[Discuss] OSHWA table at a local maker faire?

j. eric townsend jet at functionalprototype.com
Mon Apr 18 18:37:16 UTC 2016


Thanks.  I’m not even sure if there are any other OSHWA members in Pittsburgh to form a local group!

I was talking to the guy running MakerFaire Pittsburgh about how we could promote OSS/OSH at the event which is why I thought of having an OSHWA table.

It’s probably easier for me to pair up with an IP lawyer and have a general topics table on open source licensing.

thanks,
—jet

> On Apr 18, 2016, at 14:10, alicia <amgibb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for helping out with this Hal!
> 
> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Hal Gottfried <hal at kcohg.org> wrote:
> Given your answer, I think your best bet is to form a branch first (I can help you with that). There is a link on the site to apply.
> 
> Once you’ve done that it’s better to represent the group as whole as your branch is part of the entity.
> 
> Make sense?
> 
> If I recall the big thing is no selling / representing for sale / etc. hardware products because OSHWA is a NPO and that goes against the IRS requirements for such.
> 
> For example our group KCOHG (KC OSHWA) is an NPO in the state of MO as well since it works together well.
> 
> 
> > On Apr 17, 2016, at 7:48 PM, j. eric townsend <jet at functionalprototype.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> On Apr 17, 2016, at 20:38, Hal Gottfried <hal at kcohg.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> I agree from both sides (founder member and co founder of branch) that it is a great idea and good way to recruit members.
> >>
> >> Is it safe to assume then you would be sending people interested to the national group or would this be the catalyst to start a Pittsburgh group?
> >>
> >> Keep in mind both are great, I just need to know how to frame an answer.
> >
> > Both, I think.  A few years ago I held an open source fabrication meeting and there was basically three of us showing up with our Mendles.  Since then we’ve built a Lasersaur at CMU, Boxyz launched, we have a TechShop in Pittsburgh, etc.
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