Open Source Vs. Patenting

[tinman]

It dose not matter which way you go,your screw'd either way,and some one else always ends up making the money of your idea's.

[EOW]

Everything else than France it's ok for me. What the price of energy ? Even 20 years with 2000 billions a year is not enough because all the humanity will profite from your idea (if you find) so when you search it's for change something in this world. If you find you will have money don't worry.

[Nink]

I patent sometimes and publish others.  It all depends.  Filing a patent can actually  be valuable to society, imagine if you patented email spam but never used it and only sued people who violated your patent.   There is also a 3rd option Secret that I also use sometimes.  Old examples recipe for coke and Kentucky fried chicken 11 secret herbs and spices.   You see common examples today in IC's. You probably won't patent your photomask when you make an ASIC you will just keep it secret. 

[alpersddk]

I could always use open-source for removing these badass energy cartels from the world..

[AlienGrey]

It dose not matter which way you go,your screw'd either way,and some one else always ends up making the money of your idea's.

Not always, half the stuff doesn't work, and what's the point spending thousands on stuff that almost impossible to get or have made without spending loads of money ? if you have an idea just sell someone a stake in it and how long do you think you will last once the big boys find out what your up to, one way or another they will put you out of buseness, just share it with your mates and people you can trust !