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"On request of the (starting) French FabLab community we have tentatively formulated the conditions for being able to use the label "Fab Lab" -- this is a Draft / RFC based on Communication from Sherry Lassiter, 15 April 2011. These key characteristics create an enabling environment that we call a fab lab. Provided that a lab effort is aligned with the below, they can and should use the logo for fund raising, promoting and advertising the fab lab and its activities. First and foremost, public access to the fab lab is essential. A fab lab is about democratizing access to the tools for personal expression and invention. So a fab lab must be open to the public for free or in-kind service/barter at least part of the time each week. Fab Labs support and subscribe to the fab lab charter: http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/charter/ This charter should be published somewhere on the website and also in the fab lab. Fab Labs must share a common set of tools and processes. The critical machines and materials are in this list: http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/fab/inv.html and there's a list of open source software and freeware that we use online as well (embedded in fab academy modules here: http://academy.cba.mit.edu/classes/ ) The idea is that all the labs can share knowledge, designs, and collaborate across international borders. You have to participate in the larger, global fab lab network, that is, you can't isolate yourself. This is about being part of a global, knowlege-sharing community through the videoconference, attending the annual fab lab meeting, and otherwise collaborating and partnering with other labs in the network on workshops, challenges or projects. Participating in Fab Academy is yet another way to connect with the global network community." (http://www.fablab.is/w/index.php/ConditionsForFabLabLabel)

I coordinated this research for Fab Lab Brasil Association, and it is now a lecture that presents some Fab Labs of the global network and discuss the different models.

Fab Modules software to run any fab lab machine

A noter le passage : "But, that said, we're seeing things happening in France at the moment where large 'teach yourself ' chain stores are starting to jump on the train and say, "Hey! You know, we could attach a FabLab to our stores."", et la discussion qui suit et qui illustre exactement la situation actuelle entre nous et certains FabLab de 'puristes'.

"Fab Labs", mouvement des "Makers", "économie collaborative" ou "BoP": ces tendances, signes d'une vision de l'innovation plus ouverte et inclusive, impactent en profondeur nos modèles économiques, analyse Olivia Lisicki. 

article pédagogie et Fablabs

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The FabLab network is now also expanding within cities: in some cities there will be soon more than one FabLab, and this will be a very interesting step in order to see their local impact and their interactions.

Most computers in our Fab Lab run the Linux operating system (Ubuntu and Debian). We like to use Open Source Software alternatives whereever possible. But... we also think it is important to have easy-to-use, accessible software, even if it's not fully open.