Update on recent issues.
First of all, my apologies to Elaine and Yukti. And I'm sorry for disappointing and annoying those who supported Bakeneko, tried to build it, and those who are planning GB. My apologies to all these people.
I don't think many people do stupid things like me, but I'll publish my mistakes so that this community doesn't repeat the same mistakes.
I share here the statements and facts that Elaine wrote.
1. In the beginning, kkatano approached us to ask permission to design a tray mount 60 exactly like the unikorn and to open source it.
2. I said okay based on these requirements: to make it not a 1:1 copy exterior and interior. you can use the mounting idea because it was based of the otd 356 mini.
3. He sent me drafts and I said okay, and then silence for a couple months.
4. Yesterday 1/11/2020, I find out what was happening, so I contacted kkatano, and asked him why he didnt consult us before releasing it because the problem here in lies in the licensing he uploaded.
5. We allowed him to basically clone the 1:1 mount style based on the assumption on a open source personal license. You can 3d print it,I dont care, make a one off I dont care. From our conversations honestly, it really did seem like a personal project. and it my mistake for not being clear with him. If i had known that it would be open source for commercial use, id would just ask him to change it not be a 1:1 clone.
6. So I asked him to take it down because, it was not agreed upon. If he asked me and showed me the license, I would asked him to change it
7. I dont care about the visual similarities, cause there are only so many ways you can make a rectangle.
8. Its just not very nice that the permission we gave to kkatano to open source it is blatantly being used to profit off.
9. I wish kkatano would have approached us before he uploaded it to github. Then I would have just told him to change it slightly
Next, I'll keep a record here of what I did and what I should have done.
# What I did
When asking for permission to Elaine at first, I asked like "Is it OK to make it open source?".
Did not clearly state the specific license name, purpose to make it open source, and expected use.
# What I should have done
Clarify those details first.
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# What I did
I didn't confirm the meaning of the word "to make it not a 1:1 copy exterior and interior" that Elaine said, and interpreted it with my own thoughts.
I misunderstood that it's enough if all parts of the keyboard does not match exactly. She meant that they shouldn't match even if only partially. In my design, Unikorn's important and unique part, gasket pillars position of the mounting system, match exactly.
The gasket pillars in my first version are different from Unikorn, but some changes were made to make it compatible with the plain-60 flex edition. By making that change, the position of the gasket pillars matched Unikorn.
# What I should have done
I should have checked the meaning of the words more carefully, and asked repeatedly if necessary.
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# What I did
I did not request a detailed review of the finished work. I think calmly now, it's insane.
# What I should have done
Request a review of STEP files and drawings of the finished work.
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# What I did
I didn't contact her when publishing on Github. It's not just a mistake, it's a lack of human etiquette. When she said OK during the review, I thought it was okay to proceed with the project to the end.
Honestly, I thought I was caring for her. I didn't want to bother her busy, so I was trying to do with minimal communication. That caused more big trouble to her. This is completely wrong.
# What I should have done
I should have always communicated with her at the key points of the project.
Finally, I will write about the future of this project. I am considering whether to redesign the mount system and continue the project, or to end the project as it is. I haven't come to a conclusion yet, but in any case I will consult with Elaine to decide. I will update here once it is decided.
Thank you for reading this.