I agree with Jerome. A number of our members are also members of our local hacker space(s), and vice-versa.
I think the primary differentiation would be "professional". Not in terms of attitude, but commitment. The people who work at Indy Hall do it to support their primary source of income. The people who work at Hive76, for instance, tend to do it as shared hobby/maker space, mostly after hours/weekends. Obviously, there are professional makers/hackers, so they could say the same thing about some of our members :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]>wrote: > Since they foster community and if they're open to multiple > companies/independents, then yes. Hacker spaces are much like the writer > spaces - just more niche than "general" coworking. > > > Jerome > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work wide open" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) > Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Jul 19, 2010, at 9:15 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > A quick question for the group. Would you consider hacker spaces > > coworking facilities? Hacker spaces are physical locations that are a > > shared workshop for people interested in making things. Most are non- > > profit and community owned, but private ownership is becoming more > > common. > > > > Hacker spaces share many attributes with coworking. They provide > > shared access to space and equipment. They provide and encourage a > > social environoment and community. They provide training classes and > > support services. Their membership plans are similar. Many self- > > describe as coworking for hackers or makers. > > > > Hacker spaces have traditionally been targeted at amateurs, but are > > increasingly being used by professional freelance artisans and other > > small business people. The professional users of hacker spaces use > > them for pretty much the same reasons people use traditional coworking > > spaces. > > > > Hacker spaces are linked to the broader Maker/DIY movement, which is > > chronicled by Make Magazine (www.makezine.com). Examples include > > Alpha One in Brooklyn (http://www.alphaonelabs.com/), Hack DC in DC > > (http://hacdc.org) and Noisebridge in SF (https:// > > www.noisebridge.net). > > > > We're not sure how many hacker spaces exist, but it is likely in the > > 30-50 range in the U.S. and their numbers appear to be growing pretty > > rapidly. > > > > We've included a few hacker spaces in our coworking facility count so > > far (Tech Shop being a good example - www.techshop.ws). But after > > spending some time researching these spaces we are considering adding > > more. > > > > What do you think? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Steve > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<coworking%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<coworking%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
