[Swansea Hackspace] Sharing your projects and work-in-progress

[Brian J Hoskins]

Thanks Gerrit, I checked out Wevolver and it looks like a nice platform.

We already have github and similar alternatives for software projects, so
it's good to have an open-source platform which recognises the requirements
of hardware (and mixed hardware/software) projects too.

I set myself up an account there and started to add my project, but during
that process I gained the impression that the platform is intended for
completed (or near-completed) projects which are ready to be cloned,
built-upon or improved.  I checked out some other projects on there and it
strengthened my impression.
I don't think my project is ready to be compared against the polished
efforts of the other projects on Wevolver just yet, but it will be going
into service at a public place eventually so at that point I'll definitely
be able to add it.  I'll visit this again when it is closer to completion.

In general I think it's good for us as members to get better at sharing
information about our projects, as this is surely one of the first things a
newcomer would take an interest in when trying to find out more about our
hackspace.

Cheers!


On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 8:48 AM, Gerrit Niezen <
gerrit at swansea.hackspace.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Given the buzz around member projects recently, I’d like to mention that
> the hackspace is now listed on the Wevolver platform:
> https://www.wevolver.com
>
> Wevolver is a platform for publishing and collaborating on open-source
> hardware projects - I now the founders personally (based at FabLab London),
> so I can vouch for their good intentions ;)
>
> As examples, you can look at two of my projects here:
> -
> https://www.wevolver.com/gerrit.niezen/openpump-an-open-source-hardware-syringe-pump/main/description/
> - https://www.wevolver.com/gerrit.niezen/biofactory/main/description/
>
> Of course, there’s also the member pages (
> http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/Users/Users) on our website if you’d
> rather share your projects there - Wevolver is meant as an alternative for
> when you require a bit more functionality. If you do decide to put your
> project on Wevolver, let me know so I can link it to our hackspace page to
> make it more visible: https://www.wevolver.com/group/swansea.hackspace/
>
> Hoping to see what everyone is up to! (E.g., Brian: I’d love to see what
> your high tide early warning project is all about..)
>
> Cheers,
> Gerrit
>
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