What went wrong with the Aussie WB Buy?

[romans, mark]

You know, I suspect Peter was not being serious when he said
cost + $20.00 (AU)  I think it was done tongue in cheek, so to speak.
Mark
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From: "Scot Sealander" <Sealand at clarityconnect.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 8:45 AM
Subject: What went wrong with the Aussie WB Buy?


> Or, How greed screwed things up.....
>
> First, Bruce wanted a DIY_WB.  He did not have the skills to do it
> himself.  But what he did have, was the ability to get some other folks
> together to get it done.  After numerous expensive set backs, several
> years, lots of prodding, poking, and learning, the first prototype was
> born.  This came from a lot of effort from among others, Chad Clendening
> (did I spell that right?).  Did I mention Bruce spent a lot of his own
> money to get sensors, data and so forth?  Remember that.
>
> A few built it, and it worked.  At the pow-wow last March, several
> others got together and realized that some of the basic prototype
> circuitry could be improved upon.  With that task done, it was again
> tried, and it worked.  Boards were designed, built and paid for behind
> the scenes by a loyal few.  By this time, a lot of time, energy, dollars
> and work had been invested by a relatively small amount of dedicated
> folks.
>
> At last, a true DIY_WB was about ready for the masses.  All the folks
> who put all that time, money, effort and dedication into the project was
> to ask that no one try to make any money off the deal. Pretty simple,
> huh?  Everybody continue in the spirit that has been laid down.  Pass it
> on for free.
>
> Then we get someone a long the line who says something like, "I will
> handle parts, but I need 20 dollars a piece to do it".  Go back and read
> it, it was "cost plus".  Definitely not the spirit that originally got
> the job done.  Then to add insult to injury, we had several call the
> originator mean spirited for calling him on it, with the tone in the
> message of "I WANT MINE!".  Well, you got it.  Hurl your invectives at
> the one who wanted to make money off other peoples efforts, not the one
> who brought it to you.
>
>
> Scot Sealander
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