share the vision and pitch in

[Martin Duclos]

I may be tempted to offer a helping hand.

Martin Duclos
tchitow-PkbjNfxxIARBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org



Robert Brockway wrote:

>How would you feel about fleshing the talk out and doing it as a full
>scale talk next month rather than doing a quick one tommorrow night?
>
>If you'd rather do a quick one tommorrow night I'm happy with that also.
>
>Rob
>
>
>
I think doing it next month is probably a better idea.
I will have my act (a little more) together and the reno will be closer
to completion.
Perhaps I might just reintroduce myself and my mission tomorrow.
It's an interesting and complex challenge;

A small neighborhood caffe, with coffee, panini and stuff.
A website, a php jukebox and a WiFi access point (free with food)
A handful of fixed terminals and laptops-for-rent.
Point Of Sale, security systems and accounting
all running as thin clients, on linux.

For many people, it will be a first look at linux.
    If done properly it will be a showcase of gleaming eyecandy and
brisk performance.
        if not; a demonstration of why only geeks would use that stuff.

I plan to sell linux distributions and other open source software, in no
frills packaging, fresh baked onsite.
$6 ?

I was even thinking of having a prominent grafitti artist paint Tux on a
Harley outside.
smoking tires tearing up a field of ones and zeros.
f r e e   c o d e

As a system administrator, I am WAY over my head !
But as an open source junkie I'm convinced that it can be done
and I sense that there is a community here, who would share the vision
and pitch in.
sysadmin 4 food ? espresssssso ??

It's an uphill battle getting this thing open on a shoestring budget.
For the last fifteen years I've been a filmmaker, and now I find myself
as restaurateur / entrepreneur.
    (it's a long story)
Sun Tzu said "If you want an army to fight for you, burn the bridges
behind them"
Well, at the moment, I'm an army of one, and the smoke you see is
(mostly) bridges..
    .. i'm goin' in !
           are ya with me ?               (cue: bagpipes)

thanks lads,
seeya tomorrow night,
djp






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