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OverUnity.com is Open Source

Started by FreeEnergy, February 12, 2007, 02:20:03 AM

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FreeEnergy

February 12, 2007, 02:20:03 AM
hartiberlin i think you should have a section here at overunity.com where people can see that we are for open source projects/ideas/funding/etc...

truthbeknown

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August 15, 2010, 07:30:14 PM
What exactly does "Open Source" mean to people? How would they explain how it applies to them?

Pirate88179

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August 16, 2010, 12:28:27 AM
To me Open Source means the total sharing of all information related to a specific project or projects.  This is very good on many levels but the best thing about it is, on this site there are many intelligent and creative folks who may look at my idea, and add one of theirs and then another adds their input...etc.  The end result is essentially a group effort.

Take the Joule Thief topic.  All one has to do is to read it and see what open source is all about and what it can accomplish.  ***EDIT***  Obviously there are many other topics on here that exemplify the open source spirit as well.  To me, open source is the only way to go.

Bill
See the Joule thief Circuit Diagrams, etc. topic here:
http://www.overunity.com/index.php?topic=6942.0;topicseen

truthbeknown

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August 16, 2010, 10:41:51 AM
Pirate88179,
               I truly agree with your response. With the Joule Thief thread being almost 1,000 pages I have read very little but I can see the help and contribution each person is giving. And yes, I have read many other threads with the same mentality of the sharing of ideas and helping one another to accomplish good.
               So think about this, what if a person says " I just love Open Source" and then does not want to give required info for replication. Also openly states that someone else is copying their research device AND stating that there are NO PATENTS AND if certain people try to ever market anything relating to their device they will sue them for the intellectual rights. Does this sound like a person who really UNDERSTANDS what OPEN SOURCE means? :o

        J

conradelektro

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August 16, 2010, 04:00:41 PM
I want to state what "open source" in this forum means for me personally.

Let's suppose an "inventor" publishes his beloved work in one of the threads at overunity.com and to make it easy, let's say he disclosed everything there is to know, so that complete replication really is possible. And to make it even more straight forward, let's assume that the "inventor" has not patented his "invention" (or that the patent has expired).

The following things might then happen and the "inventor" must be prepared to accept this stoically:

- some one else might falsely claim that it is his work (only bad people will do that, but it can happen, there are strange folks around)

- some one else might "steal" the "invention" and will become stinking rich while the "inventor" gets nothing, not even recognition as "inventor" (very unlikely, but it could happen)

- some one else might attack the "inventor" and threaten to sue him because he allegedly has "stolen" the idea (very unlikely, but every "inventor" publishing something here should be careful not to infringe on prior rights)

- by publishing his "invention" here, the "inventor" can never patent it in the future, because it was turned over to the public (by the act of publishing it in an open forum)

- the "inventor" can of course try to sell products based on his "invention", but every body else can do as well (the "inventor" has given away all rights and can not exclude anybody from exploiting the invention)

This sounds all very negative, but I nevertheless think that one should give away ones "inventions" for free, because "the little guy" can not become rich with an "invention" any way. And specially if it is a very good invention one will be pushed aside by big business.

So, if you want to share for free, publish here. If you want to become exclusively rich or famous with your  "invention", please stay away and shut up. Specially do not tease people by alleging to an "invention" without giving away all details.

And by all means, be prepared to accept criticism, specially when you make strong claims without backing these strong claims up with real physical evidence. You may talk about your "thing" without evidence, but please state immediately, repeatedly and clearly that you have no evidence. Speculation has to be clearly marked as speculation, otherwise you will be accused of having illusions or worse.

(Attention: This is my personal opinion and might not be the opinion of the "owners" of this forum.)

Greetings, Conrad
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