[sf-lug] Other locations
Tom Haddon
tom at greenleaftech.net
Wed Sep 3 10:36:11 PDT 2008
On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 13:22 -0400, Blake Haggerty wrote:
> Well, I figured I'll throw in my 2 cents, Although I am not able to
> regularly attend meetings a move from Java Cat to St. Anthonys would
> pretty much make irregular attendance; non attendance. My general
> opinion is that St. Anthonys is not in the greatest neighborhood
> (arguably the worst neighborhood in the city). I walk almost
> everywhere I go and I don't feel completely comfortable walking around
> parts of the tenderloin at night.
>
> As for other suggestions; I would love a place that serves beer :) I
> would be much more inclined to attend on a regular basis knowing I
> could enjoy a beer or two during our meetings...
Beer and Linux are a long proven partnership. +1 from me on that one!
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:jim jim at well.com
> To: "Jason Turner" ;
> Cc: "sf-lug at linuxmafia.com" ;
> Sent: Sep 3, 2008 10:01:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] Other locations
>
>
> that's more like a nickle, but nice.
>
> my idea for a third timeslot for asheesh's
> talk is that a different location seems to
> be an important consideration for his talk.
> if we go to a different location at a regular
> time, it's possible someone will show up at
> javacat and be disappointed.
> given that this is a lab/tutorial event,
> it seems excusable. it has the benefit that
> we are scouting out alternative places to
> javacat. if we find one that works, we can
> change the meeting arrangements to use that
> place for one of our two monthly meetings.
> the grind is reasonably close to haight
> street and castro-divisadero and fillmore
> street buses, though not very close to BART.
> it's open and roomy, food isn't too bad as
> i recall. closes at 8 PM weekdays.
>
> your caution regarding keymasters is
> good. one of our prospective locations is
> saint anthony's, which christian is looking
> into. seems important that if we choose
> that location for anything we have access,
> including coming a bit early (for setup)
> and staying a bit late (for tear-down but
> also for extra talking).
> saint anthony's bears a bit more
> discussion: there's a community there that
> might benefit from the attentions of people
> such as us: linux and open source software,
> training, support. aside from finding a
> good place for asheesh's training or an
> alternative place to javacat, there's the
> idea of somehow involving those of us who
> want to be involved in helping out that
> community. might dovetail with the KIPP
> school effort in some way, too.
>
> well, see your nickle and raise you.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 01:44 -0700, Jason Turner wrote:
> > I'll certainly sign up for Asheesh's deb tutorial. Adding a third
> > meeting time to SF-LUG's monthly calendar? Er, ok. For me, that
> seems
> > a bit excessive -- especially under the current "free form"
> structure
> > of the gatherings and their average attendance. If one were to be
> > designated a lab/tutorial/installfest & troubleshoot time, that'd be
> a
> > little more compelling.
> >
> > You asked for $.02 worth right?
> >
> > In terms of locations -- well, I don't know any of the places named
> thus
> > far particularly well. I appreciate and agree with the MUNI
> > constraint. Just for fun, I'll add two more cafes to the list:
> >
> > Kaleo, in the Inner Sunset. Pretty limited hours a couple blocks
> from a
> > web of MUNI stops.
> >
> http://www.yelp.com/biz/kaleo-cafe-san-francisco#hrid:epJIZQRaDNuCiTMYjrQiVA/query:cafe
> >
> > The Grind, in the Lower Haight.
> >
> http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-grind-cafe-san-francisco#hrid:MWumRa-_lwmZGAPg4Ct37A/query:cafe%20wireless
> >
> > Though unspecified as a constraint, my preference would be spaces
> open
> > to the public that do not require special/additional
> coordination(with a
> > keymaster). Unless of course, the group did decide to specify this
> new
> > time as being much more structured -- something it seemed the folks
> at
> > SFSU(for example) required in order to make their facilities(which
> are
> > more conducive to presentations) available.
> >
> > No vote on potential new timing. Though I'm aware that weekday
> evenings
> > pretty much rule out the above Kaleo suggestion.
> >
> >
> > --
> > jt
> >
> >
> >
> > jim wrote:
> > > the hard constraint of sunday noonish
> > > or monday early evening seems unnecessary:
> > > if we pick a different day and time, we
> > > won't have to worry that someone would
> > > show up at javacat while we're elsewhere.
> > > i like the idea of a third time and
> > > different location. can we try various
> > > third times and different locations until
> > > we discover what works best?
> > >
> > > your #1 is not as close to Muni as #2
> > > and about the same distance from BART as
> > > #3, seems to me. parking is often easy
> > > for #1, which matters to me (and some
> > > others, i think). it seems noisy and has
> > > a similar table setup as javacat.
> > > never been to #2 or #3.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 16:44 -0700, Asheesh Laroia wrote:
> > >
> > >> What would people think of us looking at other locations?
> > >>
> > >> I've been looking on Yelp, and the constraints as I see are as
> follows:
> > >>
> > >> * Hard constraint: Open during SF-LUG meetings on Mondays and
> Sundays
> > >> (This is harder than you might think.)
> > >> * Has free wifi.
> > >> * Would be able to seat a bunch of people.
> > >>
> > >> Soft constraint:
> > >> * Should be close to public transit
> > >> * Has better food and better seating than the Javacat.
> > >> * Can retain SF-LUG's "neighborhood" feel as compared to BALUG's
> grittier
> > >> downtown feel (I'm joking! (oar am I? (or am I?)))
> > >>
> > >> In some ways, I"d prefer to keep it close to SF-LUG's current
> location,
> > >> but in some ways that location is pretty inconvenient for me and
> a few
> > >> other people. We can maybe do a poll later to consider that
> question.
> > >> Until then, I make three suggestions for discussion's sake:
> > >>
> > >> 1. Brain Wash (SOMA)
> > >> * Location: 7th St & Folsom St, near Civic Center MUNI + BART
> > >> * Some of us went there recently.
> > >> *
> http://www.yelp.com/biz/brainwash-cafe-and-laundromat-san-francisco
> > >>
> > >> 2. H Cafe (Castro)
> > >> * Location: 17th St & Sanchez St (near Castro MUNI)
> > >> * http://hcafesf.com/community.html has nice-looking pictures
> > >>
> > >> 3. Cafe La Taza (Mission)
> > >> * Location: Mission St between 20th & 21st, close (ish?) to 24th
> St BART
> > >> * Delicious food
> > >> * http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-la-taza-san-francisco-2
> > >>
> > >> I didn't look at places in very many neighborhoods due to my
> BART/MUNI
> > >> obsession. There are many, many places that don't meet the first
> hard
> > >> constraint.
> > >>
> > >> Of these, I prefer #1's transit accessibility. I never actually
> sat down
> > >> there, though. What do others think?
> > >>
> > >> -- Asheesh.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
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