[DIYbio] Re: PrintMyLab - Tekla Labs' 3D Printing Design Competition at UC Berkeley (open to all)

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Todd,

I would suggest the emerging Open Source Hardware license (http://
freedomdefined.org/OSHW).

I am concerned that your current license would limit an inventors
ability to sell their work.

The OSHW standard is still evolving but I think you guys have a unique
opportunity to contribute to its development.  From the definition
"Ideally, open source hardware uses readily-available components and
materials, standard processes, open infrastructure, unrestricted
content, and open-source design tools to maximize the ability of
individuals to make and use hardware."  I assume a majority of people
contributing to the OSHW movement are device developers, like myself,
and as such documentation or thinking about the openness of the
manufacturing process often becomes be secondary.  Teklalabs differs
in that your primary goal is the openness the designs and the ability
to replicate them.  I would encourage you to get involved with the
OSHW license development as I think you guys would add a great
perspective and could offer insight into how you are developing a
universal template for the sharing of designs and their reproduction.

Thanks,
Chris

On Feb 17, 9:53 pm, Todd Duncombe <tadunco...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Chris,
>
> What do you have in mind? We would be open to the use of another
> license as long the DIY instructions are complete and open-source. I
> will admit we are far from experts on the subject. Just contact us if
> you have a specific licensing needs.
>
> I imagine your concern is that our current license would limit an
> inventor who might want to share their design and also sell it?
>
> Its not our goal to squash the entrepreneurial spirit!
>
> Todd
>
> PS Pat thanks for your comments! I'm traveling currently and will take
> a close look at your suggestions when I return.
>
> On Feb 16, 7:24 am, Chris <christemple...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
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> > Neat challenge...
>
> > Could you speak more to the license that you guys use? And more
> > specifically how designs that are submitted will be treated.
>
> > Specifically from your website FAQ it states:
>
> > ---------------
> > In what licensing format is access to DIY documents provided by the
> > Tekla Labs Community ?
>
> > All DIY documents provided by Tekla Labs will be open-source and
> > published the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-
> > NC-SA 3.0) Creative Commons Licence.  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
>
> > This creative common licence allows you to copy, redistribute and
> > modify the DIY designs, as long as you follow the licence rules: 1)
> > you must appropriately credit Tekla Labs and the creator of the
> > design, 2) you may not use the design for commercial purposes, and 3)
> > if you alter or build on the design, you may only distribute under
> > this same licence or a similar licence. Please see the creative
> > commons webpage for the specific wording and for additional
> > considerations and limitations of this licence.
>
> > All contributors must agree to distributing their work under this
> > creative commons licence.  All users must also follow this licence
> > when building, modifying and redistributing any designs.
> > -------------
>
> > What was your motivation to use a non-commercial license?  Could your
> > goals be achieved with an open source commercial friendly licence?  It
> > would be great if there was a way to to motivate entrepreneurs with
> > this competition.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
>
> > On Feb 15, 2:49 pm, Todd Duncombe <tadunco...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Thanks for the suggestions Bryan. We would love to include all of
> > > those items at some point.
>
> > > Yes, our database is still fairly limited. Currently we are working on
> > > designing / writing the DIY instructions for a microcentrifuge, tissue
> > > culture hood, water bath, spectrophotometer and an incubator. And as
> > > our organization is run by full time Post Docs / PhDs, working means
> > > mentoring undergraduate engineering student on design projects.
>
> > > In the months to come we hope to court inventors in the DIYbio
> > > community, many of whom have already invented their own solutions for
> > > the lab essentials, to submit their designs. We will help them with
> > > the documentation process, validation, and translate the document into
> > > other languages. Of course, the inventor also gets full credit for the
> > > design.
>
> > > I hadn't thought of building a spin coater. That could make for a
> > > great UG project. Thanks!
>
> > > Todd
>
> > > On Feb 14, 7:43 am, Bryan Bishop <kanz...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Todd Duncombe <tadunco...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Tekla Labs is a University of California student run organization
> > > > > whose goal is to address the equipment needs of researchers in
> > > > > developing countries. Tekla Labs develops easy-to-follow blueprints
> > > > > for how to build your own research-grade equipment using commonly
> > > > > available materials.
>
> > > > it would be nice if you guys would make these things:
> > > > - dna synthesizer
> > > > - dna sequencer
> > > > - atomic force microscope
> > > > - scanning tunneling microscope
> > > > - actually good spin coater
>
> > > > Thanks, that's the most immediate equipment that I can think of.. When I
> > > > look at your site I've only ever seen a magnetic stirrer listed.
>
> > > > - Bryanhttp://heybryan.org/
> > > > 1 512 203 0507