[sdiy] zener question/passwords

[Happy Harry]

Hi Ken...
speaking for myself only, making commercial products
is NOT forbidden, only making them without the express
permission of the author is forbidden.

Note that if you find this stuff published on the web,
you can probably liberate it without legal trouble and
use it commercially. Who can prove it ???

OTOH: Morally, you would be a WEENIE !!! (USA slang for
a very PERSONAL sausage, wrapped in paper or not as you like!)

Most people would probably be happy to have you use an idea, but
you should contact them and get their permission. They may want
you to credit the idea to them.

My PV-1 pitch to voltage converter was based on "the Etherwave
Pitch to Voltage converter by Bob Moog and used with permission"
Says so right on the PCB... no problem (I asked, Bob agreed...)

If someone says "no commercial use"... then ask first. They might
agree anyway ;^)

If the circuits are straight from the data book or liberated from
extinct manufacturers, garnered from expired patents, you are OK.
I prefer to mention those who originally designed circuits.

H^)  harry


>From: Ken MacBeth <macbeth2600 at yahoo.co.uk>
>To: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] zener question/passwords
>Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 16:43:50 +0000 (GMT)
>
>Thanks everyone for your help so far with the zener
>question.
>I'm employing an NE570 (-+24V) in my circuits and am
>still awaiting it's arrival! I've got an NE571 (-+18)
>that I want to try NOW! I drive my stuff from -+12V,
>but this will blow the 571 Compander, so I'm looking
>for a temporary 'quick fix'. I've built a pair of
>voltage followers (correct term/not sure?) which give
>me anything -+ under 12V split rail, but there is no
>room for the final circuitry. I'm also having doubts
>about using this chip or its sibling due to
>availability/potential obsolesance.
>Regarding passwords, it would seem a shame to rule out
>the people wanting access to all this brilliant info
>that people like to share about because of one guy!
>BTW, I too am looking to produce machines for the
>general public, admittedly on a smaller scale than the
>big 'D', will this rule me out too? Crikey, I hope
>not!
>If you want to see some of what I'm doing, check my
>site out at:
>http://www.macbethstudiosystems.freeserve.co.uk
>also a 'news' item in this months' Sound on Sound mag
>at:
>http://www.sospubs.co.uk
>regards, Ken....
>
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