It looks like they already have a commercial version, which they've already sold to various customers. If I had to guess, it'd be that these guys really want t

It looks like they already have a commercial version, which they've already sold to various customers. If I had to guess, it'd be that these guys really want to open source it, but don't have the revenue stream to do so. So the kickstarter is to see if the idealists will put their money where their mouth is (so that these guys can buy food and have a roof over their heads while working on opening up the hardware).