[hackerspaces] HackerSpace movement, history and development

[Jarkko Moilanen]

Quoting kwadronaut <kwadronaut at autistici.org>:

> Go back to the junkyard where pieces of history can be gathered!
>
Great tip.

> Maybe you should have a look at languages too. And local circumstances.
> Maybe some are not so keen on publishing their infos on the internet, or
> it has dissapeared, use other names and languages which you nor i speak,
> which make them harder to find.
>
I am aware of my limited abilities. I just try to use what I have. If  
that's not enough for you, it's your problem. And I did mention in the  
blog post about possible reluctance to become public (in  
hackerspaces.org or anywhere else) that some groups might have.

> As a mere example: there are 3 hackerspaces in brussels. One doesn't
> wish to call herself like that, but instead uses something like blux
> (local lunix group), another one is mainly in French and doesn't feel
> like listing themselves on hackerspaces.org (at least that was what i
> understood, my french is rusty), so in the end you get 1 result for
> belgium on your little exclusive list. Not to mention that the people in
> Ghent care more about local people and struggles, ...

I'm not to blame for them not to list in hackerspaces.org. What the  
heck am I supposed to do with that? Again, I use the resources I get  
my hands on.

>
> Thinking that hackerspaces.org contains a representative list or
> something is pure nonsense

Yet it is at the moment most comprehensive list of hackerspaces. Any  
other resources to be included are most welcome.

/jarkko
>
> Jarkko Moilanen wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> ****** WARNING: Academic and theoretical content ***********
>>
>> I was trying to find out any answers/ definitions to the question that
>> kept on popping in to my mind. The question was: "What is a
>> hackerspace?" Well..after a while I found some 'definitions' and
>> 'features' that can/could be assosiated to HS.
>>
>> But that's not the point of this post. While doing my humble research
>> (for my blog post) I noticed two interesting issues. I did some simple
>> statistical analysis about the history of still active hackerspaces and
>> found out that before 2001, the amount of founded hackerspaces was 1 or
>> 2. But in the year 2001 it was 9 new hackerspaces. After that until 2007
>> it was again just a few new hackerspaces in a year. Question is what was
>> so different about the year 2001? The second topic of wonder came to my
>> mind while looking at the map of hackerspaces in Europe. There does not
>> seem to be many hackerspaces in the Eastern-Europe or Russia. Why? Yes,
>> I'm a social scientist (Political Science PhD student and hacker) and
>> that's why I am so interest about these questions. And yes, I'm also a
>> member of one hackerspace (the5thwave in Tampere, Finland). Perhaps the
>> reason for my little study is to get some sort of 'deeper' understanding
>> of what I'm participating in. While browsing the archives I found a
>> debate about 'theory' related to hackerspaces. I was not sure about
>> posting this message here. I hope that this post is not offending anyone
>> or considered too 'theoretical' to be posted here.
>>
>> Any ideas or suggestions to the above questions would be appreciated.
>> The (still not finished) blog post which I'm referring to can be found
>> here:
>> http://extreme.ajatukseni.net/2009/11/14/viewpoints-to-the-development-of-hackerspaces/
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jarkko
>>
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* Jarkko Moilanen                                 *
*                                                 *
* Profound XML-technology & Linux Expert,         *
* Author / developer of DAIDALOS - Distributed    *
* Agile Open Source Development Method            *
*                                                 *
* Choosing the "right" Operating System:          *
*  If you need functionality and ease of use: MAC.*
*  If you want to poke around and develop: Linux. *
*  If you want problems: Windows.                 *
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