[hackerspaces] Space management apps - what we have, what we need?

[Paul Brown]

I'm not sure what voting method we use for elections, but I can describe
it. Voting is open for a week and everyone gets 5 votes. There are no
repeated votes allowed and you don't rank the priority of your vote. The 5
people with the most votes win (if you want to call being a director of a
hackerspace winning).


On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Amran <amx109 at gmail.com> wrote:

> nice list! what voting method do you use? first past the post? or
> something in the 'ranged voting' category?
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Paul Brown <paul90brown at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Here's what Dallas Makerspace is using:
> >
> > Calendar: https://github.com/pawl/CalendarAdmin + Google Calendar +
> > Eventbrite (for ticketed events) + Meetup.com
> > Voting: https://github.com/Dallas-Makerspace/Voting (only used for
> > elections)
> > Access control:
> https://github.com/pawl/Chinese-RFID-Access-Control-Library
> > + https://github.com/pawl/MakerManager
> > Accounting: Quickbooks
> > Mailing List: Google Groups
> > User accounts: OpenLDAP
> > Wiki: MediaWiki
> > To-do List: trello.com
> > Billing/Payment Processing: http://www.whmcs.com/ (mostly because it
> allows
> > tracking existing paypal recurring payments, it also has "hooks" that
> can be
> > used to automatically deactivate RFID badges if they don't pay)
> > Inventory (not used as much as we'd like):
> > https://github.com/Dallas-Makerspace/Inventory /
> > https://github.com/Dallas-Makerspace/DMSSimpleInventory
> >
> > Our needs? Our new calendar management app needs more features, like
> adding
> > new events to eventbrite and meetup.com automatically (to reach a wider
> > audience): https://github.com/pawl/CalendarAdmin
> >
> > I also have some some access control systems I can give away if someone
> > wants to help tackle some of the TODOs on this project:
> > https://github.com/pawl/Chinese-RFID-Access-Control-Library
> >
> > The relevant running a hackerspace post:
> >
> http://runningahackerspace.tumblr.com/post/57715747994/implementing-a-process-that-works-well-for-another
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Shirley Hicks <
> shirley at velochicdesign.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Ed, there are a few people at our space who'd be interested in this
> >> discussion as we're looking at developing a system including Seltzer
> for our
> >> own use. We're currently gearing up using paper, spreadsheets, lots of
> forms
> >> and GNUCash.
> >>
> >> By chance have you talked to the Space Federation (umbrella organization
> >> in which not a few makers spaces are taking part) folks out of
> Milwaukee?
> >> (http://schoolfactory.org/spacefed) I think that they're thinking the
> same
> >> thing long term.
> >>
> >> -- Shirley Hicks
> >> Red Mountain Makers
> >> Birmingham, AL
> >>
> >> On Sep 2, 2014, at 10:01 AM, Edward L Platt <ed at elplatt.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> There are a good number of hackerspace management apps out there
> >> (including Seltzer, which I maintain). Different ones are good for
> different
> >> things, and it seems like there's not one that works well for everyone.
> >> Seltzer is at a point where it's useful, but I'm not sure whether it
> makes
> >> more sense to continue adding features, move to another project, or
> start a
> >> new one.
> >>
> >> My goal is to see more collaboration between spaces on building a
> smaller
> >> number of more mature tools. If you're interested in helping to make
> this
> >> happen, mail me off list and I'll include you in the discussion.
> >>
> >> -Ed
> >>
> >> --
> >> Edward L. Platt
> >> http://elplatt.com
> >> http://civic.mit.edu/users/elplatt
> >> http://i3detroit.com
> >> @elplatt
> >>
> >> This electronic mail message was sent from my desktop personal computer.
> >> Please forgive any long-winded, overly-prosaic ramblings.
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