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(I'm sure I'll receive all sorts of flak for this...)<br>
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I tend to use makerspace and hackerspace interchangeably, while a
techshop is a commercial workshop and a fablab is a space
(non-profit or otherwise) that conforms to the MIT CBA's design and
philosophy. The primary difference that makes hacker/maker spaces
stand out from the other two is the emphasis on community and
knowledge sharing.<br>
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Kwartzlab was founded as a hackerspace.. somewhere along the way we
started to call ourselves a makerspace simply because it sounded
more accessible to the general public (and to potential donors/grant
givers). You can only try and explain the difference between
hackerspace 'hacker' and movie 'hacker' so many times.<br>
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Ben<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/12/2014 3:22 PM, Florencia Edwards
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<div dir="ltr">I read this article: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://makezine.com/2013/05/22/the-difference-between-hackerspaces-makerspaces-techshops-and-fablabs/">http://makezine.com/2013/05/22/the-difference-between-hackerspaces-makerspaces-techshops-and-fablabs/</a>
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<div>But I still don't understand the difference between a
hackerspace and a fablab, and why is there the need for both.
What does the fablab cover that a hackerspace doesn't? I want
to understand </div>
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<div>Please tell me your opinions. </div>
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