<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Boganda,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for clarifying this and for introducing your company and project a little more clearly. I meant my question sincerely. </div><div><br></div><div>Tiberius,</div><div><br></div><div>That is an interesting question on multiple levels. I am currently working with a client for which I built an open source network capable data logger for.</div><div><br></div><div>(see: <a href="http://www.suspectdevices.com/blahg/arm/bacon/baco-matic-5000-talk-notes/">Bacomatic 5000 session notes.</a> , <a href="https://github.com/soycamo/maplebacon">https://github.com/soycamo/maplebacon</a>, <a href="http://www.suspectdevices.com/blahg/arm/very-good-very-nice-very-easy-i-wish-you-could-smell-this/">Very Good! Very Nice! Very Easy I Wish You Could Smell This.</a>)</div><div><br></div><div>After coming back from the OHS my client and I have been working at nimbits which is afik is on the same business-grown-from-open-source quagmire. </div><div><br></div><div>(its a !$$@! mess)</div><div><br></div><div>In the case of my data logger I personally went open source to avoid having to sole source a solution that was specific to my clients needs and possible growth.</div><div>In my defence there was both a personal and a business case for using open source tools and the result ultimately is a win win for both myself and my client.</div><div><br></div><div>As to why the question is important: I have also been involved with RHOK where one of last years domain problems was solved by a company that extensively used open source funding and resources to create a product that they ultimately patented making it unavailable to those who needed it most. </div><div><br></div><div>Curiouser and curiouser.</div><div> </div><div><br></div><div>Don.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Dec 5, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Tiberius Brastaviceanu <<a href="mailto:tiberius.brastaviceanu@gmail.com">tiberius.brastaviceanu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><b>Bogdana</b>, <div><br></div><div>This looks interesting to me. We are gathering support around this project<div><a href="http://www.sensorica.co/home/projects/sensor-technology-to-support-local-food-systems">http://www.sensorica.co/home/projects/sensor-technology-to-support-local-food-systems</a> </div>
<div><br></div><div><b>Can you evaluate potential synergy between Agilart and SENSORICA? </b></div><div><br></div><div>Another question: this open SW and HW project is turning into a business... what is the structure of that business and how is it going to keep it open? See if you're interested in the value network model we're developing, helping individuals building commons bring the value they create collaboratively to the market, without perverting the principles behind the <i>open</i>. </div>
<div><a href="http://www.sensorica.co/value-networks">http://www.sensorica.co/value-networks</a> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Bogdana Rakova <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:b.rakova@gmail.com" target="_blank">b.rakova@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Yes.<br><br>Actually the most accurate one is <a href="http://agilart.com/" target="_blank">http://agilart.com/</a> which is the platform that we created and use as a base for this project.<br>
<ul><li>here - <a href="https://github.com/Agilart/Agilart-Run-Time" target="_blank">https://github.com/Agilart/Agilart-Run-Time</a></li>
<li>a video - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LvF3I3t_zwE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LvF3I3t_zwE</a></li><li>a lot of blog posts about the platform - <a href="http://agilart.com/blog" target="_blank">http://agilart.com/blog</a></li>
</ul><br>Please don't feel like I'm a markething person, cause I'm really just an embedded developer!<br><br>Thanks,<br>Bobby<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 December 2012 22:34, Andrew Plumb <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew@plumb.org" target="_blank">andrew@plumb.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>Hi Bobby,</div><div><br></div>Links to your project and related material tend to help more in garnering support from the extended community than a request to fill out Yet Another Marketing Survey.<div>
<br></div><div>Are these relevant?</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://sofia.startupweekend.org/2012/09/24/powerhome-wins/" target="_blank">http://sofia.startupweekend.org/2012/09/24/powerhome-wins/</a></div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://powerhome.me/" target="_blank">http://powerhome.me/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Andrew.<br><div><div><br><div><div>On 2012-12-05, at 3:20 PM, Bogdana Rakova wrote:</div>
<br><blockquote type="cite">Hi Donald, <br><br>This is really not spam - I'm just working on an open project and I thought that this community is open for new ideas.<br>Sorry to bother you if that's not the case but I would really appreciate your support as part of the community. :)<br>
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Cheers,<br>Bobby<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 December 2012 21:21, Donald Delmar Davis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:don@suspectdevices.com" target="_blank">don@suspectdevices.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Is it me or did that smell like spam?<div><br><div><div><div>On Dec 5, 2012, at 10:58 AM, Bogdana Rakova wrote:</div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
Hello,<br><br>My name is Bobby and together with my team we won Sofia Startup Weekend with a HW project that is absolutely Opensource SW and HW !<br><br>We're now busy turning it into a real company! Please help us by having a look at this <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHkxTE16NFNCazlVVnVmWXBYWUk1Y0E6MQ#gid=0" target="_blank">DIY Energy</a> servey.<br>
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