# C-base

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{{Short description|Non-profit organization and hackerspace in Germany}}
{{About|the German organization|other topics|C Base (disambiguation){{!}}C Base}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2009}}

{{lowercase title|c-base}}{{Infobox organization
| formation                = {{start date and age|1995|08|12}}
| logo                     = File:Logo of c-base e.V.svg
| headquarters             = [Berlin](/source/Berlin)
}}[[File:Wikimedia Conference Berlin - Developer meeting (7739).jpg|thumb|325px|[Wikipedians](/source/Wikipedia_community) from Berlin meet at the c-base.]]'''c-base e.V.''' is a non-profit [association](/source/Non-profit_organization) located in [Berlin, Germany](/source/Berlin%2C_Germany). Its purpose is to increase knowledge and skills pertaining to [computer software](/source/computer_software), [hardware](/source/Computer_hardware) and [data networks](/source/computer_networks). The association is engaged in numerous related activities. For example, the society has had stands at large festivals, such as [Children's Day](/source/Children's_Day), where they introduce young people to topics like [robotics](/source/robotics) and [computer-aided design](/source/computer-aided_design).

The association's headquarters, c-base station, is also used by other initiatives and groups in and around Berlin as an event location or as function rooms, for example the [wireless community network](/source/wireless_community_network) [freifunk.net](/source/Freifunk), the [Chaos Computer Club](/source/Chaos_Computer_Club) and the Berlin [Wikipedia](/source/Wikipedia) group.  Any group that identifies themselves with the purpose of the c-base are also welcome to use the premises for meetings and events.

== History ==
[[File:C-base entrance 1998.jpg|thumb|The entrance of c-base ('Schleuse') in 1998 near [Oranienburger Straße](/source/Oranienburger_Stra%C3%9Fe) in the center of Berlin]]
c-base e. V. is a non-profit association that reconstructs a fictitious, crashed space station that has a hackerspace. Originally founded as an “extended living room” by the three initiators Hardy Engwer née Krause (“cynk”), Marten Suhr (“mars”) and Carsten Ussat (“nomax”) by 17 founding members on August 12, 1995,<ref name="c-base_krause_interview">{{Cite web | last = Krause | first = Hardy | year = 2007 | title = Interview with Hardy Krause | url = https://logbuch-c--base-org.translate.goog/archives/148?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de | accessdate = 2025-01-05 | language = German | archiveurl = https://logbuch.c-base.org/archives/148 | archivedate = 2025-01-05 }}</ref> c-base now sees itself as the hub of the Berlin nerd and hacker scene.

In the years 2002 and 2003 the BerlinBackBone project was launched to make available and promote free public access to the internet via wireless community networks. Also in 2003 the c-base association began staging weekly meetings of musicians, called Cosmic Open Stage, thus providing a platform for well known or unknown musicians to hold [jam session](/source/jam_session)s or to give concerts. Since 2004 the premises of the c-base association are also used in cooperation by [transmediale](/source/transmediale).

c-base is recognized as one of the first [hackerspace](/source/hackerspace)s in the world.  It, along with The Loft in San Diego, USA and [Metalab](/source/Metalab), directly influenced the creation of hackerspaces in the US.<ref name="wired_hackerspaces">{{Cite magazine | last = Tweney | first = Dylan | title = Wired: DIY Freaks Flock to 'Hacker Spaces' Worldwide | url = https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/03/hackerspaces | magazine = [Wired](/source/Wired_(magazine)) | date = March 29, 2009 | accessdate = August 7, 2012 }}</ref>

== Activities ==
thumb|250px|''Main hall'' of the c-base
Apart from the main purpose of the c-base association the members are also engaged in many other activities, for example [Go](/source/Go_(board_game)) and [Jugger](/source/Jugger), the rules of which supposedly were gained through analysis of files on c-beam, the main computer in the c-base station. Once a year, @c-terra, an event organised by the c-base association, gives an overview of all activities offered.

From September 14–16, 2006 the fourth [Wizards of OS](/source/Wizards_of_OS) conference was held in cooperation with c-base.

== Further reading ==
* [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/macrone/c-booc-20-years-of-c-base-in-a-book c-booc: 20 years history publication of c-base]
* [https://www.c-base.org/presse/pressemappe.pdf c-base e. V.: ''c-base. official handout v.6.0s'', Berlin 2004] {{in lang|de}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|C-base}}
* {{Official website|https://www.c-base.org/}} {{in lang|de}}

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Category:Computer clubs in Germany
Category:Mutual organizations
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Category:Non-profit organisations based in Berlin
Category:Culture in Berlin
Category:Hacker culture
Category:Organizations established in 1995

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