[SFS] Born here on 2013-04-04

[David L. Willson]

All great ideas. I will put them in the idea stew. Also, let's get a beer and talk.

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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.

----- Paul Ashmore <paul@ashmoreisland.com> wrote:
> 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.
> >
> >