Noisebridge is pretty all access and people spend inordinate amount of time there as non members ( myself included as I am a member at hackerdojo currently ). There is a donation bin so that people can throw in for the day. Suggested donation is 10 dollars for the day. But nothing is enforced.<br>
<br>At NYC Resistor, membership is pretty limited and people are expected to pay dues. If you are in a situation like out of work you can always teach classes to cover your dues. This does not translate to all hackerspaces as some don't charge for events.<br>
<br>However NYCR did on a few occasions basically do an "artist in residence" where someone would ( usually be visiting nyc for the summer ) have access to NYCR basically as a member but pay nothing for the period of time they were in residence. I think we still made them pay for consumables such as laser time. No real voting capacity, or anything like that. But keys and 24/7 access.<br>
<br>I liked the artist in residence approach. I also liked providing a way for someone to give to the hack space through an alternative means... such as teaching classes.<br><br>I've never seen anyone thrown out of a hackerspace for not being a member and hanging around too much ( apart from actually LIVING in the space ).<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Chris Hardee <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shazzner@gmail.com">shazzner@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
We sort of have an unofficial pay-what-you-can system at our space. If you're a student/unemployed/etc but have a desire to join the community we're happy to negotiate a price. I think anyone can see the value of having more community members, that can potentially bring in others, versus a few bucks. We don't disclose the price to others though and ask them not to disclose it. No nda or anything silly like that though.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Jeff Cotten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:omegix@yahoo.com" target="_blank">omegix@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><br></div><div>It seems like most hackerspaces have a fixed dues amount. <br>
<br>I was wondering if there were any other hackerspaces than Makers Local 256 that have a pay-what-you-can system?<br>
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