# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion (Oct 26, 2009)

• Discussion about DIYbio.org's forum being hosted on pearlbiotech.com, with concerns raised about why qualified programmers who offered to help were not utilized instead of a commercial provider with questionable forum capabilities.

• Conversation about self-replicating robot factories, with one user questioning why they don't exist yet, and another responding that lack of demand and inadequate control software are the primary barriers.

• Discussion about affordable land for potential hackerspace development, with one user mentioning they have 37 acres available and participants discussing building designs including basements and modular construction approaches.

• Brief mention of easydeb (Python package for Debian packaging), with a link shared to the PyPI repository: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/easydeb/0.2.0.

• Reference to a USS Independence warship built in Alabama for $700 million, with a Wikipedia image link shared showing its unusual design features.

• Brief discussion of remote desktop technology, with one user mentioning their surprise at the ease of getting rdesktop working.