[sudo-discuss] [Big Changes] Hack the Room Hackathon Sun. 5/26 - Details Inside

[Marina Kukso]

in t minus 2.5 hours we will begin hacking the room!

bring yourself, your noms, your stuff, and let us:

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- marina


On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso at gmail.com>wrote:

> hi all,
>
> don't forget, this sunday - all fricken day - hack the room hackathon to
> work on urgent access issues at sudoroom.
>
> if you guys can only come at certain times or are interested in certain
> kind of hacking (hardware vs software vs admin), add your info here:
> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Hack_The_Room
>
> - marina
>
>
> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 11:29 PM, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> hi all,
>>
>> In late May 2013, we find ourselves with a number of hacks necessary to
>> improve ACCESS to & functioning of the space. On Sunday 5/25/13, starting
>> at 11:45AM and running all day long (until the wee hours of Memorial Day
>> Monday with a potential midnight tofu bbq), we will be HACKING THE ROOM.
>>
>> we have hacks in a number of categories: hardware, software, and admin.
>> in order to help people collaborate on the appropriate categories at the
>> appropriate times, please reply to this thread or add your name to the
>> list of attendees <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Hack_The_Room> with the
>> category that you'd like to work on and when you'll be available (if you'll
>> only be available during certain parts of the day, sharing your
>> availability will help coordinate everyone who wants to work on hardware
>> for ex.)
>>
>> here's the current list of necessary hacks (please add to/modify this
>> list at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Hack_The_Room):
>> Hardware Hacking:
>>
>>    - Getting a raspi attached to the sudo <=> (common space) door.
>>    - Installing a circuit on both doors that will be able to send
>>    signals to their respective raspi's.
>>    - Move shit and reorganize space.
>>
>>  Software Hacking:
>>
>>    - Getting the mouse buzzer working
>>    - Creating an API for the door open/closed states
>>    - Whipping up some code for the homepage to interface with the API
>>
>>  Administrative:
>>
>>    - Getting a comprehensive membership list
>>       - prerequisite: hack on different configurations of membership &
>>       access (how do we determine who gets personal access to the space, etc.)?
>>       ...See the "member benefits" section of the articles of association<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits>for details.
>>       - (roadblock: Tommy needs access to the bank acct to get a list of
>>       dues paying members, no?)
>>       - additional thoughts: what else is needed to improve membership
>>       management?
>>    - Improving finance management
>>       - Need to determine areas for improvement in the current finance
>>       tracking/management system and areas where responsibility can be shared,
>>       etc.
>>    - Review clarifications required with landlords for space.
>>    - Meeting format
>>    - Outreach strategy
>>    - Encouraging regular payment of dues from members
>>    - Updating https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Door_Access
>>
>>
>> also, we'll need food! ^_^
>>
>> - marina
>>
>
>
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