[Noisebridge-discuss] The OpenDoor Hackathon! Starting this Saturday!
jim
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Mon Dec 13 17:45:20 UTC 2010
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On Mon, 2010-12-13 at 12:01 -0200, Felipe Sanches wrote:
> Eagle?! What's wrong with gEDA?! I'd love to know what do the free
> software electronics tools lack nowadays for you guys.
>
> On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 3:50 PM, John N. <arclight at 23.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just got the parts in for the Open Access 2.0 board. The
> testing with 1.0 went well, and now I'm going to modify the
> board design and order the first 5 PCBs. Feel free to grab and
> hack the code. It currently has a 200 user internal DB using
> Arduino eeprom, and no interactive network or serial
> authentication yet.
>
> The Eagle fules for 1.0 and full code tree are online.
>
> Check out:
>
> http://code.google.com/open-access-control
>
> I am going to focus on hardware right now. If anyone wants to
> help or has feature suggestions for the door controller,
> please email or post.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John Norman
> http://shop.23b.prg
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 9 Dec 2010, Jordan Bunker wrote:
>
>
>
> Hello assembled hackerspaces, makerspaces, and
> coworking spaces of the
> world! I am writing to let you know about the OpenDoor
> Hackathon, which
> starts this weekend on Saturday!
>
> If you have (or have thought of) creating an RFID,
> iButton, keypad, or other
> door access system, and you love connecting and
> working with other hacking,
> making, and coworking spaces, then you won’t want to
> miss out on this!
>
> Here’s the run-down:
>
> What is the OpenDoor Hackathon?
> The OpenDoor Hackathon is a hackathon to benefit the
> members of
> hacker/maker/artist/co-working spaces by creating a
> standardized, Open
> Source door access and membership management system
> that can be used by
> everyone. At the end of the hackathon, the systems (or
> subsystems) created
> by each space will be voted upon, and the best system
> (or combination of
> systems) will be chosen. Implementing the system
> afterwards is, of course,
> optional.
>
> Why are we doing this?
> I know, the word "standardized" sends chills down my
> spine too, but I assure
> you that this is a good thing! Deciding upon a common
> system would enable
> the following things:
>
> - The ability to share membership between spaces
> - Crowdsourced security enhancements and feature
> additions
> - Easier membership management
> - A warm fuzzy feeling of being connected with other
> spaces
>
>
>
> What we're envisioning (and what many of you already
> have) is a sort of
> Reciprocikey or Space Passport system. We believe that
> the only way to
> create such an awesome system is to work together on
> it!
>
> Prize of an Ice Tube
>
> Clock<http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=194>from
> Adafruit <http://adafruit.com/> for the space who best
> implements the
>
> standardization
> of interface specification between custom softwares
> and access control. Each
> space will review submissions at 2:00p PST on Sunday
> and rank the systems
> they would most like to use (you cannot vote for your
> own). The runner up
> will receive a Minty
>
> Boost<http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=14>pack.
>
> You can also vote on best hardware system, most
> elegant code, best
> independent member management software - the top three
> of each will
> receive Minty
>
> Boost<http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=14>packs,
>
>
> also via Adafruit.
>
> Systems needed:
>
> - Software for access control (reads from memory
> stored users and network
> user databases)
> - Create a functional specification for how
> authentication can be done
> securely.
> - Software that manages membership rights (grants
> rights/features to
> users based on conditions specified by managers
> - Standardize an interface specification for how
> custom software can
> talk to the access control software interface.
> - example: 3rd party space has a member
> visiting, presents auth
> token.
> - example: someone wants to create a custom
> trusted UI (web, phone,
> etc.) for talking to the auth daemon
> - Web, phone, etc UI for membership management and
> access control
> software
> - Involve user interface management. See what
> tools people are using
> today to manage membership and build hooks in the
> software to
> manage access
> control, or build your own.
> - Hardware for reading identity (RFID reader, USB
> stick, etc.)
> - Build plug-ins to support common hardware (don't
> get stuck on any
> given vendor).
>
>
>
> When is the OpenDoor Hackathon?
> The OpenDoor Hackathon will begin on Saturday,
> December 11th at 2pm PST,
> ending 24 hours later at 2pm PST on Sunday, December
> 12th. The freenode
> channel will be #opendoor and you can see existing
> conversations on the
>
> google group
> <http://groups.google.com/group/opendoorhack-a-thon>.
> We’ll do
>
> a check-in an hour into the hackathon to see where
> everyone is at and what
> systems people intend to use.
>
> How do I sign up?
> You can register your space's team at the Eventbrite
>
> here<http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1054836043>
>
> !
>
> Join in the conversation at
> http://groups.google.com/group/opendoorhack-a-thon!
>
> --
> Jordan Bunker
> Pumping Station: One - PR Director
> jordan at pumpingstationone.org
> (773) 789-8658
>
>
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