On 02/11/2016 07:04 PM, Patrick Anderson wrote: > Hi all, > > Here is an idea I have been working on to help us host Free Software, > build Free Hardware, and also to generally gain more User Freedom in > the physical world. > [...]
Hello Patrick, I think your ideas are quite forward-thinking but complex, since they and span across many fields, from philosophy to economics. I can understand what you are proposing, however there are many issues in the digital world which we still need to figure out before we start thinking about the material world. I think that in some cases, 3D printing and libre designs might prove to be a solution right now and in the long run, perhaps nanotechnology will give you the answer you need. But as I said, we still need to solve some issues. For example, I recently wrote to the Licensing Team to ask them if there's a way to make sure that manufacturers can't build an object from a libre design without disclosing their modifications, otherwise the copyleft would be void.
