[SFS] Born here on 2013-04-04

Fri, 5 Apr 2013 09:25:19 -0600

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Sir,

This might be a bit presumptuous of me to even say these things and ask
questions, but I'm going to anyway !

Will you be setting up a wiki, with the aim of sharing information and
links and anything else ? Or maybe a bulletin board. Or maybe both ?

Did you already do this, and I just missed it ?

And, it would be good to run a survey; I mean I would like to see the
results of the survey, of what people in the group are interested in. I'm
not a big brother eavesdropper, but if there are things I could help with,
then I certainly would. The kind of things on the survey I imagined are:
1. Electronics - from PICs, to Micro-processors, to Oscilloscopes, to
Soldering, etc...
2. Software - OSs, high-level languages, machine code, assembly,
disassembly, Just for x86 ? Other MPUs, MCUs.
3. Reverse engineering - any interest in figuring stuff out from the ground
up - Massive subject here
4. Hardware - how about building PC's, or modifying tablets to overclock
... etc
I could go on for at least an hour with survey questions.

Over and out

Paul

On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:51 PM, David L. Willson <DLWillson@thegeek.nu>wrote:

> This email serves the dual purpose of testing the email list, and
> announcing the official opening of the Software Freedom School. This email
> list is the first home of the SFS. You-all are the first fishes in the
> school. (School. Fishes. Get it?)
>
> The other starting goals I will achieve soon:
>
>  * $1000 nest egg - This will give me a starting fund with which to buy
> servers, or folding chairs, or whatever is needed. Maybe a dozen RasPi's
> and monitors. Students at DenHac-hosted classes have given about $100.
> Heather and I are giving the rest. I should have it all together in cash in
> a few days. I'll send a picture.
>  * BlogCast 0 - It'll describe my plans, hopes, and needs so far,
> including the big vision, or as much of it as I have so far. I've done a
> practice recording. I want to make the "real" one, just for us, also in the
> next few days. I'll send it along as a text file and an audio file.
>
> I have lots more goals in my mental "goal cloud", waiting to be picked,
> SMART-goal-ified, and completed: web presence, URL(s), more funding (10K,
> 100K), on-site learning events like Pi Lab, a lettered truck, continuing
> classes at DenHac (et al), educational movies, free (by attribution)
> training materials, and one day, a space in meat-space to call our own, The
> Golden Freedom (Internet Cafe, Hacker-Space, Learning Center).
>
> Many successful projects were started on a simple "thing a week"
> commitment. So, that's where I'm starting. This week, I made this mailing
> list (finally). And I hope to finish the other two current goals before
> Saturday night, without compromising my other roles. I'll go faster now, I
> promise. I want to get this done-built before I'm too old to enjoy it
> properly. :-)
>
> Wish me luck.
>
> --
> David L. Willson
> Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
> RHCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 Ubuntu
> Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
>
> This is a good time for a r3VOLution.
>
>

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Sir, This might be a bit presumptuous of me to even say these things=
 and ask questions, but I&#39;m going to anyway ! Will you be settin=
g up a wiki, with the aim of sharing information and links and anything els=
e ? Or maybe a bulletin board. Or maybe both ? 
 Did you already do this, and I just missed it ? And, it would be=
 good to run a survey; I mean I would like to see the results of the survey=
, of what people in the group are interested in. I&#39;m not a big brother =
eavesdropper, but if there are things I could help with, then I certainly w=
ould. The kind of things on the survey I imagined are: 
1. Electronics - from PICs, to Micro-processors, to Oscilloscopes, to Solde=
ring, etc... 2. Software - OSs, high-level languages, machine code, asse=
mbly, disassembly, Just for x86 ? Other MPUs, MCUs. 3. Reverse engineeri=
ng - any interest in figuring stuff out from the ground up - Massive subjec=
t here 
4. Hardware - how about building PC&#39;s, or modifying tablets to overcloc=
k ... etc I could go on for at least an hour with survey questions. =
 Over and out Paul <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr =
4, 2013 at 10:51 PM, David L. Willson &lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:DLWillson@thegeek.nu" target=3D"_blank">DLWillson@thegeek.nu</a>&gt;</sp=
an> wrote: 
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-famil=
y:Times New Roman"><div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman=
">This email serves the dual purpose of testing the email list, and announc=
ing the official opening of the Software Freedom School. This email list is=
 the first home of the SFS. You-all are the first fishes in the school. (Sc=
hool. Fishes. Get it?) 
 The other starting goals I will achieve soon: =A0* $1000 nest eg=
g - This will give me a starting fund with which to buy servers, or folding=
 chairs, or whatever is needed. Maybe a dozen RasPi&#39;s and monitors. Stu=
dents at DenHac-hosted classes have given about $100. Heather and I are giv=
ing the rest. I should have it all together in cash in a few days. I&#39;ll=
 send a picture. 
=A0* BlogCast 0 - It&#39;ll describe my plans, hopes, and needs so far, inc=
luding the big vision, or as much of it as I have so far. I&#39;ve done a p=
ractice recording. I want to make the &quot;real&quot; one, just for us, al=
so in the next few days. I&#39;ll send it along as a text file and an audio=
 file. 
 I have lots more goals in my mental &quot;goal cloud&quot;, waiti=
ng to be picked, SMART-goal-ified, and completed: web presence, <spa=
n>URL(s), more funding (10K, 100K), on-site learning events li=
ke Pi Lab, a lettered truck, continuing classes at DenHac (et al), educatio=
nal movies, free (by attribution) training materials, and one day, a space =
in meat-space to call our own, The Golden Freedom (Internet Cafe, Hacker-Sp=
ace, Learning Center). 
 Many successful projects were started on a simple &quot;thing a week&qu=
ot; commitment. So, that&#39;s where I&#39;m starting. This week, I made th=
is mailing list (finally). And I hope to finish t=
he other two current goals before Saturday night, without compromising my o=
ther roles. I&#39;ll go faster now, I promise. I want to get this done-buil=
t before I&#39;m too old to enjoy it properly. :-) 
 Wish me luck. -- David L. Willson Trainer, En=
gineer, Enthusiast RHCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 Ubuntu Mobile 720-3=
33-LANS(5267) This is a good time for a r3VOLution. 
 </div></div></div></blockquote></div>

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