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Literature:
Literature:
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_ethic Hacker ethics], which inform many of our key values: decentralisation as default organisation principle, the hands-on imperative, merit before status, mistrust of authority, etc.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_ethic Hacker ethics], which inform many of our key values: decentralisation as default organisation principle, the hands-on imperative, merit before status, mistrust of authority, etc.
* [http://citizengadget.com/post/63015238049/toxicity-inclusivity-and-community-size Toxicity, Inclusivity, and Community Size], on the practical limitations of inclusivity in volunteer-run hackerspaces.
* Joseph Reagle, [http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/4291/3381 “Free as in sexist?” Free culture and the gender gap], which argues that: "(a) some geek identities can be narrow and unappealing; (b) open communities are especially susceptible to difficult people; and, (c) the ideas of freedom and openness can be used to dismiss concerns and rationalize the gender gap as a matter of preference and choice."
* [http://reddragdiva.co.uk/lj/group_enemy.html A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy], on the need for barriers to entry and controlled community growth.
* Jo Freedman's [http://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm The Tyranny of Structurelessness], on the practical implications of running a structureless organisation
* Jo Freedman's [http://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm The Tyranny of Structurelessness], on the practical implications of running a structureless organisation
* Elinor Ostrom's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elinor_Ostrom#Design_Principles_for_CPR_Institutions design principles for common-pool resources], on means of managing and protecting a shared limited resource: the community, the space, and its materials
* Elinor Ostrom's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elinor_Ostrom#Design_Principles_for_CPR_Institutions design principles for common-pool resources], on means of managing and protecting a shared limited resource: the community, the space, and its materials
* [http://reddragdiva.co.uk/lj/group_enemy.html A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy], on the need for barriers to entry and controlled community growth.
* Joseph Reagle, [http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/4291/3381 “Free as in sexist?” Free culture and the gender gap], which argues that: "(a) some geek identities can be narrow and unappealing; (b) open communities are especially susceptible to difficult people; and, (c) the ideas of freedom and openness can be used to dismiss concerns and rationalize the gender gap as a matter of preference and choice."
* etc.
* etc.