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

[Matt Cahill]

David,

  Good idea, and I like the location too.  I'll keep my eyes open next
  time I'm passing by.

  M


Tuesday, October 26, 2004, 10:01:13 AM, you wrote:

DJP> NOTICE; this is not (yet) for general distribution. Although not a
DJP> secret (dude, you put it on a mailing list ??) this is a
DJP> pre-announcement directed towards the TLUG membership. Big splashy press
DJP> releases come later. Till then, let's just keep it amongst us geeks,
DJP> shall we ?

DJP> thanks

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

DJP> David J Patrick



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