[hackerspaces] DARPA Sponsored Hacker Space Assessment

[Will Bradley]

I can't see how this would be a good thing at all. If the government wants
such information, I'm sure they're already collecting it via undercover
agents.

Even small groups of people can vary widely in their opinions of
hackerspaces, starting with the local police department and including your
coworkers and family. Large groups will vary much more wildly. One side of
an organization can be courting you while the other is working against you.
Happens all the time.
On Dec 6, 2011 8:44 AM, "Jesse Krembs" <jessekrembs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear All
>
> In light of the recent discussion ("will the fruits of our labors be
> used for, good or for evil?") I figure it would be time to ask a
> question I have been pondering for some time.
>
> Would the hacker space that you are a member of participate in a
> assessment of your hacker space if it was sponsored by DARPA?
>
> Additional information to consider:
> DARPA would be the sole receiver of this the information collected
> during the assessment. It would not be shared with the general public
> or the participating hacker spaces.
> The assessment would be of an open nature. With all the information
> provided by the hacker space being assessed as they feel fit.
> The requested information would be broad (state of financing, number
> of members, project, interests, tools, aspirations, history, etc) but
> not particularly specific.
> For example:
> How many members and what the sociological breakdown is.
>
> There would of course be some very specific questions but not
> particularly intrusive I think. Name, address, contact info.
>
> The idea is that the assessment would be in person by the DARPA
> sponsored individual, with the assessor taking pictures of the space,
> making floor plan maps, inventory of major equipment (we have a
> lathe!). I think this is a good opportunity as well to provide a
> narrative history of the space and other relevant topics.
>
> Feel free to answer me on or off list. I'm not interested in launching
> a big discussion football BTW, just trying to get a sense of what the
> community at large thinks. The work/life change required to perform
> this work is quite massive and figuring out some fact before hand
> would be key.
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Jesse Krembs
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