https://github.com/bitspook/entropy
Entropy Chandigarh Hackerspace
https://github.com/bitspook/entropy
community hackerspace
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Entropy Chandigarh Hackerspace
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/bitspook/entropy
- Owner: bitspook
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2021-06-06T04:14:28.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-11-23T11:24:53.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-05-08T20:29:42.229Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: community, hackerspace
- Language: Rust
- Homepage: https://entropyhacker.space
- Size: 1.4 MB
- Stars: 5
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 23
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: readme.org
- License: LICENSE
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README
#+title: Entropy
Entropy helps a tech community run and manage itself. It provides a platform
where people can come together to discuss things, set goals for themselves, and
approach methodically to achieve them.
** Goals
*** Individual Freedom
Being a part of the community should not mean compromising an individual's
freedom. To ensure this, Entropy allows contribution at any level of anonymity a
member wants.
This expands to other aspects of how Entropy guides a community. Law of a
passive majority should not force individuals against their wishes. Contributors
should be valued more than passive members.
*** Freedom of ownership
Those who contribute to the group should have ownership over it. Any member can
achieve decision making power by contributing more.
*** Methodical
Entropy should help its members take more methodical approach to achieve their
goals. It should actively guide towards approaches which are:
1. Measurable
2. Achievable
3. Encourage collaboration
*** Ownership of content
Content created by members of the group should belong to the individual members.
A group shutting down, which means the Entropy app, and all user generated
content on it disappearing from the web, should not cost a member their content.
Because the member owns their content.
Entropy app should shield users in above mentioned scenario.
*** Cost efficient
Running the Entropy should not put a stress on the community. Entropy actively
tries to make it possible to run itself for as little money as possible.
#+begin_quote
Current implementation of Entropy can be built to a static site, and hosted 100%
for free.
#+end_quote
** Development
*** Setup
Entropy uses nix for setting up its development environment. That means you
don't need to install *anything* except nix itself on your machine to work with
Entropy.
Prerequisites:
1. [[https://nix.dev/tutorials/install-nix][Install nix]]
2. [[https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes][Enable nix flakes]]
Run following command to ensure that nix downloads and sets up all the required
dependencies (including rust, rust-analyzer, postgresql etc).
#+begin_src sh
nix develop
#+end_src
It is recommended to use [[https://direnv.net/][direnv]], which will allow you to work with development
environment provided by nix, while keeping staying in your own terminal (=nix
develop= drops you in a blank bash prompt).
*** Usage
Entropy app itself can be built with standard cargo commands.
#+begin_src sh
cargo build # Build a debug binary
cargo build --release # Build release binary
cargo run -- --help # Build and run the app, and view CLI help
#+end_src
**** Start development database
To start the development database and other infrastructure, run:
#+begin_src sh
cargo make start infra
#+end_src
Explore [[file:Makefile.toml][Makefile.toml]] for more tasks (e.g to start only database)
* Entropy Hackerspace
Entropy is being used by Entropy Hackerspace (https://entropyhacker.space). You
can join the community on following platforms:
** Chat
- Matrix Space: https://matrix.to/#/!EJjSPytjXwjJyODGWC:matrix.org?via=matrix.org
- Telegram Group: https://t.me/joinchat/QiQGasCqA205OWM9
- Discord: https://discord.gg/y74NHawxTA
All the chat mediums are bridged, so you can connect to any one of them and communicate
with the same group of people.