[TriLUG] [OT] TechShop pre-opening celebration

[Brian Phelps]

On Fri, 2008-07-11 at 03:43 -0400, Justis Peters wrote:
> As I mentioned at tonight's meeting, the Durham franchise of TechShop 
> has finally secured a location and they're having a "pre-opening 
> celebration" this Saturday night, from 19:00-22:00. RSVP required:
>   http://durham.techshop.ws/rsvp_07122008.html
> 
That's awesome, thanks for the link.   I'll definitely be there. 
I wonder how the $numbers work.  How do they feel about for-profit
enterprises using their equipment?  Didn't see that in the FAQ.  Also,
are they a for profit outfit?  Just curious.

> For those not already in the know, here's a blurb from the website for 
> the original TechShop (in Menlo Park):
>   http://www.techshop.ws/
>   "TechShop is a fully-equipped open-access workshop and creative 
> environment that lets you drop in any time and work on your own projects 
> at your own pace.  It is like a health club with tools and equipment 
> instead of exercise equipment...or a Kinko's for geeks."
> 
> Our local TechShop is going to be by the airport in a 25,000 sq. ft. 
> facility and is going to have an amazing diversity of equipment available:
>   http://durham.techshop.ws/

> I marked this thread "off topic", but I look forward to seeing who dares 
> to bring it on-topic. Can anybody say "open source hardware"?
> 
This is only slightly off-topic, but should appeal to most Linux users.
We are a different breed.

As an embedded systems hacker, I frequent these sites, that are
definitely related to the "open source" idea:
http://opencircuits.com/Main_Page
http://www.opencores.org/

> I hope to see you there.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Justis