Re: [Nolug] Hacker Space HOWTO

Well, there are a number of ways that the hackspaces are supported.

C-Base and a few other hackerspaces use money-raising techniques that
is common in European squats - selling drinks and serving meals.

At C-Base, there is a membership system where members are expected to
pay dues of around 5 euros a month (I think). In exchange they have a
space where they can collaborate and geek out 24 hours a day. They
also sell beer, soda and Club-Mate... Selling drinks gets them a
significant income - I have never seen anybody drunk at C-Base - the
drinks are just there to wet people's thirsts.

In the case of Noisebridge, it's monthly dues...

The ideal hackerspace situation involves getting a lease, or outright
buying a space (as C-Base did). Both of these require money.

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 5:02 PM, B. Estrade <estrabd@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 04:41:21PM -0800, Charles Paul wrote:
>> Here is the talk from Last Hope:
>>
>> http://www.thelasthope.org/media/audio/16kbps/Hacker_Space_Design_Patterns.mp3
>>
>> And another one on creating Hack Spaces:
>> http://www.thelasthope.org/media/audio/16kbps/Building_Hacker_Spaces_Everywhere_Your_Excuses_are_Invalid.mp3
>>
>> And from the latest Chaos Communication Congress:
>> http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/congress/25C3/audio_only/25c3-2806-en-building_an_international_movement:_hackerspaces.org.mp3
>>
>> 24/7 Hackerspaces like C-Base in Berlin are the extreme; a good
>> extreme, yet extreme.
>>
>>
>> Just moved to Seattle and got involved with HackerBot Labs - lots of
>> cool projects including a high-altitude sounding balloons.
>> http://www.hackerbotlabs.com/
>>
>>
>> Another new Hack Space is Noise Bridge in San Francisco, started by
>> one of my old friends.
>> http://noisebridge.net
>>
>> Currently collaborating with the Noise Bridge people on breaking
>> hardware-based full-disk-encryption systems (ala the Trusted Computing
>> Group specification).
>>
>> Could a hackspace succeed in New Orleans? That is a good question -
>> and I would throw the full of my moral support behind such an
>> endeavour!
>
> How are these things funded? The concept seems to be similar to
> providing an incubation space. Is there some exchange that any
> profits/patents/etc created from this hackspace go, in part, to the
> hackspace itself?
>
> Brett
>
>>
>> Take Care,
>> Charles Paul
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:16 PM, B. Estrade <estrabd@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 04:46:11PM -0600, Mischa D. Krilov wrote:
>> >> Simon mentioned this over on the [redacted] forums, a presentation on
>> >> how to create an environment that fostered fun, hackerly activity.
>> >> It's worth five minutes to read and keep in the back of your brain for
>> >> the next meeting.
>> >>
>> >> http://imakethings.com/Hacker-Space-Design-Patterns.pdf
>> >
>> > This is cool.
>> >
>> > Brett
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Mischa
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