MOTM

> >... I believe the Wasp was designed by the guy who designed the Oxford
> OSCar.
>
> [...] Chris Huggett.

Right. And all credit for that design should go to Chris Huggett.

As for the D*pfer affair, and the "flow of information", D*pfer's
own Guestbook is quite revealing. And funny. Why ?

When D. announced his Wasp filter module, somebody informed
Chris Huggett, who was apparently flattered to see his old design
revived. No hint of any claims or negative feelings of Chris versus
D. - at least none I would have heard of. So who am I to complain.
Does he know it was me who valued and resurrected his filter in the
first place ? Probably not, and it's not important either.

The funny thing about that whole affair is a letter of D. himself in his
own forum, about his intention to contact Chris and ask for original
schematics. Which leads us to which conclusion about the previous
"flow of information" ? (;->). It's a nice confirmation for what many
suspected.

And it's revealing about the the "flow of information" for certain other
circuits which were not merely "resurrected". But that's a different
story, and - given my overall impression of D.'s Modular - a story not
very interesting for myself. Not in the long run at least.

Being cloned by D. is not flattering for *everybody*, that much is sure.
I wonder if Robin Wood or Ludwig Rehberg are flattered when they learn
that an A-100 module is marketed explicitely as "EMS-filter" (asuming
it is marketed as such).
I sincerely hope that it's not EMS' original design that has fallen in D.'s
hands - there's so many so called "EMS filter" schematics circulated
that there is still hope that he hasn't got the real thing.

Oh well - long mail.

Let's be happy that Paul S. is paying royalties for other people's designs.
It's always dangerous to point a finger at somebody's behaviour, but
it's safe to compare how different companies handle the interests of
circuit designers differently.

JH.