Help with a PM

Scott Stites · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:57 am Post subject: Help with a PM

OK, guys, I got this PM from Teknik, having to do with what Randal so wordily played out in the touch controller thread. I am by no means a legal expert, so please - whaddayall think?

fonik · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:10 am Post subject:

what was s3rg3? Embarassed

bugbrand · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:23 am Post subject:

Ok - I just clicked (by checking) who this teknik guy is -- '2012' over at the Muff-forum and he's certainly sailed a bit close to the wind and in quite annoying / wrong ways before. He does have some experience and good views I think, but equally he can come across as a prick.

I don't know -- it IS very sticky territory.. I think he has reverse engineered some modules (that's the sort of stuff I've picked up at the muff-forum)..
I think something happened there in a thread about the Bananalogue VCS - maybe he posted a schematic or something like that and was then asked to take it down. Dunno really..

For what its worth, there's some Serge schematics (and PCB foils) on Ken Stone's site. But maybe this pushes too far.

Interested to hear the discussions though.

(Matthias - if you ain't got it yet - s3rg3 is serge!)

Scott Stites · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:37 am Post subject:

That's OK, Matthias - it took a little while for it to sink into me, too. Laughing

Thanks for that info, Tom. From that touchpad thread, I did pick up that there had been some interaction between Teknik and Randaleem.

Yes - it does seem sticky. The whole Serge thing is sticky even before it comes to this.

Scott Stites · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:40 am Post subject:

http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/topic-3340-0-60.html

Shocked

Tom, did I ever mention you're worth your weight in gold?

I think this should be a definite "No".

Dan Lavin · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:42 am Post subject:

Scott,

Sorry I've been fairly quiet lately...too much "real world" stuff lately! Anyway, I don't feel comfortable with pushing the Serge envelope any more than it is. Case in point: I've been thinking of an Oberheim SEM clone off and on and with recent announcements that Tom Oberheim is re-issuing his own SEM, I've dropped that project like a hot potato. I couldn't bare to deny Tom O any possible revenue....even small amounts.

I think clones should be discouraged unless there have been significant mods/changes added or permission of the original designer has been granted. I think that's the ideal that most everyone here has been working with anyway and I think if you PM him back in those words, he'll understand.
-Dan

Scott Stites · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:59 am Post subject:

Thank you Dan, I think you're exactly right.

Scott Stites · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:23 pm Post subject:

I sent this reply. If any admin disagrees, please contact teknik. I doubt if you do, but there you go.

elektro80 · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:30 pm Post subject:

I agree..

Scott Stites · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:35 pm Post subject:

Oh, good - I can sleep well tonight knowing Thor's hammer will not come crashing down through my ceiling. Laughing

Got an immediate reply - he's cool with the answer, and said that's why he'd asked in the first place. So all's well in electro-land.

Cheerio,
Scott

blue hell · Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:01 pm Post subject:

Scott Stites · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:11 am Post subject:

bugbrand · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:18 am Post subject:

Yup - P-to-the-Rick
!!

blue hell · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:53 am Post subject:

Scott Stites · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject:

Not that angry - haven't really had a reason to be before this guy. It seems to him, I'm conspiring to part people from their money with a useless piece of gear, and Bill is in the business of wringing the unsuspecting dry. What a maroon.

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:38 pm Post subject:

blue hell · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:59 pm Post subject:

Ah that was the ignore thingie they were talking about ... you have to be logged in I guess to see it.

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:05 pm Post subject:

Actually, the ignore button is over where you and I see the IP button. Seems like one of the admins changed his avatar into an ignore button as well. Laughing

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:06 pm Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:10 pm Post subject:

Teknik? That is the same dude who went bananas over the bad sound quality of the RME converters. I vaguely remind those posts. The way I remember them seems to suggest that he really doesn´t know too much about anything.

blue hell · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:20 pm Post subject:

Yes he had those RME remarks, but dunno ... he seems to be from Belgium, but he reminds me of the worst specimen from the Netherlands, rude, impolite Rolling Eyes

DrJustice · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject: