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I wish more companies and hacker spaces would launch programs like this. With so many companies relying on open source, giving projects a little bit of stability is crucial.

The no-strings attached is also a huge deal. Versus being employed, this program lets people work on something that they are passionate about without the risk of the company assigning them to a new project that they aren't interested in.

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Well, okay:

If you're an open source developer that needs space to work on their project in Phoenix, you can come to heatsync labs (a hackerspace) and work on it every day you want to for free.

Check it out here: http://live.heatsynclabs.org/

We can't give you money, though (since we don't have a ton of it; we're a non-profit).

[By the way, this is kindof meant in jest: anybody can come and work on their projects here if they want to, and that has always been the case.]

That is very cool! I live in Sedona, about 90 miles north of Mesa. Maybe I will drop by when my wife and I are in Phoenix shopping. I will check your calendar first. I get that it runs on volunteer effort, but who pays the rent?

We pay dues (they're not required, but they do come with some benefits. For example: in order to get 24/7 access, you have to be paying at least $50/mo in dues).

That's fantastic! I'm sure you're already connected to Skysong. The ASU W.P. Carey school of business has a new head of the entrepreneur program (I think it used to be called Spark). Sidnee Peck took over the program. She'd probably be a great person to meet to get ASU students and alums to check out the space. Let me know if you want an intro.

Awesome! I'll definitely keep this spot in mind for hackerish projects that take up space

I'm a programmer that does open source and teaches classes in his free time. I live in Austin, but all the coworking spaces here charge more money than I'm comfortable paying, would somebody be willing to sponsor me or offer a reduced-rate?

I can provide Github profile for proof.

I'm also in Austin and have been hanging out at Center61 (http://www.center61.com/). It's a pretty nice space for social entrepreneurs. Their definition of social entrepreneur is flexible and I bet your open source work would qualify. At $25/mon it's pretty affordable too.

Agreed - what Stripe is doing here is inspiring. Here is something along the same vein launched last week => https://assemblymade.com/sabbaticals

Fully agree! Sadly, incidents of [Responsible Capitalism](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/ca...) don't come up on radar as dramatically as corporate overreaching.

I'm going to research this as a possible opportunity within my company.

Thanks for the comment!

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