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I am hoping that CKolivas will in his spare time devote some energy to the BF1 USB I sent him which should arrive by Wednesday. I suppose I could release the full text of the PM between CKolivas and I but that would be pretty embarassing for Kano so I won't.
Please do - I am in no way concerned about hiding the truth - unlike you clearly are.
I've asked ckolivas and he said he didn't mind.
Although he asked me directly to think about giving Kano the unit I declined because Kano purposefully dumps on threads and manufacturers that don't play ball with him as was directly inferred PM's with Ckolivas. (free hardware, kiss his ass = smooth ride). Extortionists don't get anything from me. Let it be known I will with every fiber of my being AVOID sending anything to Kano
As I said, I had a requirement of you not ripping off the community before I'd accept the hardware ... so yes I'm glad you won't be sending me hardware, coz it would end up in the bin, I'd not dirty my hands with it. You have already rejected that, so certainly in future, I'd certainly not support hardware from someone who got in on a project that was already ripping off their buyers and then promote it and sell some of it themselves.
... and I think the community should take a long hard look at his efforts to support BFL when clearly people were going to lose money.
Feel free to point out my efforts to support BFL.
Come on, you seem to think it is obvious, thus it must be easy for you to find links ... hell I'm sure if you even picked one link completely out of context somewhere you'd be able to find something to back your misdirection.
When Luke Jr. asked for a BF1 I gave him the same speech. No I wouldn't ever think about putting a device in your hand due to your lack of integrity with the whole BFL fiasco. Open Source Software developers and Open Source projects in general need to remain neutral but these guys are not playing that way. CKolivas is neutral and we need more people like that.
12. License Must Be Technology-Neutral
No provision of the license may be predicated on any individual technology, specific part or component, material, or style of interface or use thereof.
Unfortunately by acting in this way they have stretched the spirit of the open source code by being 'cheerleaders' for some projects and 'vehement' detractors of others. Maybe if people stop using them they might just go away? Either way it is a pattern especially in Kano with Avalon, now these units and his ardent support for BFL. Sickening.
OK, you make a claim - where is this ardent support?
Come on, you couldn't be making this up and trying to detract from yourself could you?
Where is the ardent support you are lying about?
And let us be clear.
I have sold 8 units personally and that is the extent of my "benefit" from these units being sold to the community and further to that I have worked to find a fair and equitable solution to the ROI issue with my buyer that includes discounts on any future boards I produce so I am very much aware of the shortcomings of these units and have done my utmost to mitigate the pain as it were. So far be it from me to expect Kano to know that but I guess we can see what his real agenda is here it is personally directed at me and has little or nothing at all to do with PROTECTING the consumer. I suggest people should avoid sending him hardware as there is a clear pattern of extortion and false accusations littering the threads read the Avalon fiaso threads for his pattern. If you give him hardware then he is more likely to support your cause and promote it. Ignore him at your peril is the lesson here. The remaining units I own are being donated to developers for study, one is in Software the other Hardware, but ya I am out to screw over the community that is right. Nothing like donating to support the community right? Like I did with the DIY BKK build? My pattern of behavior is completely different than what Kano is trying unsuccessfully to paint it as. However his is pretty plain to see for all who follow his posts.
Klondike is still happening and I'm still working with them.
Where are you with Klondike? Left people out in the cold who gave you money?
I've no idea - but I certainly hope you haven't done that with the BTC you got for Klondike stuff.
Then you jumped here to someone who is trying to cover their losses by passing them on - which they, and you, have done.
No big deal - one less BTC hardware item to add to my growing list of hardware that I support for the community even when they don't make a profit for me