[iRail] The Hub - an idea

Sun Aug 12 20:54:20 UTC 2012

Hi guys,

Pieter: great idea. Gent needs more affordable and low-brow co-working
spaces, and it sounds as if you could make it happen :) I'm not entirely
sure if it needs to be in the city centre (plenty of cool spots in
Dampoort, Ledeberg, Brugse Poort, etc), but a good connection is definitely
a must.

Will you be managing the location yourself, or will it be part of something
'bigger'? Maybe it's worthwile to discuss possible joint ventures with the
Hackerspace Gent?

Cheers,
Sander.

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Bericht verzonden vanaf mijn gsm. Sorry voor de spel- en typfouten.
Op 12 aug. 2012 20:13 schreef "Pieter Colpaert" <pieter at irail.be> het
volgende:

> Hi Thomas,
>
> You're welcome to work on both projects of your own (freelance work) as
> projects related to iRail (eg iRail 3.0, PlugID, The DataTank, BeLaws,
> etc). The payment would be a subscription I have in mind. See it as a
> membership fee.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Pieter
>
> On 08/12/2012 07:11 PM, Thomas Tuts wrote:
> > 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
> > <mailto: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
> >     <mailto: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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