[hackerspaces] Removing non-hackerspaces from the hackerspaces.org list?

[Koen Martens]

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How's this for a definition (saw it on irc this weekend:

hackerspace - a space where hackers hang out;

with hackers defined as:

hacker - someone who is likely to hang out at a hackerspace;

quite solid imho!

On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 11:15:56AM -0500, Matt Goodman wrote:
> How about we just define it as anywhere that cares to list itself?
> 
> Done.
> --Matthew Goodman
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> On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Far McKon <farmckon at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > This discussion has happened before*
> >
> > After that discussion and some drinks, a few of us came up with the
> > following rules of thumb:
> >
> > Informal guidelines of what makes a hackerspace.
> > 1) Owned and run by its members democratically
> > 2) A nonprofit organization, and/or have regular of public access for
> > non-members
> > 3) Shares tools, equipment and skills freely without charge to each other
> > 4) A strong emphasis on technology and invention
> > 5) Has shared physical space or project as a center of the community
> > 6) A strong spirit of invention and science, STEM,  and freely sharing
> > ideas
> >
> > To be a hackespace, a group needs to have at least 5 of those 6
> > characteristics.
> >
> > That is what we came up with.  What do you folks think?  I'd love to
> > hear expanded, better ideas.
> >
> > - Far
> >
> > *
> > http://lists.hackerspaces.org/pipermail/discuss/2009-November/001291.html
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