[Discuss] discuss Digest, Vol 10, Issue 6

[malcolm stanley]

The benefit to OSHWA of granting use of the logo is that the community
benefits from the innovation inherent in the products made available at a
source level.
As a transaction, this is not one sided.
It is a mutual benefit, and in that sense it is most fair when there is
symmetry in it.

I would call everyones attention to http://tiny-circuits.com.
They are doing electronics.
They did a kickstarter.
They posted all of their initial source on GitHub: Eagles, 3D drawings, its
all there. The files are six months old.
This to me signifies that the use of kickstarter or any other funding
mechanism is not an issue preventing open source publication.

If you are concerned that the pirates will take your source and enter your
market before you can, which may be legitimate concern, we could always
make it so you can always post to escrow somewhere, so it is clear that the
files are open sourced in fact, even if the visibility of those files to
the community is delayed for a specific period. An escrow facility of some
kind, run by OSHWA or a benefactor on their behalf, might be an idea here.
This would allow worry free deposit to the community prior to going to
market, and allow the OSHWA to complete the transaction by providing their
benefit in return.



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On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Tom Igoe <tom.igoe at gmail.com> wrote:

> That argues in favor of only calling it open when it ships, doesn't it?
>
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> Marco Perry <mperry at pensanyc.com> wrote:
>>
>> What if the person doesn't follow thru with best practices? It's hard to
>> revoke if the boards and package is printed.
>>
>> Sent from my newly outdated iPhone 4S
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>> On Mar 2, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Tom Igoe <tom.igoe at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I'd agree with that, though it's an interesting question for things like
>> Kickstarter campaigns.  Do you release the files when you start your
>> kickstarter campaign, or when you ship?
>>
>> r.
>>
>> On Mar 2, 2013, at 10:49 AM, David A. Mellis wrote:
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>> Personally, I think it's okay to use "open-source hardware" and the logo
>> as long as the design files are released with the product. Before release,
>> the distinction between "is" and "will be" seems like a subtle one -- for
>> everything about the product, not just whether or not it's open-source.
>>
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