One dynamic that happens in a lot of idealist communities: we praise our opponents who make even a small step in our direction, but we attack our own mercilessly when they make even a small step away from us. It’s counter-productive. I don’t know what MakerBot will do regarding the Replicator 2′s licenses and source material, but if they do something I disagree with, I will talk to them in the same tone that I’d expect them to address me in if I did something they disagreed with. I won’t call them names.
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In defense of open source innovation and polite disagreement — Tom Igoe
The above was written in regards to concerns over the Makerbot Replicator 2’s license. Or, more specifically, the internet’s splenetic ranting about the same.
