RE: [DML] Fan Fail Light Without Actual Fan Fail

["Marc A. Levy" <malevy@xxxx>]

Martin,

I have not been following your progress on this, but might I suggest you have some legal wording on documents related to your project prohibiting OTHERS from profiting from your work?

It's great that you are doing this work, and making it public.. I agree, this will have minimal impact on the Zilla module that it "competes" with because the majority of DeLorean owners don't want to be bothered building and testing their own home made device. The people that build your device will probably be the owner who was previously using a manual switch to turn the fans on :)

My point is, the possibility exists for a 3rd party to "steal" your work and produce a plug and play device to compete with Fanzilla. Not only will this situation create competition for Zilla (Grady and DMCJoe who sell it) who continue to support DeLorean owners by supplying us with tested solutions to our common problems, They will also be profiting from your hard work.

You use the term "Open Source"... The open source agreement usually has restrictions about others reproducing all or part of the intellectual property for profit.

Marc


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Gutkowski [mailto:webmaster@xxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 9:15 AM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DML] Fan Fail Light Without Actual Fan Fail
> 
<SNIP>
> 
> Rob asked me the other day about my fan delay system, the way I've 
> re-engineered the door lock module, my new design for that, and the 
> remote starter/alarm I've fitted to my car, and how I intend 
> interfacing 
> it to door-openers. He was interested but hardly concerned 
> that I'd be 
> stealing any business :-)
> 
> Martin
> #1458
> 
> DMC Joe wrote:
> 
> >Martin,
> >
> >Is this device being produced to compete with the Fanzilla?
> >
> >DMC Joe
> >