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IMHO, the big draw is browser virtualization of the suite. Everything else
is fluff.
Regards
Marvin Dickens
This message was sent from my Android - Please excuse my brevity.
On Sep 4, 2015 10:12 AM, "John Griessen" <john AT ecosensory DOT com> wrote:
> On 09/04/2015 05:31 AM, Markus Hitter (mah AT jump-ing DOT de) [via
> geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>
>> Some Open
>> Source hardware enthusiasts are extremely upset about NC clauses. For my
>> part I consider them to be crucial for success. Collaboration and
>> replicability would be much more important, but this doesn't happen.
>> Hardware is far too easy to re-design from scratch.
>>
>
> By this attitude, you leave out eval board users as customers. The NC
> clause by upverter is
> about design symbols and such, not product IP, so even more anti open HW.
> Most of us understand the nature of patents
> and copyright not covering open hardware, but the sea of makers out there
> are being hyped in
> a bait and switch way very often. You should not give up on the open
> hardware concept Markus -- there are success
> stories different than makerbot.
>
> And there is plenty of room for more. I see OHLs like CERN and TAPR as
> workable with many eval board and
> "maker/hobbyist" board or system kinds of uses,
> and also compatible with holding some trade secrets back that are part of
> the same system, just as separate modules.
> Once profit has paid back for trade secret designs, and they get stale,
> and new designs are available, the trade secrets
> get the open license also, and other new parts are kept back as trade
> secrets. That is a picture of further evolution than "break out boards"
> for open hardware products. I think it can work.
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">IMHO, the big draw is browser virtualization of the suite. E=
verything else is fluff.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Regards<br><br><br></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Marvin Dickens</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">This message was sent from my Android - Please excuse my bre=
vity.</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sep 4, 2015 10:12 AM, "John Griessen&quo=
t; <<a href=3D"mailto:john AT ecosensory DOT com">john AT ecosensory DOT com</a>> w=
rote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 09/04/2015 =
05:31 AM, Markus Hitter (<a href=3D"mailto:mah AT jump-ing DOT de" target=3D"_blan=
k">mah AT jump-ing DOT de</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com" targe=
t=3D"_blank">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>] wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Some Open<br>
Source hardware enthusiasts are extremely upset about NC clauses. For my<br=
>
part I consider them to be crucial for success. Collaboration and<br>
replicability would be much more important, but this doesn't happen.<br=
>
Hardware is far too easy to re-design from scratch.<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
By this attitude, you leave out eval board users as customers.=C2=A0 The NC=
clause by upverter is<br>
about design symbols and such, not product IP, so even more anti open HW.=
=C2=A0 Most of us understand the nature of patents<br>
and copyright not covering open hardware, but the sea of makers out there a=
re being hyped in<br>
a bait and switch way very often.=C2=A0 You should not give up on the open =
hardware concept Markus -- there are success<br>
stories different than makerbot.<br>
<br>
And there is plenty of room for more.=C2=A0 I see OHLs like CERN and TAPR a=
s workable with many eval board and<br>
"maker/hobbyist" board or system kinds of uses,<br>
and also compatible with holding some trade secrets back that are part of t=
he same system, just as separate modules.<br>
Once profit has paid back for trade secret designs, and they get stale, and=
new designs are available, the trade secrets<br>
get the open license also, and other new parts are kept back as trade secre=
ts.=C2=A0 That is a picture of further evolution than "break out board=
s" for open hardware products.=C2=A0 I think it can work.<br>
</blockquote></div>
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