Comments on: Will open source work for nanotechnology? http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2848 examining transformative technology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: joomla expert http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2848#comment-907175 joomla expert Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:21:24 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2848#comment-907175 First off wonderful web site. I'm uncertain if it may be discussed, however , if using Safari I can never get the complete weblog to load without refreshing several times. Could possibly just be my modem. Enjoy! First off wonderful web site. I’m uncertain if it may be discussed, however , if using Safari I can never get the complete weblog to load without refreshing several times. Could possibly just be my modem. Enjoy!

]]> By: CHAN Lam, GORDON http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2848#comment-757894 CHAN Lam, GORDON Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:25:09 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2848#comment-757894 Hi, I am looking foreward for the chance to get involved. As I am interested in science filed. open source will certainly make it fast. but ppl here should know that the growth of software depends on various factors especially, the processing devices and the user requirements. we are playing YO-YO on these two boundaries. the open source plays the tricks - the art of playing. it will be amazing if it's source opened. Hi, I am looking foreward for the chance to get involved. As I am interested in science filed.
open source will certainly make it fast. but ppl here should know that the growth of software depends on various factors especially, the processing devices and the user requirements. we are playing YO-YO on these two boundaries. the open source plays the tricks – the art of playing. it will be amazing if it’s source opened.

]]> By: Robert Bradbury http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2848#comment-751368 Robert Bradbury Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:53:15 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2848#comment-751368 I don't understand the post. In the first place software to produce nanomaterials is of little relevance to the general open source problem. In the second place there are many open source fans that are part of the core nanotechnology community (I'm not talking about the commercial or academic nanotech wanabees -- I'm talking about the people who really understand nanotech). In the third place there are perhaps 4-5 paths to nanoassembly. Even if a couple of them go down the proprietary/patented path that simply gives more incentive to open source the others. Fourth, patents only last ~20 years -- unless patents go down the path that copyright is trying to follow (50-100 years) then within a reasonable time frame all of the designs, methods and technologies become royalty free. A better question might be whether an open source or proprietary path will accelerate or hinder the development of robust molecular nanotechnology? (Begs the issues of "proving it can be done" vs. the "investment required to do it".) I don’t understand the post. In the first place software to produce nanomaterials is of little relevance to the general open source problem. In the second place there are many open source fans that are part of the core nanotechnology community (I’m not talking about the commercial or academic nanotech wanabees — I’m talking about the people who really understand nanotech). In the third place there are perhaps 4-5 paths to nanoassembly. Even if a couple of them go down the proprietary/patented path that simply gives more incentive to open source the others. Fourth, patents only last ~20 years — unless patents go down the path that copyright is trying to follow (50-100 years) then within a reasonable time frame all of the designs, methods and technologies become royalty free.

A better question might be whether an open source or proprietary path will accelerate or hinder the development of robust molecular nanotechnology? (Begs the issues of “proving it can be done” vs. the “investment required to do it”.)

]]> By: Stefan Noack http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2848#comment-751054 Stefan Noack Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:20:44 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2848#comment-751054 I am an open source developer. I'm currently studying Computational Science at the university of Chemnitz, Germany. I do this because i think that -- whatever the breakthrough technology of the future will be -- it will need the help of computers. Software will be the key to future's key technologies. That's why open source is the only way to provide maximum benefit for both, the technology and the community. As far as I know open source has a long tradition in the field of research, especially at universities, and if nanotechnology is the technology of the future, it must rely on open source. I am an open source developer. I’m currently studying Computational Science at the university of Chemnitz, Germany. I do this because i think that — whatever the breakthrough technology of the future will be — it will need the help of computers. Software will be the key to future’s key technologies. That’s why open source is the only way to provide maximum benefit for both, the technology and the community. As far as I know open source has a long tradition in the field of research, especially at universities, and if nanotechnology is the technology of the future, it must rely on open source.

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