<div>I agree. Historically (and genetically) collaboration tends to lead to greater and better things. Why let a difference in philosophical belief prevent you from progress.<br></div><div><br></div><div>-Dave Johnson</div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 4:54 PM, John de Largentaye <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john@largentaye.org">john@largentaye.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hey,<br>
<br>
I understand that you feel threatened that a commercial entity with<br>
different objectives is sucking potential members away from your<br>
'space, and advertising itself as a "hackerspace" in a way that<br>
conflicts with your understanding of the word.<br>
<br>
But instead as seeing them as imposters and a threat, don't you think<br>
that their different objective can make them a complementary space to<br>
Freeside Atlanta? Why don't you go up to see them, talk to the people<br>
there, and cross-pollinate? You'll probably meet some more prospective<br>
members there :)<br>
<br>
Better to collaborate than to compete!<br>
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On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:42 AM, Buddy Smith <<a href="mailto:buddy.smith@ieee.org">buddy.smith@ieee.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi all,<br>
><br>
> Ignition Alley in atlanta is a commercial Co-working space. It is not<br>
> a hackerspace in any sense of the word.<br>
><br>
> How do I go about removing it from the list of hackerspaces?<br>
><br>
> Should there be a new category for commercial spaces, like fab labs,<br>
> tech shops, coworking spaces, and tech company incubators, separate<br>
> from hackerspaces?<br>
><br>
> --buddy<br>
> Disclosure: I am a member of Freeside Atlanta, a hackerspace in Atlanta.<br>
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