[hackerspaces] Differences between hackerspaces and fablabs

[David Potocnik]

A lot of people believe "hack" and "make" are not interchangeable,
more so in Europe. A lot of people disagree whether "hacking" is (or
should be) a political, or a politically neutral, expression /
activity / even ideology.

There's plenty of resources on this:
* http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Theory
* recent activity on this very mailing list

David @ cht hackbase


On 12 May 2014 20:37, Joshua Pritt <ramgarden at gmail.com> wrote:
> Technically they are all the same.  Hack and Make are interchangeable since
> you can hack some new firmware onto an old wifi router to make something
> new, for example.  Also a fablab is usually describing a place with the
> tools and materials necessary to build something from scratch such as PCBs
> and parts for a new thing.  Of the two hackerspaces I've been a member of
> they both had the means to create PCBs and build new parts, frames,
> housings, mounts, etc. in a section of the building usually referred to as
> the Fab Lab.  3D printers and CNC mills are usually present in these spaces.
> If you had a hackerspace that was 100% fab lab then you could just call it a
> fablab but I bet there would still be other tools and things around to still
> call it a hacker/makerspace.
>
>
> On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 3:28 PM, Florencia Edwards <floev22 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Please send more, i need to write an article about this, and want
>> different opinions and experiences from people who've visited both
>>
>>
>> 2014-05-12 15:24 GMT-04:00 Florencia Edwards <floev22 at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Nice answer, keep them coming
>>>
>>>
>>> 2014-05-12 15:23 GMT-04:00 Al Billings <albill at openbuddha.com>:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On May 12, 2014, at 12:22 PM, Florencia Edwards <floev22 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I read this article:
>>>> http://makezine.com/2013/05/22/the-difference-between-hackerspaces-makerspaces-techshops-and-fablabs/
>>>>
>>>> But I still don't understand the difference between a hackerspace and a
>>>> fablab, and why is there the need for both. What does the fablab cover that
>>>> a hackerspace doesn't? I want to understand
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The difference is bullshit branding. That’s it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Al Billings
>>>> albill at openbuddha.com
>>>> http://makehacklearn.org
>>>>
>>>>
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