Alpha Project - davenn says

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You quote me: "I intend to not disclose information that would allow someone to understand the purpose/use of the system to be developed. It's my time and money that will be spent."

Then you say:

OK ... ohhhh dear and so we hear that so often

we will close the thread since it's really difficult for people to help you if you cant supply reasonable specifics

you better get some funds together so you can employ onsite design and construction engineers
since I doubt anyone here will help you get rich at their expense

best of luck in your venture

cheers
Dave


Dave - Why is it you think I can't supply reasonable specifics - your reason for closing my thread? There is nothing about the regulatory, environmetal, processing - any and all technical requirements - that I have any reluctance supplying. Some of that has already been touched on.

Of course you often encounter people wishing to protect their functional idea. For the most part such ideas can't be, certainly not effectively, protected from theft. The inventors of products often come in second in the marketplace. It makes no difference whether the system is to be used to conduct behavioral studies, collect observable data of whatever sort, or to be used in some sort of game or process control. In fact, as long as any application in any of those fields had the same technical requirements, the hardware of this system, and the application archetecture would make a good platform - only the functional code, data specifications, and so forth need revision. I'm sure you know this, but it does seem to me the thought is missing from your post and action.

Also, while you're entitled to an opinion, by closing the thread you've precluded everyone that may wish to contribute. Why do think any contribution they make is an expense? No doubt contributors to these forums have many reasons for doing so. I can't think of one reason that isn't honorable. More to the point though is that ideas that honestly generate a profit steal nothing from anyone. Just the opposite, it is ideas that increase productivity and make life easier for the product user - otherwise they are not bought. It is the improvement of people's knowledge, technology, and product innovation that advances individual income and the world standard of living. Contributing to questions here is no different from attending school board meetings, helping your neighbor install a new AV system, volunteering to tutor a promising or struggling student, or contributing to an open source software project, or simply doing it for fun. No one is being stolen from.

The richer the discussions here, heck, you've even got forums for non-electronic discussions, so you recognize this - the better it is for forum members, forum employees, and forum owners. I don't understand the benefit to forum members by denying them the opportunity to contribute to, and learn from my thread. Anyone not interested can simply not participate; some may find something of interest/value in the discussions and never contribute. I'm happy with that - I certainly don't think anything they learn is at anyone else's expense.

Based on lavaguava's comments, and what I see in other threads, there is reason to think mutual benefit could accrue to the Alpha Project and forum members. I think you should reconsider whether the Alpha Project thread should remain closed or be opened.

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