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This discussion has come up several times. The general end agreement
(each time I've seen it) is that more 'coworking', for-profit, or
for-commercial-use spaces should simply be noted as such, either by
their type-name, or in a note/comment.<br>
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If they are listing themselves as 'CoWorking' space, IMHO that is
pretty clear that they are in that part of the Venn Diagram of the
Hacker/Maker movement.<br>
<br>
My $0.02, given prior discussion on the topic.<br>
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hack on<br>
- - Far McKon<br>
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On 12/31/12 1:26 PM, Mars Saxman wrote:<br>
<span style="white-space: pre;">> > There's a "CoWorking
Space" template in the wiki, linking to 4 pages.[1]<br>
><br>
> > These spaces are commercial spaces, not community-run
hackerspaces.<br>
><br>
> > Should we tolerate them, or remove them?<br>
><br>
> Here in Seattle one of our oldest, best-established
hackerspaces is a commercial, for-profit entity, and there's
another one on the way, even bigger and better equipped. We also
have a group called the Collaborative Space Alliance which is all
about finding common ground between coworking spaces and
hackerspaces. Whether they are run as community nonprofits or as
for-profit ventures, they have some common problems and work in
similar ways.<br>
><br>
> We could say that for-profit ventures are not true
hackerspaces, and that could be a reasonable definition.... but it
would exclude Metrix, Seattle's oldest, best-known, and probably
most active hackerspace. We could say that hackerspaces are about
play and exploration, not about doing one's daily income-producing
work.... but that would cause a problem for places like Jigsaw
Renaissance or ALTSpace.<br>
><br>
> Just one Seattle hacker's opinion, but I prefer tolerance.<br>
><br>
> -Mars<br>
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