diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d8c4722..b230d95 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -13,34 +13,25 @@ We created our very own Ghent hackerspace. We had two rules: be excellent to eac We knew that, in order to fix this, we needed a system that gets the best out of everyone and enables us to be awesome! After long late-night discussions, we came up with HTH. *This git repository contains the organizational structure of our hackerspace. This is intended to be place-agnostic information so it can be used by other hackerspaces around the world.* -This is divided into 3 parts: +This is divided into 3 parts. Because [naming things is very hard](http://xkcd.com/910/) we decided to use the names from the ["Silo" series of Hugh Howey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silo_%28series%29). In the series follows the life of several people living in underground silo's in a post-apocaliptic society. #### [1. The Order](https://github.com/0x20/HTH/tree/master/order) This is a description of the system that will run our hackerspace. You will find the different decision processes and the different entities of the organization. -#### [2. The Pact](https://github.com/0x20/HTH/tree/master/pact) -This is the Code of Conduct. This is intended to be a very broad enforced guideline of how members should behave. - -#### [3. The Legacy](https://github.com/0x20/HTH/tree/master/legacy) -This is all the information we collected during the HTH meetings. This should be used as a cypher to understand the Pact itself. This is to avoid incorrect interpretations of the order and the pact - -#### Naming things - -Because [naming things is very hard](http://xkcd.com/910/) we decided to use the names from the ["Silo" series of Hugh Howey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silo_%28series%29). In the series follows the life of several people living in underground silo's in a post-apocaliptic society. - -**The Order** - *In the series, the order is a book that describes how the silos should be managed. The order is clearly "bad" because all control in an infringment to the freedom of the people. Still, if you progress further in the series, you see that the order is still a good way to manage the people.* In the series, the order is used to controll the people, and to limit their ability to progress. They want to keep the people dump, so they're easy to manage. However, in our hackerspace, we want to do the exact opposite. Our order should empower people to get the best out of themselves. Our order should stimulate collaboration, and should enable people to think creatively and to solve problems creatively. We know that this system will be flawed from the start. We know that control of people is evil. But a flawed system is better than no system, and we will continuesly patch this system to make it better. That is why this is on github. So we can learn from our past mistakes and other people can stand on our shoulders to see further thalegn anyone else. -**The Pact** +#### [2. The Pact](https://github.com/0x20/HTH/tree/master/pact) + +This is the Code of Conduct. This is intended to be a very broad enforced guideline of how members should behave. *In the series, the pact is "The law".* -Unlike in the series, our pact will made by the group, and enforced by the group. The group can change the pact as they see fit. +Unlike in the series, our pact will be made by the group, and enforced by the group. The group can change the pact as they see fit. -**The Legacy** +#### [3. The Legacy](https://github.com/0x20/HTH/tree/master/legacy) +This is all the information we collected during the HTH meetings. This should be used as a cypher to understand the Pact itself. This is to avoid incorrect interpretations of the order and the pact *In the series, the legacy is a collection of all the information that remains in the old world. It serves as a warning for the people questioning the order. The legacy is only available to a selected number of people, just like the order. The legacy does not include all of history, only certain parts chosen by the people who build the silo.*