Caffe Bickford is now linuxcaffe, and you're invited !

[Adam Raymond]

"Why would you want to spend some of your precious free time helping
me put this thing together ?"

I'm 16, how can I help. I love the idea so much!

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 10:01:13 -0400, David J Patrick
<davidjpatrick-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> NOTICE; this is not (yet) for general distribution. Although not a
> secret (dude, you put it on a mailing list ??) this is a
> pre-announcement directed towards the TLUG membership. Big splashy press
> releases come later. Till then, let's just keep it amongst us geeks,
> shall we ?
> 
> thanks
> 
>   Hello ! You might remember be from such popular threads as; "weather
> script" and "postscript purgatory" , but I'm posting today as the guy
> who made all that buzz last spring about the OSS-centric Caffe Bickford.
> Well, the dream is alive !
>   To recap, linuxcaffe (then Caffe Bickford) will be a friendly
> neighborhood place to get cappuccino, free (as in speach) software,
> music and more. Many months ago I brought this idea to TLUG and was met
> with several generous offers of help. I have had to surmount several
> major hurdles since then, (surprise) but I am happy to say that "I'm not
> dead yet !" and development is accelerating.
>   A fusion of caffe, convenience store, sandwich counter, art gallery,
> juice bar, music/video store and software centre, linuxcaffe is a
> concept for the community, and is being designed for direct community
> involvement. The full spectrum of sales and services takes a few pages
> (with charts and arrows) to properly convey, but it's safe to say that
> there's something for everyone.
>   The domain names linuxcaffe.com and linuxcaffe.ca have been
> registered, as has the ontario business name, and the renovations are
> taking shape, and the time for the code to hit the road.
>   Now those of you who know me, know that I'm eclectic, enthusiastic,
> bringing both inspiration and perspiration to everything I do. My "day
> job" is cinematographer, with over 30 years of experience in "the biz".
> Those same people may also realize that I /could/ program my out of a
> paper bag, but it would have to be dampened first. An habitual computer
> user since the mid 80s (RadioShak TRS80 model100) my knowlege of
> computer systems is surprisingly broad, but not particularly deep.
> That's where /you/ come in !
>   Why would you want to spend some of your precious free time helping
> me put this thing together ?
> - You like the idea of a place with a twelve foot high penguin on the
> wall where you can get a good sandwich, and listen to cool tunes, and
> you want to be a part of it.
> - You think that if there were a place where average Joe could go to see
> linux in action, and walk away with a shiny CD full of OSS, it would go
> a long way to promote something you believe in.
> - You're a red hot programmer/ sysadmin/ artist and you'd like to make
> some money.
>   These are but a few of the many reasons you might like to come and
> play. To that end I would like to propose that the next TLUG meeting
> (Nov 9th) be held at the caffe. It's at 326 Harbord (at Grace St)
> exactly 1 block south of Christie subway station. It will not be
> officialy open in two weeks, (lots still to do) but by then I will be
> able to offer a big room with up to 30 comfortable seats, and I'll bring
> coffee (not the good stuff, the espresso machine's not hooked up yet)
> and a projection screen (projector to follow). If enough interest is
> shown, beer could be had, too ! Heck, the bathroom plumbing might even
> be working ;-) !
>   If the topic/ speaker is already entrenched, that's fine, but if not,
> then perhaps I might suggest "linuxcaffe; the source of the code ?"
>   The ball is now in your collective court. Thanks for thinking about
> it,
> 
> David J Patrick
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