wanted to, they'd have to get rid of
most of their upper management and share holders before they could turn
that kind of mindset around.

Anyway, enough of that. Invite the folks at the Microsoft lab to our
Release Party, I still do want the chance to talk.

Best Regards, Martin Owens

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