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 | Thanks for your interest in Sudo Room!
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 | === What is Sudoroom? ===
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 | We're a free & open community space for hackers, artists, activists and '''''YOU!'''''
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 | === What's a hackerspace? ===
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 | Watch this KQED Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wamwklXWK4M Open Source Creativity: Hackerspaces]:
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 | <blockquote>"It's not easy to say what a hackerspace is exactly. You know it when you're in one, but they're all unique because people are so unique."<br />—Mitch Altman of [https://www.noisebridge.net/ Noisebridge]</blockquote>
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 | === What does "sudo" mean? ===
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 | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudo Sudo] is a software command that stands for "super user do". It's pronounced "sue-dough" or "sue-due".
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 | === How does membership work? ===
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 | Introduce yourself in person or on the [https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss mailing list]. [[Gittip|Pay some dues]] or do some work like cleaning, etc. Create a wiki user page or email some contact info to [mailto:info@sudoroom.org info@sudoroom.org]. '''''Poof''''' — you're a member!
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 | === What's your legal structure? ===
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 | It's still evolving. Here's some history:
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 | * In November 2011, Sudoroom held its [[First_Meeting|first meeting]]. We've held [[Meetings|regular meetings]] ever since then.
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 | * In early 2012, we agreed to an [[Articles_of_Association|Articles of Association]].
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 | * In late 2013, we filed [[Articles_of_Incorporation|Articles of Incorporation]] with the state of California, and elected a [[Board|Board of Directors]]
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