[Wikimedia-l] About the concentration of resources in SF (it was: "Communication plans for community engagement"

[Ryan Lane]

On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Steven Walling
<steven.walling at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo)
> <nemowiki at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > Anyway, being able to disband the SF office as regards software
> > development (and perhaps more), and switch to remote work only, would
> > probably be the single most effective measure for enhancing communication
> > and cooperation in the movement.
>
>
> As someone who moved to SF to work here, I could not disagree more. The
> amount of time and energy I save being near many of the people I work with
> closely in the same space is enormous. Not to mention the fact that many of
> us work better together with people we are able to see socially and so on.
> I could go on, but the truth is I think no one actually responsible for
> making such a decision is crazy enough to get rid of a central office.
> (Move the office? Maybe someday if we really are forced to. We've done it
> before. But get rid of a central office? No.)
>

I hear texas is wide open <http://www.texaswideopenforbusiness.com/ca.php>.

Detroit also has lots of cheap real estate and should be a major contender.

- Ryan