A Linux Cafe In Phoenix

[Vaughn Treude]

On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 21:29, Joshua Zeidner wrote:
> 
> On 2/22/06, Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com> 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
>         
>         
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