SynthModules

John,

It's good to hear from you.  Yes, I can find 5 minutes a week to post.
 I just sometimes get wrapped up in building and sometimes sleeping. 
There are 36 PSIM-1 modules "out in the wild" so that's more than a
handfull.  Where is everyone who has one?

I'm pretty emotional about this too.  I feel like I've let a lot of
people down by taking so long to get them their modules.  I don't want
my delays to reflect on other synth module manufacturers.  Once they
are all shipped, I may write a page on exactly what happened
throughout the entire process.  Not as an excuse... but more for my
own benefit.  Blacet and Wiard can definitely crank out modules.  At
one time, I thought I could too.

One thing about the GPL that Grant seems to be overlooking is that it
DOES protect our code and keep in freely available in the community. 
If all our efforts were put into "Public Domain" someone (anyone)
could come along, copyright it, and claim it as theirs.  It's that
simple.  Besides the actual GPL, here is some great reading:

Frequently Asked Questions about the GNU GPL
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html

My interests are also in the community.  That's what this whole
project is about.  I have never SOLD the programs and never will. 
There is nothing "commercial" about the programs written for the PSIM-1. 

I *am* a good guy and everyone who is still waiting for their module
WILL get it.  They are all over 90% completed... so kits at this point
are out of the question.  Besides that, there is the testing.  The
design tolerances are a bit tight in some areas and some parts need
"adjusted/swapped".

By the way, once I get all these shipped... I do have a surprise for
everyone... but that will have to wait for now.  :)

Talk to you again soon...
- Brice



--- In SynthModules@yahoogroups.com, "john mahoney" <jmahoney@...> wrote:
>
> Well, sometimes a fire has to be lit under a person's feet.
> 
> Thanks for speaking up, Brice!
> 
> Certainly you can understand that spending 5 minutes a week posting
a status
> report would have avoided this flare-up of emotions. Even if that
post was
> something like "I had to work lots of overtime this week so I was
not able
> to ship any completed modules, but I did spend 6 hours doing
assembly", most
> folks here would be satisfied that you were talking to us. Please don't
> suggest that you can't find 5 minutes once a week to do so. Please.
Really.
> 
> Everybody here is trying to hold on to the belief that you will
indeed ship
> their modules. We all hold out hope that you are a good guy. But
there's are
> limits to people's patience.
> 
> The funny thing is that I already *have* a PSIM (an early unit), so this
> isn't really about me. My interest is in the community: There should
have
> been over 50 users by now, whereas there is actually a mere handful
of us.
> 
> You might reconsider releasing some units as "kits" to those who are are
> qualified to build them. MOTM and Blacet sell both kits and finished
> modules, and it hasn't harmed their excellent reputations.
> 
> I also hope that we can find a good solution to the GPL issue.
> 
> Good luck.
> --
> john
>