Amiga floppy SD emulator

[Jeff_HxC]

hmm this seems based on my design since he used the same component parts (same Microchip uC, 3 buttons, a alphanumerical lcd, and probably same firmware)

original design here:

http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/index.html#SDCARDFloppyemulator

http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/pictures/index.html#sdcard_hxc_floppy_emu_pictures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0arlGguYEts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtazXt_Kc4s

why some people seems forget to give credit when they are using the work of other people ?...

[Jeff_HxC]

@ Jeff_HxC

Is your unit available to buy or is it still 'on the test bench' ... so to speak

~150 units of the USB version have been sold last year and the SDCard version will be soon.
(batch mostly build & sold by PeterSieg CrazyIceCap and Giants : http://www.forum64.de/wbb3/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=23289&pageNo=1 )

Like the USB version, the Schematic, PCB and Firmware of the SDCard Floppy Emulator are avaivable since 2008.
everyone can build its own unit, several units was already made and used by some people.
Some example :
http://service4u.narod.ru/html/emulator.html
http://www.amigaimpact.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=6492&forum=11
http://www.yaronet.com/posts.php?sl=172&s=90784&p=6

PCB+Schematic :
http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/StandAlone_HxCFloppyEmulator_PCB.zip

All source code are under GPL.

PC Software converter source code :
http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/HxC_Floppy_Emulator_soft_src.zip

PIC firmware source code :
http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/HxCFloppyEmulator_Soft_PIC.zip

From my point of view, the main problem is that the "author" seems to have made its emulator from the HxC Floppy Emulator source code (pic firmware + pc floppy encoder) and schematic and doesn't precise it. Of course its project is closed source ...
What i claim is just a small credit/copyright somewhere. After this, he can sell what he want, it's not my business (as written on the GPL...)

It's the second time that this happens, and this becoming tiring...

[Jeff_HxC]

Double post...

[Jeff_HxC]

To me it seems that the main problem is that the "real author" seems uncapable of following up the "or else " bits set by the copyright license he chose to use on his intellectual property, and instead of doing the proper thing about it (like reporting to the owner of the GPL, that is FSF), complains on web forums about how tiring it is - on second insident, already. Imagine how the busybox authors must feel! :hammer:

Maybe you should chose a less "tiring" license in the future?

For what it's worth, I bought HxC USB not many months ago, and would buy SD version too, if available.

i have contacted the author (in fact he wrote to me some months ago), and now i have my small credit.  
(see here : http://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-100196147-_JM and here http://www.instructables.com/id/Emulador-de-Drive-Montagem/ )

So there are no more problem from my point of view. No need to use the FSF weapon against a single person

Imagine how the busybox authors must feel! :hammer:

Bad it seems : http://gpl-violations.org/news/20071120-freebox.html