[hackerspaces] Taxonomy of maker spaces

[tetsu yatsu]

Personally, I think Direct Democracy is an important part of the
hackerspace. It gives every member a sense of equal belonging, and a kind of
vested-interest / personal accountability.

But some people might disagree. To some people it sounds a little
anarchist/socialist.

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Sean Bonner <seanbonner at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think one of the magical things about hackerspaces is they aren't
> clearly defined, and explaining them is almost impossible without
> setting foot in one. They are definitely a case of the result being
> greater than the sum of the parts.
>
> -s
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 1:41 PM, Jerry Isdale <isdale at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm new to this list, but recent discussions seem to me to have an
> > undercurrent of 'just what is a hackerspace'
> >
> > It is important to many folk to have good definition of terms, and very
> > heated flamewars happen over such (mis)understandings.
> >
> > So as a help to noobs like me, I'd like to discuss some of the terms used
> > for various biz models for the generic term of 'Maker Space'.  Terms like
> > hackerspace, fab lab, tech shop, and names for variants outside those.
> >
> > "hackerspace" seems to be one nebulous term with some charcteristics
> > Far gave a nice summary as:
> > The core concepts of a hackerspace:
> > 1) Owned and Run by it's members in a spirit of equality
> > 2) is a nonprofit orgnization, and open to the outside world on a
> > (semi)regular basis
> > 3) Shares tools, equipment and ideas without discrimination
> > 4) A strong emphasis on technology and invention
> > 5) Has shared space (or is working on a space) as a center of the
> community
> > 6) A strong spirit of invention and science, based on trial, error, and
> > freely sharing information
> >
> > 'fab lab' seems to be more instituion based, specifically related to MIT
> > efforts. While non profit, it seems more focused on education and less on
> > continuing community and commercial spinnoff.
> >
> > 'TechShop' is a commercial franchise variant. It offers the space
> equipment
> > and some classes, but with an underlying profit motive (perhaps small)
> >
> > Other variants might be the commercial workshops that focus on particular
> > tech (woodworking, metalworking, screenprinting, etc)
> > Or the kids who gather in a family garage to hack and play.  Or the club
> > that meets (ir)regularly.
> >
> > If you strongly about 'hackerspace'', how about defining some of those
> maker
> > spaces that aren't.
> >
> > Mahalo
> > Jerry
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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> >
>
>
>
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