Hackerspace Gent Manual

Work in progress The Hackerspace Gent Manual describes how to use commonly used space infrastructure.

Infrastructure

• How to turn on the power.
• How to shut down the power.
• How to play audio.
• How to use the bar (Spacebar).
• How to project video on beamer.

Communications

We have several communication channels, each with a different purpose:

Internal, aimed towards members:

• Mattermost: Chat client for members/regular visitors/friends. Set-up by Merlijn.
• Pads: Cooperative note taking by members for meetings, discussions, proposals. The url's to these pads are announced on mattermost. Set-up by Bloemist.
• Wiki: Internal documentation aimed at members. Editable by everyone, set-up by Bloemist.
• 0x20 Github: Source code and versioned documentation such as Hack the Hackerspace. Managed by A bunch of people.

External aimed towards non-members:

• Hackerspace.gent landing page: Information source for external people and potential visitors. Editable by everyone through 0x20 Github, set-up by Bloemist.
• ghent@discuss.hackerspaces.be mailing list: Email announcements mainly for externals. Managed by Qwaxys, Gilles and Sasja.
• Social media: for announcing events and reaching out to externals/normies.
  • Facebook. Managed by a bunch of people.
  • Instagram. Managed by Betty.
  • Twitter. Managed by ???.
  • Meetup.com. Managed by enzian.
• Giggity: event schedule viewer for events such as Newline. Set-up by ruleant.

DEPRECATED, OUT OF USE:

• IRC: replaced by Mattermost.
• 0x20 blog: NOSTALGIA WARNING replaced by landing page.

Tools

• Wanhoa Duplicator i3 3D Printer: how to 3d print, recommended settings and maintenance.