[Noisebridge-discuss] Why not just disable the buzzer?

[jim]

    I  agree that disabling the buzzer is an un-excellent 
solution. 


On Thu, 2012-10-25 at 15:04 -0700, Praveen Sinha wrote:
> I don't like this solution in that not only is it not welcoming, I was
> having a conversation this past week with at least one of our older
> elderly members who I won't name has been going through a lot of
> physical disability issues, and she often has to rely on the door
> buzzer to get people unblock the elevator.  I just don't think this is
> an excellent solution.
> 
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 2:58 PM, tedward <arbzed at gmail.com> wrote:
>         So I brought this up a long time ago, but I think it's worth
>         mentioning again, given the trending topics here lately.
>         
>         What about disabling the remote door buzzer, and maybe even
>         NOT fixing
>         the doorbell?  These circuits combined are a fantastic
>         low-effort
>         mechanism for letting people in without interacting with them.
>         
>         Say we disabled the button at the top of the stairs that lets
>         people
>         in.  And, for the sake of argument, we fix the gate lock as
>         Jake
>         suggests such that it can not be trivially shimmed.  And let's
>         also
>         say we disable unauthenticated buzzing through the HTTP
>         interface.
>         
>         In this scenario, in order to gain access, you'd have to:
>         
>         a) have a key
>         b) have an access code (public events and classes can issue
>         temp codes
>         for people who RSVP)
>         c) enter at the same time as someone who has one of the above
>         d) use your wireless thing that you probably carry with you to
>         summon
>         a specific person you know who is already inside the space to
>         let you
>         in.
>         
>         All these methods require either passing a minimal community
>         trust bar
>         or directly interacting with someone at the point of entry who
>         has
>         passed that bar.  Do they exclude anyone we want to be able to
>         gain
>         access?
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