[Noisebridge-discuss] missing IBM model M keyboard from my shelf

[Casey Callendrello]

On 09/20/2011 12:12 PM, Rubin Abdi wrote:
> Casey Callendrello wrote, On 2011-09-20 12:03:
>> What if we disable the doorbell entirely during certain hours?
>>
>> What if we disable the door button? During certain hours? To let a guest
>> in, you have to walk down to the street, greet them, and open the door.
> By doorbell you mean the button you press at the street level gate that
> buzzes the doorbell inside the space, and NOT the ability to trigger the
> latch on the gate to open from inside the space, correct? If so...
By doorbell, I mean the ability to push a button on street level and 
make an annoying noise in the space. This noise then results in a 
near-Pavlovian response wherein a person in the space automatically 
pushes the "open door" button and goes back to their desk.

By door button, I mean the button that opens the door from the 3rd 
floor. I don't mean any of the opengate systems on Pony.

In any case, what do you think the consequences of either of these would be?
> The generally discussion regarding having either member only or
> privileged people only time has tended to sway towards a no, we would
> like to never disallow the general public from coming into the space.
> This would make some projects in the space not really exist considering
> that many of the folks being the driving force behind them are non-members.
>
> Membership should only be considered an avenue to help the space out
> through financial means and the ability to participate in the consensus
> process. It (arguably) was never meant to be an access control list.
>
Also agreed. I think the regulars vs. guests discussion is external to this.

What I'm working on is a modification of gatebot that does away with the 
access code. Instead, there is a list of phone numbers for whom the gate 
is opened when a call with matching caller-ID is received. Anybody who 
has access to Pony will be able to edit this list. The list will be 
hashed for privacy purposes. Phone numbers will be associated with an 
arbitrary handle; useful for removing access but otherwise unused. Usage 
of the system will not be logged.


--c.