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[charlie wallace]

indeed, as shown by the last 30+ years

On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:

> I've always considered hacker to be descended etymologically from the
> adjective "hackneyed" in deference to the amateurish nature of the
> pursuit.
>
> So when evaluating the application of the term I take into account
> whether or not the word remains true to it's historical lineage.
>
> -Matt
>
> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 5:43 PM, charlie wallace
> <charlie at finitemonkeys.com> wrote:
> > it just seem more or less political. at some point a few years ago yet
> > another name(maker) came in to further segregate hacker, cracker, maker,
> > hobbyist, tinkerer , soldier spy etc.
> >
> > we build from raw, recycle and add functionality, thats more to do with
> the
> > individual, not the label applied to them by someone else.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Georges Kesseler <
> georgeskesseler at yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I see it very basically:
> >> In a makerspace, you make new stuff from raw materials (design PCB,
> write
> >> softs, build machines...)
> >> In a hackerspace, you hack different functionality into existing stuff
> >> (radio-toaster, CDrom robot ...)
> >>
> >> But also, in a hackerspace you can as well make new stuff from raw and
> in
> >> a makerspace you can recycle old materials.
> >> So the origin is different, the result is quite the same: creativity.
> >>
> >> Georges
> >>
> >> On 01/03/2013 11:41 AM, Frantisek Apfelbeck wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi to all,
> >> I remember discussions some year or more ago which were trying to "clear
> >> up" the difference between hackerspaces and makerspaces - when the
> "shift"
> >> started to happen (if not before). If I remember correctly most of the
> >> opinions were that the differences are in the amount of hardware
> hacking in
> >> makerspaces and more software hacking in hackerspaces. For me it sounds
> bit
> >> strange because many of either off do both and also the ratio changes
> with
> >> time and peopl involved. I do not remember references to makerspaces as
> >> being for profit. Is it now the case by definition? I still take
> makerspace
> >> = hackerspace.
> >>
> >> I wonder if it is just me or if the makerspace/hackerspace communities
> are
> >> still virtually the same.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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