[hackerspaces] Space management apps - what we have, what we need?

[Amran]

nice list! what voting method do you use? first past the post? or
something in the 'ranged voting' category?

On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Paul Brown <paul90brown at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's what Dallas Makerspace is using:
>
> Calendar: https://github.com/pawl/CalendarAdmin + Google Calendar +
> Eventbrite (for ticketed events) + Meetup.com
> Voting: https://github.com/Dallas-Makerspace/Voting (only used for
> elections)
> Access control: https://github.com/pawl/Chinese-RFID-Access-Control-Library
> + https://github.com/pawl/MakerManager
> Accounting: Quickbooks
> Mailing List: Google Groups
> User accounts: OpenLDAP
> Wiki: MediaWiki
> To-do List: trello.com
> Billing/Payment Processing: http://www.whmcs.com/ (mostly because it allows
> tracking existing paypal recurring payments, it also has "hooks" that can be
> used to automatically deactivate RFID badges if they don't pay)
> Inventory (not used as much as we'd like):
> https://github.com/Dallas-Makerspace/Inventory /
> https://github.com/Dallas-Makerspace/DMSSimpleInventory
>
> Our needs? Our new calendar management app needs more features, like adding
> new events to eventbrite and meetup.com automatically (to reach a wider
> audience): https://github.com/pawl/CalendarAdmin
>
> I also have some some access control systems I can give away if someone
> wants to help tackle some of the TODOs on this project:
> https://github.com/pawl/Chinese-RFID-Access-Control-Library
>
> The relevant running a hackerspace post:
> http://runningahackerspace.tumblr.com/post/57715747994/implementing-a-process-that-works-well-for-another
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Shirley Hicks <shirley at velochicdesign.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Ed, there are a few people at our space who'd be interested in this
>> discussion as we're looking at developing a system including Seltzer for our
>> own use. We're currently gearing up using paper, spreadsheets, lots of forms
>> and GNUCash.
>>
>> By chance have you talked to the Space Federation (umbrella organization
>> in which not a few makers spaces are taking part) folks out of Milwaukee?
>> (http://schoolfactory.org/spacefed) I think that they're thinking the same
>> thing long term.
>>
>> -- Shirley Hicks
>> Red Mountain Makers
>> Birmingham, AL
>>
>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 10:01 AM, Edward L Platt <ed at elplatt.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> There are a good number of hackerspace management apps out there
>> (including Seltzer, which I maintain). Different ones are good for different
>> things, and it seems like there's not one that works well for everyone.
>> Seltzer is at a point where it's useful, but I'm not sure whether it makes
>> more sense to continue adding features, move to another project, or start a
>> new one.
>>
>> My goal is to see more collaboration between spaces on building a smaller
>> number of more mature tools. If you're interested in helping to make this
>> happen, mail me off list and I'll include you in the discussion.
>>
>> -Ed
>>
>> --
>> Edward L. Platt
>> http://elplatt.com
>> http://civic.mit.edu/users/elplatt
>> http://i3detroit.com
>> @elplatt
>>
>> This electronic mail message was sent from my desktop personal computer.
>> Please forgive any long-winded, overly-prosaic ramblings.
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