MOD is at a crossroads - and needs your input

[James]

@Tarrasque73

The only mandatory step would be compiling a version of the MOD software stack that runs on a RasPI. That would be the manpower investment that I’m afraid can not be avoided.

This may be a road they go down but it’s still a huge development effort. It’s not just compiling a version for pi, it’s a complete overhaul of the licensing and registration system. Pi doesn’t have a hardware license that can be registered the way mod devices are. There would need to be a user account system (huge job), os licensing system (huge job), plugin licensing system / DRMs (huge job)

This may be the way they go, I don’t know. This would be a reasonable alternative if its not possible to manufacture Dwarfs. But I doubt they will be adding bluetooth or wifi or developing a new hardware device in order to reboot

@Tarrasque73

You said that you need to get back your IP. Fair. What is that IP? Company name? Websites? Software? I assume most of the software is open source and available on git anyway. What’s left that is not in your hands and can’t be replaced?

@dreamer

(I assume these vary between office equipment, the cloud infrastructure code, product designs, HMI device firmwares, already purchased product components, electronics, cases etc. but there are likely things that we don’t even think of as “assets” that still end up in this sale)

@friedsilence

Everything already mentioned plus production tools like the die cast aluminum moulds. The immaterial assets also include a patent, the trademarks and webdomains.