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

Tue Sep 2 23:36:42 CEST 2014

API info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Security_Interoperability_Alliance

Arclight

On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:36 PM, Arclight <arclight at gmail.com> wrote:
> As a reminder, we have a well-tested door control board that is based
> on Arduino and Raspberry Pi that we are shipping.
>
> http://accxproducts.com/wiki/index.php?title=Open_Access_4.0
>
> You can buy it here:
>
> http://www.wallofsheep.com/collections/accx-products
>
> We went with Wiegand and RS485 interfaces for the readers, so that the
> hardware is not married to a particular type of access card or token.
> Like the Kwartzlab system, interface to an RPi is via serial UART.
> The stock firmware does stand-alone and logging/remote control, and
> there is a basic web UI written in Python.
>
> I'm thinking it would be nice to nail down a door-control API, or
> implement the the PSIA released:
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Amran <amx109 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> that certainly sounds like a brief attempt at ranged voting
>>
>> i know the london hackspace uses http://www.openstv.org/ for their
>> director elections.
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Paul Brown <paul90brown at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 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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