Re: [NESIT] Minecraft and OpenArena servers up

[karma]

Should we consider passwords for the public ip gaming servers?

If all the addresses are on the hackerspace wiki, should we keep people
off our servers unless they attend the LAN (and pay admission)?

If this is promoted right, I could see more people coming to attend a
global hackerspace event. People will want to be part of the larger
party and find the nearest hackerspace. I'm sure we all could use the
extra revenue.

-Scott

On 03/18/2011 10:29 AM, Gregory McGuire wrote:
> Is there a way to have this not broadcast to the entire OpenArena community?
>
> --Greg--
>
> On Mar 18, 2011, at 12:44 AM, a...@ctgeeks.org wrote:
>
>> Yeah, definitely! Should be fun.
>>
>>
>>> OpenArena is working great. Excellent job!
>>>
>>> Look forward to more game play during the LAN event.
>>>
>>> -Scott

[Psy Tek]

I like the idea of passwords to only the people who've paid.

[Greg McGuire]

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Greg McGuire <gr...@nesit.net>
Date: Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 12:46 AM
Subject: Re: [NESIT] Minecraft and OpenArena servers up
To: Psy Tek <psy...@alphaonelabs.com>
Cc: karma <karma...@gmail.com>, nes...@googlegroups.com, betat...@googlegroups.com, William Reyor <optic...@gmail.com>

It's kinda tough to say.  Is every hackerspace using this as a fundraiser?  We did kinda invite every hackerspace to participate and not all of them might be looking at this as a fundraiser.  So is it fair to have members of hackerspaces that are participating that aren't fundraising pay to participate? I don't know.  Maybe there should be a stipulation where the leadership of those groups not fundraising should contact one of us and get the passwords from us for the server?  Maybe the spaces that join up with the LAN party can send their IPs to the group and be allowed to connect through our firewalls?  I don't really know what the answer is.

What I personally am all about, is making it just be the hacker/maker community playing against each other and not a bunch of 16 year olds in their parents basements showing up and killing all of us.

[karma]

Hackerspaces can use this as a fund raiser, but they don't have to. Charge people at your space when they come in...if you want to, but we will spread the passwords only to known or trusted groups. The pass list can finalize and roll out the day before the event.

I think the Hackerspaces are far enough apart where we will not draw visitors away from each other in the event one site charges and others don't (or charge more). Other sites will have to keep in mind some of us are using this for fund raising and should be conservative with free guests.

1. Passwords only through allied groups. This is a Hackerspace event
2. Charge what you will at the door...you keep your own door
3. This is a fund raising event. Be conservative with freebies
4. Don't be a dick and under cut nearby hackerspaces

We can all benefit from this, connect hackerspaces, and have fun. When this stops being fun, I'm out.

-Scott

On 03/19/2011 12:46 AM, Greg McGuire wrote:

It's kinda tough to say.  Is every hackerspace using this as a fundraiser?  We did kinda invite every hackerspace to participate and not all of them might be looking at this as a fundraiser.  So is it fair to have members of hackerspaces that are participating that aren't fundraising pay to participate? I don't know.  Maybe there should be a stipulation where the leadership of those groups not fundraising should contact one of us and get the passwords from us for the server?  Maybe the spaces that join up with the LAN party can send their IPs to the group and be allowed to connect through our firewalls?  I don't really know what the answer is.

What I personally am all about, is making it just be the hacker/maker community playing against each other and not a bunch of 16 year olds in their parents basements showing up and killing all of us.

On Mar 19, 2011, at 12:33 AM, Psy Tek wrote:

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