# Episode 020: Open source ideas

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2015-05-08
- Length: 48m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-05-08-episode-020-open-source-ideas
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-020-open-source-ideas

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the nuances of inspiration versus copying in the maker community, debating when taking ideas is flattery versus theft. They explore open-source principles by comparing software licenses to hardware brands like Arduino, and examine how attribution and scale affect the ethics of replicating designs. The hosts also share updates on their current projects, including Diresta's distillery video and Clagett's transition to full-time content creation.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-05-08-episode-020-open-source-ideas#t=0) Project Updates and Workflow
- [11:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-05-08-episode-020-open-source-ideas#t=717) Inspiration vs. Copying
- [22:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-05-08-episode-020-open-source-ideas#t=1325) Attribution and Parallel Thinking
- [27:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-05-08-episode-020-open-source-ideas#t=1640) Open Source Hardware and Arduino
- [32:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-05-08-episode-020-open-source-ideas#t=1952) Corporate Marketing and Remix Culture
- [35:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-05-08-episode-020-open-source-ideas#t=2129) Commissions and Selling Plans
- [45:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-05-08-episode-020-open-source-ideas#t=2727) Show Notes and Make: Fair

## Topics

- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Arduino (company)
- DeWalt (company)
- Quicksilver (company)
- IKEA (company)
- Core 77 (company)
- WordPress (product)
- Cook with Meat (other)
- Homemade Modern (other)
- Steve Ramsey (other)
- Izzy Swan (other)
- Casey Neistat (other)
- Chamberlain (other)
- Make: Fair (other)

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- [Analog Components, First Person Flying and Idea Ownership](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-11-02-analog-components-first-person-flying-and-idea-ownership) (The Amp Hour)
- [Shonky Stiver Stultiloquence](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-08-09-shonky-stiver-stultiloquence) (The Amp Hour)
- [45: Yanking on a Cat's Tail Is the Only Way to Learn](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-04-02-45-yanking-on-a-cats-tail-is-the-only-way-to-learn) (Embedded.fm)
- [289: Stamping HORSE on Zebras](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2019-05-30-289-stamping-horse-on-zebras) (Embedded.fm)
- [Can't We All Just Get Arduino? - Tardiloquent Trademark Tirade](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-03-26-cant-we-all-just-get-arduino-tardiloquent-trademark-tirade) (The Amp Hour)

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