Communication Channels

Communication channels and other online assets/organising tools used by the Foundation

Current State (Apr 2017)

• Email
  • Helpmonks setup with contact@hackspace.org.uk
• Telegram Active groups to supplement Discourse
  • Join these groups via: https://t.me/UKHackspaceFoundation
  • Main group
  • Tasks & status group
  • Web development group
  • Hackspace owners manual group
• Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
  • Public chat room: irc://irc.freenode.net/hackspace / http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=hackspace / #Hackspace on Freenode
• Google Groups
  • Long-term mailing list (Discourse should be favoured instead) - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/uk-hackspaces
• Google Drive
  • Flexible (and private) working area
  • Hosts master list of hackspaces, insurance calculator and some other working documents
• Discourse
  • For decisions and discussions: https://forum.hackspace.org.uk/
• Waffle.io (died, use github directly)
  • Todo list and ideas for structuring the foundation
• Trello
  • Superceded by Waffle.io
• Github
  • Public repository of useful guides and reference material
  • Intended to replace the hackspace.org.uk wiki or supplement it
• hackspace.org.uk
  • Current public face of UK hackspaces
  • High-level info on starting a hackspace