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2. Whatisit? Developed on Hackaday is an Open Design community hardware initiative We don't own this. We're lending our name to help encourage Open Hardware and to watch the process There are many successful models for Open Source Software projects. We want to proliferate similar models for hardware. 3. WhyWouldYouDoThis? Talented people get bored with their work Creativity always finds an outlet Great hardware is worth making Open Source Software has proven that there is demand for complex projects Open Hardware is a great way to approach projects with (initially) limited saleable potential Developers who want the device will be the most devoted contributors 4. CommunityisGreat! HUGE learning opportunity Those involved may be trying out newly acquired skills Recording the process is a learning tool for others Small contributions pop up unexpectedly 5. CommunityisHorrible! Love the idea, hate the work Productive contributors are in demand what happens when real work gets busy? Who's in charge of this thing? Need both a benevolent leader and a tyrant Not all personalities can work together There will be tough decisions All of this has been encountered before in OSS 6. MooltiPass 7. CardReaderanduC 8. ControlBoard 9. TheSharkPit Within a couple of weeks of announcing we received a patent claim Money changes everything Spinning hardware has a cost How should you handle going to market? 10. ItWorked,DoItAgain Mathieu Stephan brought the idea and project managed Mooltipass How do you identify the next Mathieu? 11. Resources Project Page http://hackaday.io/project/86-Mooltipass Github https://github.com/limpkin/mooltipass Google Group http://goo.gl/lTyByk Tagged Posts http://hackaday.com/tag/mooltipass/