Che wrote
People here sneer at the likes of the Martin Fleischmann Memorial Project.. but say what you will: its very OPEN [Source] nature is what *will* at least keep it out of the grubby clutches of moneyed-interests.
Not so - no one here that I am aware of - sneers at MFMP. Or if they do - they are misguided.
Just the opposite - in fact, a version of "open-source" is the way of the future for LENR... but it needs refinement. For instance, patents can be a necessary evil - if only to keep patent trolls from jumping in and obtaining one first.
The main thing needed for continuing cash flow for the research is the promise of some kind of future reward for the funder. It is easily possible to merge capitalism and optimized R&D into a mutually acceptable package.
In short, it is possible to "keep it out of the grubby clutches of moneyed-interests" and at the same time provide a decent return on investment in a vehicle for continuing R&D funding -- which does not demand that the inventor has to subsidize his own efforts.
The end result can be win-win, whereas a complete abdication of IP is not going to be as efficient. In fact, it is brain-dead in the era of patent trolls. I think MFMP realizes this dynamic.
