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Originally Posted by What'saCobra?
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If i gave you the blueprints to the car for your use, i would certainly expect my blueprints back, unless i specifically said at the time you could keep them. But, nothing prevents you from making quality copies for your own use as the information is now public and that publication was accepted by CS et al. To further the objectives of open source availability of data to aid in preventing deceptions, you might separately publish those docs.
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Keeping some of that data secret has been part of SAAC's strategy to prevent fraud. For example, SAAC does not publish the Ford serial numbers that correspond to the Shelby serial numbers for GT350s and GT500s. They will only verify whether or not a given pair matches when asked. Thus someone creating an air car for an owner unknown Shelby serial number in the registry, will not know what ford number to use on their fake.
As a side note on open source, as a software developer, some day I really need to figure out the economics of open source software. Then maybe I can convince Doctors, Lawyers, Police Officers, etc. to just do their jobs for the greater good for free. It should help eliminate health care costs, taxes and let the people collect on lawsuits without lawyers taking a cut.
