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It has come to our attention that on Saturday, November 28th, the police of Malmoe conducted a reportedly unwarranted search in the location of the hackerspace [http://forskningsavd.se/ Forskningsavdelningen].
It has come to our attention that on Saturday, November 28th, the police of Malmoe conducted a reportedly unwarranted search in the location of the hackerspace [http://forskningsavd.se/ Forskningsavdelningen].


[http://www.polisen.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/Skane/okt-dec/Alkohol-och-slangbomber-beslagtogs-vid-tillslag-i-Malmo/ Police states] that they acted on suspicion of illegal alcohol sales to the public (Sweden has strict alcohol regulations) during the punk concert arranged by another group on a different level on the premises. Wi-Fi equipment (a long range antenna and common household routers) and key copying machines were found on site and seized, on suspicion of IT intrusion and preparing to commit grand theft. However, these tools are not illegal ''per se'' and have perfectly legal uses. Lock-picking, for example, is practised as a sport by members of official clubs in Europe; these regularly engage in education of the public and deliver striking demonstrations about the security flaws of common locks. Participation in this sport is no more a preparation for burglary than sport shooting is a preparation for murder.
[http://www.polisen.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/Skane/okt-dec/Alkohol-och-slangbomber-beslagtogs-vid-tillslag-i-Malmo/ Police states] that they acted on suspicion of illegal alcohol sales to the public (Sweden has strict alcohol regulations) during the punk concert arranged by another group on a different level of the social centre [http://utkanten.net/english.php Utkanten]. Wi-Fi equipment (a long range antenna and common household routers) and key copying machines were found on site and seized, on suspicion of IT intrusion and preparing to commit grand theft. However, these tools are not illegal ''per se'' and have perfectly legal uses. Lock-picking, for example, is practised as a sport by members of official clubs in Europe; these regularly engage in education of the public and deliver striking demonstrations about the security flaws of common locks. Participation in this sport is no more a preparation for burglary than sport shooting is a preparation for murder.


We are members of the [http://metalab.at/ Metalab], a hackerspace in Vienna - and as such a sister project of Forskningsavdelningen. Our organisation is privately financed as well as publicly subsidised and has been host to widely recognised (see [http://metalab.at/wiki/Pressespiegel Pressespiegel]) talks, conferences, workshops, and social events. Moreover, the Metalab has given birth to various commercial, civic, philanthropic, and social ventures. These sorts of advances can only grow in certain environments, and hackerspaces - like the Metalab - strive to provide such an environment. An environment that may seem odd or ominous to outsiders. An environment that usually harbours technology that's not a common sight in just any home or office. But after all, this is the whole point of a hackerspace.
We are members of the [http://metalab.at/ Metalab], a hackerspace in Vienna - and as such a sister project of Forskningsavdelningen. Our organisation is privately financed as well as publicly subsidised and has been host to [http://metalab.at/wiki/Pressespiegel widely recognised] talks, conferences, workshops, and social events. Moreover, the Metalab has given birth to various commercial, civic, philanthropic, and social ventures. These sorts of advances can only grow in certain environments, and hackerspaces - like the Metalab - strive to provide such an environment. An environment that may seem odd or ominous to outsiders. An environment that usually harbours technology that's not a common sight in just any home or office. But after all, this is the whole point of a hackerspace.


Hackerspaces enrich their region's cultural and technological scene. They are places of information, discussion, experimentation and openness. They are the real world manifestations of a new paradigm, originated in the free, border-less and undiscriminating nature of the internet and its communications structures. Hackerspaces are places where freedom of opinion meets creativity and spawns inspiration. They're the birth-place of start-up firms that employ cutting edge technology, of altruistic community projects and of art in new media.
Hackerspaces enrich their region's cultural and technological scene. They are places of information, discussion, experimentation and openness. They are the real world manifestations of a new paradigm, originated in the free, border-less and undiscriminating nature of the internet and its communications structures. Hackerspaces are places where freedom of opinion meets creativity and spawns inspiration. They're the birth-place of start-up firms that employ cutting edge technology, of altruistic community projects and of art in new media.