rasz_pl wrote on 2023-07-12, 04:21:
feipoa wrote on 2023-07-12, 03:32:
Ideally, with the next release upload, all other revisions of the gerbers would be removed, not just because it would clash with licensing, but because you'd get a variety of individuals using outdated gerbers, generating confusion.
Older versions were already of a working design, what confusion would there be? I really dont understand that push for non-commercial for something with a whole world wide market for maybe 10 more units unless someone actively advertises it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_hardware
A few people messaged me about where's the latest version, not finding it, and grabbing the wrong files. I've seen other projects where people just update the original post with the latest variant to avoid such confusion.
Sphere478 wrote on 2023-07-12, 10:37:
I’m not deleting previous uploads. That isn’t how versioning works. If we need to track a problem or retrieve earlier elements those can still be useful.
As another poster suggested it may be more useful to keep them all together, and ideally dated, so everyone would know what version is the lastest.
Sphere478 wrote on 2023-07-12, 10:37:
idk why you are duck duck going the version number printed in the middle of the pcb
Sphere478 wrote on 2023-07-10, 21:22:
Feiopa, I will respect your wishes and use a license for pi.0
Because in my mind "license for pi.0" must have been some form of licensing scheme I wasn't familiar with. It never occurred to me that you meant the "vπ.0" silk-screened on the PCB; I've never paid any attention to this. Thus, the "license for pi.0" internet search took me to some Raspberry Pi Zero licensing page and I figured you were thinking to mimic this licence, which in turn was CC-BY-ND. NC and ND being visually close, I thought you had mixed up CC-BY-NC with CC-BY-ND. And the text that followed stemmed from this.
Sphere478 wrote on 2023-07-12, 10:37:
I’m canceling pi.0 as it is tainted by a previous commitment.
I don't follow the logic. A previous commitment would have existed before the intention to release the next PCB variant. If this commitment is to result in some form of commercialisation for profit, please do it on someone else's dime next time.
Sphere478 wrote on 2023-07-12, 10:37:
an inch given has turned into a mile taken. Maybe I should take my leave.
What inch was given for which a mile was taken? I expressed my point of view and it did not become broader from my first comment on the subject, namely my view of CC-BY-NC-4.0 stayed as CC-BY-NC-4.0. The remainder of the wording in the previous post was subsequently in reply to your post:
Sphere478 wrote on 2023-07-10, 21:22:
Upload the license file you wish me to include with the release. And I will do so, along with your guide. Also please specify which option I should select on vogons drop down
I don't have a lot of time right now to continue spinning the wheel. This matter is fairly trivial. Do what your gut tells you to do, then ideally you'd have no regrets, and nobody else to blame. As I've expressed my point of view, I cannot have any regrets for not having expressed myself. My grounding for this view would encompass a much larger topic and is not well fitted for discussion here.
If anyone is interested in the donation option mentioned earlier, please let me know; if there's sufficient interest, I may pursue it once the kids are back in school. To be clear, the donation would not go to me, but would go directly to the charity. The money and time I put into hobbyist activities are not for sale.
Plan your life wisely, you'll be dead before you know it.
