[hackerspaces] Taxonomy of maker spaces

[3ric Johanson]

Here at hackerbot labs, we have a dictatorship.  Yup, it sucks, but 
nothing better has worked.  We are going on 5 years or so, and are still 
here.

The members are taking more involvement in the space at times, but other 
times folks get busy.  I have no idea if we are a hackerspace, 
makerspace, "hack lab" or what.

However, what is clear is that we are here building stuff and doing 
community related things. Anyone is welcome, except for those whom are not.

Regards,
-3ric


tetsu yatsu wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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
>     <mailto: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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