Paul Lowrance wrote:
I agree. Here's my method -->
Goal: To freely spread the precise build instructions as quickly as possible:
* Type a short document containing precise details how to build such
a device, encouraging others to replicate such a device for personal
use and/or for sale.
* Xerox a few thousand copies of such document. . . .
What do you think?
I do not know enough about patent laws to comment.
However, the issue here is not patents or intellectual property, it
is how best to introduce a new product. This is something I have
done, and I have the scars to show for it. I have seen some Grand
Rollout Trade Show Product Introductions go sour. Very sour! As in:
the power supplies catch fire, or the software freezes in front of
your biggest customer.
You want to keep demos low key. You want to be able to say: "Oops, it
didn't work. Okay, folks, let's move on to this PowerPoint
presentation instead . . ."
- Jed
