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General stUFF, Guff consists of all of the things (well, consumables) at the hackerspace that don't belong to a particular person, and are available to use. The general rule is that guff does not leave the space (you don't take it home for a project, or for personal use). But on the other hand, once something is part of a project or hack, it's no longer guff. | General stUFF, Guff consists of all of the things (well, consumables) at the hackerspace that don't belong to a particular person, and are available to use. The general rule is that guff does not leave the space (you don't take it home for a project, or for personal use). But on the other hand, once something is part of a project or hack, it's no longer guff. | ||
== Hackerspace == | == Hackerspace == | ||
There are many definitions of hackerspaces, but it is generally agreed hackerspapaces meet at least 5 or 6 of the | There are many definitions of hackerspaces, but it is generally agreed hackerspapaces meet at least 5 or 6 of the following guidelines: | ||
* Owned and operated by it’s members in a spirit of equality. | |||
* Is a nonprofit organization, and open to the outside world on a (semi)regular basis. | * Is a nonprofit organization, and open to the outside world on a (semi)regular basis. | ||
* Shares tools, equipment and ideas without discrimination. | * Shares tools, equipment and ideas without discrimination. | ||
Revision as of 02:00, 15 November 2009
Guff
General stUFF, Guff consists of all of the things (well, consumables) at the hackerspace that don't belong to a particular person, and are available to use. The general rule is that guff does not leave the space (you don't take it home for a project, or for personal use). But on the other hand, once something is part of a project or hack, it's no longer guff.
Hackerspace
There are many definitions of hackerspaces, but it is generally agreed hackerspapaces meet at least 5 or 6 of the following guidelines:
- Owned and operated by it’s members in a spirit of equality.
- Is a nonprofit organization, and open to the outside world on a (semi)regular basis.
- Shares tools, equipment and ideas without discrimination.
- A strong emphasis on technology and invention.
- Has shared space (or is working on a space) as a center of the community.
- A strong spirit of invention and science, based on trial, error, and freely sharing information.
