On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 3:44 PM, lkcl luke <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:luke.leighton@gmail.com" target="_blank">luke.leighton@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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> Maybe an open hardware COM platform<br>
> that is steered by the community vs under the guise of community, free<br>
> from patents, hidden agendas, personal issues, etc etc<br>
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</div> that would be nice. we'll get there. we have to make some money<br>
though, unless there's people willing to start from an open hardware<br>
COM platform steered by the community and *funded* by the community.<br><font color="#888888"><br></font></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Thats what I originally thought this project was going to be, until I discovered that there was an undisclosed patent and the project had to make sure that everything produced fell under that patent so an undisclosed fee could be charged.</div>
<div><br></div><div>There are several problems with this, one of which is that it is unlikely to raise enough money at the right time, one of which is that it means that I am reluctant to fund the project, which I would otherwise have been happy to do, another was the lack of disclosure until very late on. Plus it makes for a very them and us divide in the community. </div>
<div><br></div><div>So yes, there are people willing to help fund an actual community project, I do not think I am alone.</div><div><br></div><div>Justin</div><div><br></div></div>