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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Hooks on May 17, 2012 at 3:24am

Looks like GLB are able to stock APM 2

http://www.goodluckbuy.com/ardupilot-mega-v2-flight-control-purple-...

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Permalink Reply by sebiss07 on May 17, 2012 at 3:28am

It does not answer my question ...

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3D RoboticsPermalink Reply by Sam Kelly on May 17, 2012 at 10:53am

Hi Seb, these are definitely fake. The APM linked to by Hooks is fake as well.

-Sam

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Sgt Ric on May 17, 2012 at 11:31am

I think it's galling that they copy the 3DR hardware but then attempt to protect the photos with their watermark!

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Permalink Reply by George on May 17, 2012 at 3:07pm

They are fake, $12 more expensive and no GPS.

I'm no expert on copyright law, but surely this can be stopped?

1 billion + people and they cant come up with an original product........... 

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3D RoboticsPermalink Reply by Chris Anderson on May 17, 2012 at 3:25pm

We file takedown notices all the time, and sometimes they're actually taken down (for a day or two). Although the designs are open sourced, our brand names are not. They can't release it under those names. 

BTW, good luck to anyone who buys them. There's a reason why we haven't shipped the 433Mhx 3DR radio with a USB connection: it needed a redesign to resolve a USB noise problem, and we haven't released the new design. If you buy the kit from Goodluckbuy, it simply won't work. 

No idea if their APM 2 clones work, but needless to say we won't support them. 

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Alex on May 30, 2012 at 12:51pm

Are there plans to release the new files for the new design of radios, or even updated APMv2 files?  I understand why you dont if people like GLB are just going to copy them, but isn't that against the whole open source hardware idea?

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Permalink Reply by Jake Stew on May 31, 2012 at 8:52am

You know you're successful when even your non-functional carrier board designs are copied!

Looks like the solder quality is a little better at goodluckbuy...  Since they already make 3DR branded stuff maybe 3DR can ditch their current manufacturer and switch to them?  Then everybody wins!

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