[iRail] The Hub - an idea

Sun Aug 12 18:09:13 UTC 2012

Sounds like an awesome idea..
It would also enable start-ups/spin-offs to walk their first little steps a
little more easy..

kind regards

Wouter

2012/8/12 Thomas Tuts <thomas.tuts at gmail.com>

> Sounds like a cool idea! However, could you clarify these two things
> please:
>
> ** How many times per week/month would you come join us to work on your own
> project in the center of Ghent? *
> By own project, do you mean projects appointed to you by iRail or actual
> own projects that don't really have anything to do with iRail (for example,
> I do a lot of freelance webdesign and front-end development, would it be
> okay for me to work on stuff like this?)
>
> * * Would you be willing to pay something in order to make this happen? If
> yes, how much at max? *
> Are we talking about a one-time payment here, or something like a monthly
> "subscription"?
>
> In any case, this definitely sounds really interesting!
>
> Thomas
>
>
> 2012/8/12 Jan Vansteenlandt <vansteenlandt.jan at gmail.com>
>
>> Hm this is a really cool idea, certainly for the datatank as well.
>> Problem is that I wont be in Ghent from september till January, and I'm
>> guessing it wont be in Bruges or near Bruges ;). But depending on the
>> expiration date of this location's offer, I'd feel like that would be a
>> great idea. The different synergies of teams/community would certainly
>> florish like it did in iSoc.
>>
>> So for me personally great idea, but more I don't see myself going to
>> Ghent more than a few times a month to code on TDT and do some work-shops.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Jan
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Pieter Colpaert <pieter at irail.be> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I believe that, at iRail, we have a very particular mix of hackers,
>>> professionals, free-lancers, students, entrepreneurs... which are all
>>> enthusiastic about creating a better comfort for day-to-day tasks (such
>>> as of course, daily mobility). Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think we
>>> may call «our community» something unique, and that's something we
>>> should cherish.
>>>
>>> Since our organisation is a mix between a living lab and an incubator
>>> for start-up ideas, I got to think we should move our office from the
>>> cloud to somewhere physical. Maybe we should have a real location where
>>> we can meet, do work-shops, help others, work, have meetings, volunteer,
>>> organise iRail Summer of code and so on.
>>>
>>> This is an idea that can become reality rather quickly. I even have a
>>> pretty cool opportunity for a location that I will keep to myself until
>>> I know there is enough interest from you guys and girls. Would you be so
>>> kind to answer these three questions in private/public (your choice)?
>>>
>>>  * How many times per week/month would you come join us to work on your
>>> own project in the center of Ghent?
>>>  * Would you attend or organise workshops concerning mobility/apps/...?
>>>  * Would you be willing to pay something in order to make this happen?
>>> If yes, how much at max?
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Pieter
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