Things are moving right along with the Twin Cities Open Circuit/Free Geek. We're having a meeting this Sunday at Common Roots Cafe at 1pm. We're about ready to elect some officers, incorporate, and start making serious plans. "Membership-based" simply means that we would be an organization with members that pay (minimal) dues, rather than depending on grants, fundraisers, or selling things. We discussed it at our meetings and decided that this would be the best way to make the organization sustainable. We could eventually of course apply for grants for some projects, but we want to have a membership base like community radio or cable access that contributes time, energy, ideas, and money to keep the project running and make sure it meets the needs of the community. Hope some of you can make it Sunday. Also let me know if you want to get on the email list. best, Erik > Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:31:42 -0500 > From: Anthony Yarusso <tonyyarusso at comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Twin Cities Free Geek? > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Message-ID: <46F1CD7E.1090007 at comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > What would "membership-based" entail? > > Any other developments on the Free Geek front? > > - - Tony > > Erik wrote: > >> There is a group now forming that has a long-term goal of opening >> something like Free Geek. It's called "Open Circuit," you can check >> out the wiki right here: http://riselikelions.org/techwiki >> >> Unlike Free Geek, we are probably going to be membership-based, and >> will also focus on sharing skills between members. >> >> If you're interested, let me know and I will add you to the email list! >> >> -Erik >> >> tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org wrote: >> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:58:12 -0500 >>> From: "John T. Hoffoss" <john.t.hoffoss at gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Slightly OT: Twin Cities Free Geek? >>> To: "TCLUG List" <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> >>> Message-ID: >>> <914f813c0708160758l307eb791yeee2965faab967fd at mail.gmail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >>> >>> On 8/15/07, canito at dalan.us <canito at dalan.us> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Brian, List: >>>> >>>> I have always thought of doing something very similar. There was a >>>> building up for sale next to my school and I thought how cool it would >>>> be to have something in the realm of a community technology center! >>>> >>>> >>> FYI, there is a community technology center of sorts in downtown >>> Minneapolis. I've never been in it, and not sure what exactly they >>> cover, but it might be a very good spot to go to begin a conversation >>> about beefing up current organizations instead of starting a new one >>> in parallel. I believe it's on Chicago near HCMC, not sure of the >>> name. >>> >>> -jth >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 2 >>> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:37:14 -0500 >>> From: "Brian Dunnette" <bdunnette at gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Slightly OT: Twin Cities Free Geek? >>> To: "John T. Hoffoss" <john.t.hoffoss at gmail.com> >>> Cc: TCLUG List <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> >>> Message-ID: >>> <e9cd5840708160937u25881b2bs21d921674aa8f2bc at mail.gmail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>> >>> John- >>> >>> Thanks for the tip -- don't want to unnecessarily duplicate too much >>> effort! I checked on a list of local CTCs ( >>> http://www.c-can.org/centers.html), but didn't see anything near HCMC -- >>> anyone know of any more specifics (contact info?) on this organization? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Brian D. >>> >>> >>> On 8/16/07, John T. Hoffoss <john.t.hoffoss at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On 8/15/07, canito at dalan.us <canito at dalan.us> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Brian, List: >>>>> >>>>> I have always thought of doing something very similar. There was a >>>>> building up for sale next to my school and I thought how cool it would >>>>> be to have something in the realm of a community technology center! >>>>> >>>>> >>>> FYI, there is a community technology center of sorts in downtown >>>> Minneapolis. I've never been in it, and not sure what exactly they >>>> cover, but it might be a very good spot to go to begin a conversation >>>> about beefing up current organizations instead of starting a new one >>>> in parallel. I believe it's on Chicago near HCMC, not sure of the >>>> name. >>>> >>>> -jth >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>>> >>>> >>