On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 21:29, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > > On 2/22/06, Craig White wrote: > On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 20:54 -0700, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > > I would like to ask the local linux community: if someone > were to open > > a cafe like this in Phoenix: > > I would go, but it probably wouldn't couldn't survive on the west side where I live, so I wouldn't go often, unless I had a client nearby. :-( As a community hangout near a major campus, it might work. But so many people have broadband now, that the atmosphere would have to be as much of a draw as the wireless access. Another factor that would really help such a business, considering the mostly male geek community, would be to make sure to hire some cute college girls as barristas. You can call me a dirty old man, but there are certain Starbucks that I like for that very reason. :-) > > > http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2006/02/linuxcaffe-serv.html > ---- > javageek - cool - probably could have neverending installfest > > PLUG could possibly supply Linux users a few hours a week for > end user > assistance. > > > There are certainly a lot of interesting business possibilities > there. You could house support staff for local biz and home users. > Possibly some kind of ISP/Web hosting solutions. Also hosting LUG > type events. Just providing general facilities to businesses and > users without being too imposing( a la Tech Incubator )... this cafe > appears to have some kind of membership system. > > > ---- > > > > would you go to it? > ----- > sure - at least to check it out > ---- > > where do you think it should be located? > ---- > central Phoenix - perhaps near downtown university > ---- > > how much would you pay for a coffee? > ---- > Starbucks has already determined top buck > > Craig > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss