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Multi-lingual? An english-only version might be perceived as elitist?

• I think this Info-Folder should be available in, at least, one language that is accredited as national language. --Kabel 07:53, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

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• http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgyo/1643516176/sizes/l/ (Something similar, this one's copyrighted)

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[..Intro-Bla..] A hackerspace to us is a [..DEFINE..]

We sincerely believe that Luxembourg also needs a place for highly motivated and creative people to meet, socialize and drive innovation. The advent and lasting success of open source principles has shown that great ideas and promising projects can be generated most efficiently where people from various backgrounds get and work together. People working with and on open source projects have a progressive, playful and constructive way of interacting with modern technology which they need to foster and cultivate. Information Technology (IT) offers a broad field of potential that lies idle without people perusing its possibilities in a creative, artistic and innovative manner.

We would like to create and run such a place in Luxembourg, where like-minded people could engage in projects, hold or participate in workshops, and collaborate and give or listen to talks. We imagine that place to have a cosy atmosphere and be open to anybody, irrespective of gender, nationality, interests or age, as long as they're fascinated by experimenting and innovating in the fields of software, electronics, contemporary art, social interaction and communication [...] Visitors and regulars of such a space will be eager to learn, pass on their knowledge and drive technological as well as social innovation. The space should become a hub for people to meet, exchange ideas, build up a 'hacker-culture' and make constructive use of their leisure time. Such use consisting of active participation in collaborative work, making up and working on [unusual] projects in various fields of technology, art, and more specifically micro-electronics, bio-engineering, sensors, data protection, building robots and social software.

A hackerspace would be a chance to fill a cultural void in Luxembourg and its neighboring regions and to [xyz] the image of the Greater-Region as a technologically advanced and innovative environment. In that same light, hackerspaces abroad that have been funded by their respective host-cities - and other sponsors - have often turned out to become a place where young Start-Ups get their initial [funken] of inspiration and should therefore be considered as an prime target for investments. Because of the hackerspace becoming a pool of innovative and motivated characters who's sole drawback is their missing financial resources, technology leaders of today would have a chance to support tomorrows technical creative elite and as a result get the possibility of harnessing that potential and creativity. [I still like the old sentence better: "Further, businesses could - and should be encouraged to - support and harness the potential and creativity that will flourish in such a space"]

In order to create such a space, we will require access to an adequate physical location of 100 to 200 square meters. An ideal location would have to be usable all year long and fitted with adequate sanitary equipment [hell, a bathroom, ok? ;)] as well as preferably a kitchen. One of the first projects would consist in [augestalten] that location which should however be usable without undertaking considerable [lots! like building a wall or fitting in waste disposal] work. Such a space would be run by a non-profit organisation and accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It would host several organisations and meetings, clubs, associations and projects. Furthermore, the space should be located centrally and be easily accessible by public transport during most of the day.

The community of hackerspaces, many of whom just recently saw the light of this world, is a continuous source of inspiration and motivation to/for[??] our efforts. Popular venues abroad include the Metalab in Vienna, the C-Base in Berlin, the Das-Labor in Bochum or the recently founded Hackerspaces Sublab in Leizig and µc³ in Munich.