[Swansea Hackspace] Hackspace first meet 11March

[Gerrit Niezen]

I wouldn't be happy if anyone felt excluded from the meeting just because of the location. It was just the first suggestion that was made - if anybody has a better alternative, let's hear it! :) 

On 6 Mar 2013, at 23:59, Neil Jones <neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> On 06/03/2013 20:24, Alan Cox wrote:
>> On Wed, 6 Mar 2013 19:53:13 +0000
>> Dan Craggs <dancraggs at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Anyone happen to know what bus will go past there then?
>> Assuming you actually mean the one in Tallwyn then its about 20 minutes
>> from the Kingsway on the #30 according to the bus timetable, not that
>> I've ever done that trip (nor will I be doing it this time).
>> 
>> I think a Swansea hackspace probably ought to meet in Swansea 8)
>> 
>> Alan
> 
> I must protest strongly at the SILLY decision to hold the meeting at such  a crazily inaccessible location.
> It isn't in Swansea proper but as the name says HALF WAY to NEATH.
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> Now we find that Alan Cox who is a world famous figure in the Open Source movement  and who would be an asset to
> the group cannot attend! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Cox
> I quote "He was once commonly regarded as being the "second in command" after Linus Torvalds himself"
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> This means, to put it clearly, that the modern internet as it exists today, google etc. Is crucially reliant on his work over the years in order to function.
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> I myself am doubtful about it because of the poor access. WE MUST organise this to work around central Swansea locations.
> My concern is if you start biasing it away from people without transport then we might find that the Hackspace itself is placed at an inaccessible location
> and that it will fail as a result.
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> Please please can we not assume that everyone has car transport and arrange things near motorways so that those with cars and not inconvenienced for a few minutes extra driving and those without cars have to spend an hour more travelling because of the vagaries of the transport system or are put off because they
> don't want to be travelling back on late buses full of drunks.
> 
> I myself live in Neath and the last train is at around 10:30
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> Neil
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