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Hardware is the new frontier of open source, I'd like to see schematics/PCB versioning on GitHub, with diff viewer and stuff.

inetknght 7y ago
That sounds like an amazing idea and is pretty close to what I want as well.
- hexa_storm 7y ago
  There is a blog here https://hackaday.io/project/21933-open-hardware-transparent-polygon-scanner/details https://hackaday.io/project/21933-open-hardware-transparent-... also provides all the link to github files. Design are made in Freecad, Kicad, C++ and Python. My main focus is on developing prior art. This needs to be done to prevent IP and "liberate" the technology from patent trolls.
  - hedora 7y ago
    You might want to consider publishing it in a prior art database like https://ip.com/ https://ip.com/ (no affiliation, and I don’t have any reason to endorse them over others.) You’ll likely want a lawyer, etc to make sure that it is properly protected, especially now that the US is “first to file” not “first to invent”. (I’m not a lawyer, you might be fine already...)
  - hexa_storm 7y ago
    Of course, what’s worse than a weak start is simply not starting at all. Moreover, if you’ve publicly disclosed your invention, then you have only a one-year grace period to apply for a patent. You forfeit your patent rights if you fail to file within the 1-year grace period. http://www.patenttrademarkblog.com/first-to-file-patent-rule/ http://www.patenttrademarkblog.com/first-to-file-patent-rule... In the EU.. you destroy immediately.. there is no grace period.
bsmith 7y ago
These guys have been trying to do something like that: https://upverter.com/ https://upverter.com/
kriro 7y ago
I'd settle for better PCB design tooling (or maybe I'm just unaware of good options). I feel like the tools are pretty archaic/inconvenient compared to stuff we have for software. Something like Eagle vs. some IDE feels very different.

inetknght 7y ago

That sounds like an amazing idea and is pretty close to what I want as well.

hexa_storm 7y ago
There is a blog here https://hackaday.io/project/21933-open-hardware-transparent-polygon-scanner/details https://hackaday.io/project/21933-open-hardware-transparent-... also provides all the link to github files. Design are made in Freecad, Kicad, C++ and Python. My main focus is on developing prior art. This needs to be done to prevent IP and "liberate" the technology from patent trolls.
- hedora 7y ago
  You might want to consider publishing it in a prior art database like https://ip.com/ https://ip.com/ (no affiliation, and I don’t have any reason to endorse them over others.) You’ll likely want a lawyer, etc to make sure that it is properly protected, especially now that the US is “first to file” not “first to invent”. (I’m not a lawyer, you might be fine already...)
- hexa_storm 7y ago
  Of course, what’s worse than a weak start is simply not starting at all. Moreover, if you’ve publicly disclosed your invention, then you have only a one-year grace period to apply for a patent. You forfeit your patent rights if you fail to file within the 1-year grace period. http://www.patenttrademarkblog.com/first-to-file-patent-rule/ http://www.patenttrademarkblog.com/first-to-file-patent-rule... In the EU.. you destroy immediately.. there is no grace period.

bsmith 7y ago

These guys have been trying to do something like that: https://upverter.com/ https://upverter.com/

kriro 7y ago

I'd settle for better PCB design tooling (or maybe I'm just unaware of good options). I feel like the tools are pretty archaic/inconvenient compared to stuff we have for software. Something like Eagle vs. some IDE feels very different.