[FredLug] [Fwd: New subscription request to list FredLug from fredhackgroup at gmail.com]

Thu Feb 9 11:39:50 EST 2012

On Tue, 2012-02-07 at 10:14 -0500, Brian Maddox wrote:
> Also might not hurt to invite them to a LUG meeting and I know I'm
> interested in going to theirs since I'm getting back into hardware.
> Like I said before, there's usually a lot of overlap between the Maker
> crowd and Open Source so there's likely a lot of benefit to both
> groups.

I just did that actually. At NovaLug we've had presentations on
microcontrollers and 3D printers. A lot of what they do in software to
manage their hardware is Linux based. I think it's a good match. And
quite frankly, I enjoy watching robots being build and "do battle" :)

> 
> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Paul W. Frields <stickster at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't think anyone is saying anyone's shady.  It was just a question
> > about what we agreed to do previously.  I think we should be fairly
> > flexible about approving list memberships, as long as we aren't
> > worried the request is bogus.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 08:59:27AM -0500, Xenophod wrote:
> >> I don't think it's shady. I've looked through the blog and website and they
> >> seem genuine.
> >> I think they're just trying to make connections in the local area that are
> >> somewhat related to their interests.
> >>
> >> We might want to ask them to sign up with their own email addresses instead
> >> of the main account though.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> But, I don't see why is seems shady to the rest of you guys. Are you just
> >> not familiar with the "hacker space" scene?  Or are you guys just put off
> >> by the moniker of "hacker"?
> >> I read http://hackaday.com/ and http://blog.makezine.com/ every day and
> >> they're full of nifty "hacks" using Ardunios or other microprocessors and
> >> often using Linux. The 3D Printers and Microsoft Kinect hacks are the two
> >> biggest "news makers" I can think of...
> >>
> >> Anyway, It's nice to see a "hacker space" pop up around here. I've been
> >> wondering why we don't have a "hacker space" in Fredericksburg, even though
> >> they aren't really "in" Fredericksburg.
> >>
> >> If you want, I'll go check them out. Not that I have much time on the
> >> weekends to even go to the LUG meetings... But it seems relevant to my
> >> interests :D
> >>
> >> -dan-
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 7:00 AM, Ted Brunell <ted.brunell at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I thought we had decided that to get an account you had to attend a
> >> > meeting.  The exception was someone in the group knowing the person asking
> >> > for the account.
> >> >
> >> > R/
> >> > Ted
> >> >  On Feb 7, 2012 5:26 AM, "Timothy Jones" <standingfire at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Do they provide any contact information. It sounds a bit shady to me.
> >> >>
> >> >> a man that moves mountains begins by carrying away small stones. ---
> >> >> chinese proverb.
> >> >>
> >> >> sent from my droid.
> >> >> On Feb 6, 2012 10:40 AM, "Peter Larsen" <plarsen at famlarsen.homelinux.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> Does anyone know what "fredhackgroup" is and why is it trying to
> >> >>> subscribe to the group?
> >> >>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
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> >> >>> Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:47:28 -0500
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