<p dir="ltr">Very excited to hear clarification!</p>
<p dir="ltr">I think in some ways that as a very strong brand to consumers they don't feel that competitors can "catch up" anyways.... Or perhaps just that as a tiny segment of the market that other electric car makers will only help them, as a rising tide lifts all boats. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Somehow I don't think they have the brand advantage at SpaceX, which is too bad if that's one of the motivators. Did anyone follow Armadillo Aerospace in their open publication of their techniques? Never design files but it was a very transparent research process and quite interesting for some years. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Anyhow if Tesla actually uses a license or even refers to "open hardware" it will be a boost for our movement in the public eye -- super!</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 13, 2014 9:15 AM, "Antoine, as a contact of a free smallwindturbine project" <<a href="mailto:smallwindturbineproj.contactor@gmail.com">smallwindturbineproj.contactor@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Thanks for having shared this news.<br></div><div><br>Maybe just little comment :<br></div>Hummm ... I'm smiling receiving this, because I remember quiet well when I suggested to Tesla CEO, at the end of 2009, to try to introduce the use of OpenSource, sending him a paper explaining why and how that could be done - I must say, I did this because I wanted to propose my skill to Tesla, but I did not receive any answer, as from many other players I identified around the world to whom I sent the same proposal ...<br>
</div><div>Maybe my paper has never been read at all, or it was too soon ... "vas-savoir ! " as we say in french.<br></div>Whatever, I'm happy to learn this is now a reality !<br><div><div><div><br></div><div>
Next period of times will certainty be enthusiastic !<br><br></div><div>Freely,<br></div><div>Antoine<br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-06-13 10:06 GMT+02:00 Andrew Katz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Andrew.Katz@moorcrofts.com" target="_blank">Andrew.Katz@moorcrofts.com</a>></span>:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">There are feelers out - I will report back as soon as I hear any news.<br>
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This could prove to be hyper-disruptive. We live in interesting times. All we need now is for a step-change in renewables investment (fusion would be nice) to provide the power (and change the business and geopolitical landscape for good).<br>
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Best<br>
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Andrew<br>
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> I wonder if we should approach them for clarification ...?<br>
><br>
> an "automotive OIN" would probably quite disruptive ... which automakers (or<br>
<div><div>> makers of cars) would most probably join? GM or Google?<br>
><br>
> On 13 Jun 2014, at 10:53, Andrew Katz <<a href="mailto:Andrew.Katz@moorcrofts.com" target="_blank">Andrew.Katz@moorcrofts.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> > This is fascinating, and good news, although it's not clear whether it's an<br>
> abandonment, licence or non-assert. It would be interesting if they used their<br>
> patents as the basis of some form of copyleft, so that other manufacturers<br>
> using their technology also had to license any patents (and possibly designs)<br>
> derived from the patented material on the same terms. Or they could donate<br>
> them to an automotive equivalent of the Open Invention Network.<br>
> ><br>
> > - Andrew<br>
> ><br>
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