[Noisebridge-discuss] Money @ NB

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Was this discussion related to something happening, or are we just
shooting hypotheticals?

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Tom Longson (nym) <tomlong at gmail.com> wrote:
> "Be Excellent" is a great way to look at it. I fully support Mitch's kits,
> but that's probably because he's not making money hand over fist, and
> providing a very cool class as well. The following are a few examples that
> may have already come up in some way or another:
>
> * Buying kits from Mitch
> * Hosting a paid event at NB
> * Selling food (think hot dog stand)
> * Selling DVDs
> * Selling digital goods at NB (think amazon gift cards)
> * Selling Muni Cards
> * Steve mann's pay to sit chair
> * Product donations as a form of marketing (think Red Bull)
>
> Ultimately, I think that it is not excellent to use the noisebridge space to
> the detriment of others- a hot dog stand might keep people happily fed, but
> it uses real estate, and not everyone might want a guy hanging out hawking
> dogs.
>
> OTOH, I would fully support a vending machine that sells Mitch's kits, and
> other hacked items.
>
> Cheers,
> Tom Longson
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> CUPCAKES!! http://www.cupsandcakesbakery.com/
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> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 12:39 PM, John Withers <jwithers at reddagger.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Burning man (up until now, maybe depending on if the handover to their
>> nifty new non-profit entity really works out) isn't a non-profit. They
>> just don't let anyone but burning man exchange money at the event.
>>
>> And being a non-profit doesn't mean you can't have commerce happen. It
>> just means you are a non-profit. The nb community might be choosing to
>> make it a commerce free environment, I dunno. But in my limited
>> experience if they have done that it isn't all that strictly enforced,
>> since I and others have openly bought and sold various hackish goods on
>> small scales in there, group orders on things like entropy generating
>> sticks come to mind.
>>
>> j
>>
>> On Tue, 2012-10-02 at 11:25 -0700, Mark Ellis wrote:
>> > Yes Noisebridge is a non-profit organization.
>> >
>> > Sent from SPACE!
>> >
>> > On Oct 2, 2012, at 11:21 AM, "Tom Longson (nym)" <tomlong at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Is Noisebridge a "non-commercial" zone like burning man?
>> > >
>> > > Curious,
>> > > nym
>> > > _
>>
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