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Hmmm Now hobbyking is selling:
ArduPilot Mega V2.5 Flight Controller USB/GYRO/ACC/MAG/BARO
72 USD for the hobbyking APM 2.5 board
Are hobbyking selling this under license or is it a CN clone?
Can hobbyking use the name Ardupilot 2.5?
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Stopped following this - gmail filling up with crap.
Can we please go back to playing with our toys now????????????
Putting OP and it's issues aside for a moment. I am not dismissing them, I just wish to discuss a different angle.
Most of us are proud engineers that like our good ideas to be used. Having our ideas plagiarized hurts, especially when we contribute for free and someone else makes money from it. We want credit where credit is due.
I can't easily find a list of contributors on the DIYD website relating to APM product. I am even less likely to find a list of people who contributed from other open source projects.
Therefore I suggest a new competition class: "Innovator of the month". The winner is chosen by community vote. The winner receives free hardware from a selection. Hardware is donated by the businesses making money from the community. Innovation gets an open and honest kickback.
To be open, my concern about diyd is that it has changed from a place of open innovation to a commercial venture. Those of us who are innovating outside of the standard arduX roadmap are being pushed to the side. The trouble is that we don't have anywhere to go and that feels bad.
I hope that you can see that I don't want to tear something down. I just want something better for those that contribute.
@All: I just posted a comment here in response to the honourable gentleman Drone Savant, then accidentally deleted it. D'oh. If somebody can either repost the text, or PM me with it I will happily make it re-appear. Thx.
@Euan
Dear Euan, with the latest codes, Power modules adjust automaticly. with small variances from the linkage-batterie-connectors-load etc. altitude report depents on the sat count. but generally you are between standards for both. If you need any help regarding the setup. dont hesitate to send us email at info@ucandrone.com
Regards , Nikos Gerarchakis for Ucandrone
Chris: I agree that they should not copy without credit.
The ArduPilot/Copter/thing claims to be community created but it is not really clear who that community is. You are selling electrons and giving bytes away for free. Where are you getting your bytes from?
My choice would be to have a clear link to all contributors on the diyd front page and on every distributors webpage. If you were to put more obvious emphasis on the value of the community, less people would be tempted to copy or purchase copies. But this is your business, not mine.
ps. My developments don't contribute to ArduThing so I am not looking for credit. I just have respect for those that do contribute.
Naming it as "ArduPilot" was bad move by HK (now its changed to HKPilot) but on the other side it was HK that helped me get into RC hobby by offering low prices & multiple shipment options.
Today I'm a proud owner of genuine 3DR APM 2.5 and partially that credit goes to HK whose Crius AIOP clone introduced me to MegapirateNG. That led me to know about Ardupilot, APM 2.5 & 3DR. I found APM 2.5 at a local Sparkfun distributor and went straight for it because of its quality, simplicity & user-friendliness for patching up things like Power, GPS, Telemetry etc. Setting up was a breeze compared to 'other' FCs. Now looking forward to version 3.0 :)
3.0 baord should improve something and i don t see what we could have more for the moment than an apm 2.5..
only better processor could be improve it and for the moment the code is not ready for it(smt32)
so create a new baord will be an mistake..
on top of that diydrone has already created so many version than some people are not happy to see their new baby already old
Matthew: What is "ArduThing"? To be clear, nobody is asking for royalties or any money from HobbyKing. We just want them to respect the terms of the open source license and not steal our stuff without credit or sharing design files.
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