Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #08406
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Darrell Johnson beamtastic@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 14:10:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Solarbotics Miller Engines
heh..
*I* like your circuit Dave.. I'm actually wiring it up
right now to use on my unicore BEAMant. I'm assuming
that I can use the output to drive the enable pins of
a '240 right?
darrell
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8407 Sat, 18 Dec 1999 23:12:09 +0100 [alt-beam] Re: Miller Engine - licensing...--I'm behind dave on this one. beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Thomas Pilgaard Nielsen Dennison Bertram wrote:
Yep, me too. I don't see why Dave shouldn't credit Miller for this. IMHO =
it
reveals honesty and engagement in the community. A newbie as I am Daves p=
ages
were one of the first I got to about beam. I've enjoyed and used the reso=
urces
he provides innoumerous times.
Not to offend you Jim - I still see your point.
Cheers - Thomas
> Dave I'm behind you on this one. It seems people like to pick on you ab=
out
> legal issues. I respect you giving props to Miller for this one. It's t=
he
> right thing to do. Don't let this discourage you from sharing informati=
on in
> the future.
>
> dennison
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com [mailto:owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com]On
> Behalf Of Dave Hrynkiw
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 2:48 PM
> To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
> Subject: Miller Engine - licensing...
>
> Regardless of the opinions on the list regarding licensing issues, we s=
till
> licensed the circuit from Miller because
>
> 1) it's a good circuit
> 2) HE designed it
> 3) it's quite unethical to make use of it without appropriate permissio=
n
>
> Getting something this small patented would be a foolish - waste of mon=
ey
> and time. We're sharing it with everybody because it's simple and cheap=
. If
> it gets utilized in ways that it shouldn't, then I suppose it means it=
'll
> be the last circuit we'll openly share.
>
> Jeez, and I was hoping to have some feedback on the _circuit_, not the
> legal issues!
>
>
>
> -Dave
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> "Um, no - that's H,R,Y,N,K,I,W. No, not K,I,U,U, K,I,_W_. Yes,
> that's right. Yes, I know it looks like "HOCKYRINK." Yup, only
> 2 vowels. Pronounciation? _SMITH_".
> http://www.solarbotics.com
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