I'm an A2 member, and I'll be happy to champion this idea from the inside. I think it aligns well with our mission.
On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 9:36 AM Zachary Liebl <b...@zachliebl.com> wrote: > Hello, > > > Recently the Free Software Foundation closed its main office at 51 > Franklin Street. Historically that was where the FSF has held various > meetups for its members. Me and a number of other FSF members were > discussing how we want to continue hosting meetups. > > BLU is also looking for a place to host in-person meetups. > > I am wondering if this group would be open to teaming up with FSF members > to revive LibreBoston (http://libreboston.org/). I have been told the > LibreBoston has historically been a sub-group of BLU, and you all can tell > me more about it. If I am wrong, then pretend that LibreBoston is something > new that we are trying to create; it will not make a difference. > > At these meetups we would like to have a speaker talk about something > FOSS-related, share what our current software projects are, and socialize. > This sounds very similar to our monthly BLU meetings, but it has a bit more > of an emphasis on Free Software. > > Attendance at BLU monthly meetings seems to be dwindling, so it may seem > like a bad idea to start a brand new set of meetups. However, I can say for > certain that this is not an issue from the FSF side, and there is extremely > heavy interest in making this happen. > > Because we put an emphasis on Free/Libre Software and this has a lot of > overlap with "maker culture," we think that we be able to easily get a > meeting spot at Artisan's Asylum (Abbreviated A2). A2 is a large makerspace > in Allston. Although this place is primarily a workshop, they do have > classrooms that can fit 30 people (https://www.artisansasylum.com/). > > I am asking if this sounds like a plausible idea. > > > From, > Zachary Liebl > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.blu.org > https://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.blu.org https://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
