Oh for goodness sake, that is complete nonsense. The two co-founders (of which I am one) are primarily software people - as are about 40% of the membership.
The problem is that with over 700 members opinions of what the space is differ widely. The person you spoke to was almost certainly not someone who usually gives tours, and if it was known they were saying idiotic things like that they would have been corrected.
Saying "software people are not welcome" in a hackerspace is especially idiotic given that much hardware development requires custom code in the first place.
Honestly, I apologise for a bad first impression. Take me up on my offer of a personal tour and I'll show you around the new place.
The problem is that with over 700 members opinions of what the space is differ widely. The person you spoke to was almost certainly not someone who usually gives tours, and if it was known they were saying idiotic things like that they would have been corrected.
Saying "software people are not welcome" in a hackerspace is especially idiotic given that much hardware development requires custom code in the first place.
Honestly, I apologise for a bad first impression. Take me up on my offer of a personal tour and I'll show you around the new place.