[hackerspaces] Taxonomy of maker spaces

[john arclight]

You sound a bit like us, except we're more of an oligarchy (i.e. pay the
major bills == get a say in how things run).

Arclight

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 7:39 PM, 3ric Johanson <3ricj at shmoo.com> wrote:

> Here at hackerbot labs, we have a dictatorship.  Yup, it sucks, but nothing
> better has worked.  We are going on 5 years or so, and are still here.
>
> The members are taking more involvement in the space at times, but other
> times folks get busy.  I have no idea if we are a hackerspace, makerspace,
> "hack lab" or what.
>
> However, what is clear is that we are here building stuff and doing
> community related things. Anyone is welcome, except for those whom are not.
>
> Regards,
> -3ric
>
>
> tetsu yatsu wrote:
>
>> Personally, I think Direct Democracy is an important part of the
>> hackerspace. It gives every member a sense of equal belonging, and a kind of
>> vested-interest / personal accountability.
>>  But some people might disagree. To some people it sounds a little
>> anarchist/socialist.
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Sean Bonner <seanbonner at gmail.com<mailto:
>> seanbonner at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    I think one of the magical things about hackerspaces is they aren't
>>    clearly defined, and explaining them is almost impossible without
>>    setting foot in one. They are definitely a case of the result being
>>    greater than the sum of the parts.
>>
>>    -s
>>
>>
>>    On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 1:41 PM, Jerry Isdale <isdale at gmail.com
>>    <mailto:isdale at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>     > I'm new to this list, but recent discussions seem to me to have an
>>     > undercurrent of 'just what is a hackerspace'
>>     >
>>     > It is important to many folk to have good definition of terms,
>>    and very
>>     > heated flamewars happen over such (mis)understandings.
>>     >
>>     > So as a help to noobs like me, I'd like to discuss some of the
>>    terms used
>>     > for various biz models for the generic term of 'Maker Space'.
>>     Terms like
>>     > hackerspace, fab lab, tech shop, and names for variants outside
>>    those.
>>     >
>>     > "hackerspace" seems to be one nebulous term with some charcteristics
>>     > Far gave a nice summary as:
>>     > The core concepts of a hackerspace:
>>     > 1) Owned and Run by it's members in a spirit of equality
>>     > 2) is a nonprofit orgnization, and open to the outside world on a
>>     > (semi)regular basis
>>     > 3) Shares tools, equipment and ideas without discrimination
>>     > 4) A strong emphasis on technology and invention
>>     > 5) Has shared space (or is working on a space) as a center of the
>>    community
>>     > 6) A strong spirit of invention and science, based on trial,
>>    error, and
>>     > freely sharing information
>>     >
>>     > 'fab lab' seems to be more instituion based, specifically related
>>    to MIT
>>     > efforts. While non profit, it seems more focused on education and
>>    less on
>>     > continuing community and commercial spinnoff.
>>     >
>>     > 'TechShop' is a commercial franchise variant. It offers the space
>>    equipment
>>     > and some classes, but with an underlying profit motive (perhaps
>>    small)
>>     >
>>     > Other variants might be the commercial workshops that focus on
>>    particular
>>     > tech (woodworking, metalworking, screenprinting, etc)
>>     > Or the kids who gather in a family garage to hack and play.  Or
>>    the club
>>     > that meets (ir)regularly.
>>     >
>>     > If you strongly about 'hackerspace'', how about defining some of
>>    those maker
>>     > spaces that aren't.
>>     >
>>     > Mahalo
>>     > Jerry
>>     >
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>>
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