Re: Economics of FE

Bruce A. Perreault ( (no email) )
Sat, 24 Jan 1998 16:42:05 -0500

hexslngr@internet-frontier.net wrote:
>
> Your main concern should be getting the technology to the public in the
> first place!

* I used to be out to save the world in my youth.
I have given away technology as a result of my research.
Once the technologies made it to market my name was
never mentioned and I was not thrown even a few dog scaps.

* I will get this technology out but I will do it with me
in full control this time. If I make money through manufacturing
a product then this money will further other research projects.

>
> Furthermore, of course you have the right to earn profit --
> but when it comes down to it, it's a much better bet to simply release
> your technology freely.

* Why? For someone else to turn around and make money anyway?

>
> and make money through alternative means as I've
> described earlier -- or use said technology to draw investors into forming
> a company, utilizing said technology on the MANUFACTURING side (where
> nobody will notice - so you can get away with just about ANYTHING). Then
> you can make all the money you want.

* I am doing just this.

* I am also giving out the technology for free to people
who are willing to sign a strict non-disclosure with me.
Those who can muster the ride will have the chance to be
a part of the company team when products are sold.

>
> It's not that I don't think anyone should make money -- I'm just putting
> my beliefs first, rather than profits first.

* I had once subscribed to this. However, money must be secured first to
keep the rats out of the grain. The rats will take all of the grain,
when the poor farmer worked by the sweat of his brow to grow it. Worse
yet,
theses rats will leave nothing for the farmer or his family to eat.

-BAP