<div dir="ltr">As someone who has been involved in the founding of both a hackerspace and a fablab (Artifactory and FabLab WA respectively), there is a major difference between the two and it does basically come down to a hackerspace being bottom up (We started with a space, 8 people and a single soldering iron) and a FabLab being based on having a minimum entry requirement of tools (Roughly $100k worth).<div>
<br><div>The FabLab concept revolves around the idea of having a minimum capability in terms of tools and sharing resources (particularly learning resources) based on that common baseline, the 'brand' is quasi-administered by the Fab Foundation that basically asks for a lab to be vouched for and confirmed as something real before being added to the 'official' list (<a href="http://fablabs.io">fablabs.io</a>). There is no trademark in most places (I think someone trademarked it in Europe for some obscure legal reason) but it's never been policed and I suspect likely never will.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I got involved in setting one up because I was involved heavily in the hackerspaces world (I am that weird bearded Australian that keeps appearing in various European hackerspaces around C3 time) and actually encountered some people involved with institutional FabLabs at the 29c3, I worked in engineering education and figured that bringing a bit of hackerspace-esque hands on awesomeness to engineering education would be awesome and so I yelled and screamed until I was begrudgingly given some money and have set up the FabLab which is now at about 18 months old (Nearly 5 years for the hackerspace).</div>
<div><br></div><div>The FabLab has staff, a budget and a specific purpose (education) in mind, the hackerspace has volunteers, just enough $$ to pay rent and whatever the frack we want to do. The FabLab has the ability to maintain and purchase large, expensive and complex tools that most hackerspaces would find difficult to buy or maintain, I personally have found the two to be complimentary at least in this far flung corner of the globe.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Happy Hacking All and see you at FAB10, HOPE X or 31c3 :D</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 May 2014 15:17, hadez <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hadez.hso@nrrd.de" target="_blank">hadez.hso@nrrd.de</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">to screw a bit with the futile endeavor to find clear-cut terms for<br>
fuzzy concepts, take this: at shackspace (a hackerspace) the room with<br>
the lasercutter and 3d printers is called fablab.<br>
name your child whatever you want, just don't embarrass yourself (or<br>
the child, see: chantalism).<br>
if i lost you with that last bit, come over to shackspace or any other<br>
german hackermakerspacefablabtechshop and people will explain ;)<br>
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hadez<br>
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