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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
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ronja-bounces+aristotle=internode.on.net@lists.pointless.net
[mailto:ronja-bounces+aristotle=internode.on.net@lists.pointless.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>-=RYS=-<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, 23 July 2007 11:25
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> ronja@lists.pointless.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Ronja] Open source
skateboard demo pictures</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>And GNU project Hydrogen-Tritium A-bomb?
:)))))<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
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<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>In future: ronja, skateboard, linux, Hydrogen
bomb, GNU Hamburger....<br>
<br>
<br>
______________________________________________________________<br>
> Od: discover@fly.srk.fer.hr<br>
> Komu: ronja@lists.pointless.net<br>
> Datum: 22.07.2007 22:08<br>
> Předmět: Re: [Ronja] Open source skateboard demo pictures<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>This is nice, ronja, skateboard, linux...<br>
><br>
>Now all we need is open source power source. I am sick of paying<br>
>bills to the power company...<br>
><br>
>Any ideas?<br>
><br>
>s.<br>
><br>
><br>
>On Sun, 22 Jul 2007, Karel Kulhavy wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Hello<br>
>><br>
>> To prove that the open source skateboard is not just some untested
theoretical<br>
>> design, I learned some some pussie tricks on it and put pictures
online.<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://ronja.twibright.com/bastard.php">http://ronja.twibright.com/bastard.php</a><br>
>><br>
>> I also got a positive review of Bastard from a friend who rides a flex<br>
>> skateboard already for 14 years (I ride only for 2). He tried it out
and said<br>
>> it's cool.<br>
>><br>
>> If you saw the Dogtown and Z-Boys movie, you know that the bert was
originally<br>
>> developed for the surfboard "platform" by Larry Bertlesmann
and "ported" to<br>
>> skateboard by Jay Adams, Tony alva et al. - the Z-Boys.<br>
>><br>
>> Unfortunately, after they succeeded at the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Del</st1:place></st1:State> Mar competition, they got bought<br>
>> out and heavily commercialized so we cannot really expect anything
opensource<br>
>> from them. What Microsoft is in the world of software, they are in the
world of<br>
>> skateboarding. And not only them, but probably every single company of
the<br>
>> whole skateboarding industry.<br>
>><br>
>> Nice that you can/could buy a super-extra-special deck shaped and
painted by<br>
>> Powell-Peralta, Alva, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Santa
Cruz</st1:place></st1:City>, Zero, Dogtown or whatever for 150 USD or so,<br>
>> when you can make yourself one opensource from a plywood for 4 USD
(plus 10 USD<br>
>> griptape). Most of the know-how is in the template (in case of
Bastard, there's<br>
>> not yet much know how in the template ;-)). Why should you pay for
something<br>
>> that you can make yourself cheaper? The cutting takes 5 minutes.<br>
>><br>
>> Artwork? Do you really need to buy a proprietary label to get a decent
artwork?<br>
>> Doesn't the open source community have good artists that are as good
as say<br>
>> Crayg Stecyk? What's an artwork? All it needs to be is a .svg file
under a GFDL<br>
>> licence.<br>
>><br>
>> Bearings? Do you need really to buy expensive Bones Bearings, Swiss
quality,<br>
>> Made in <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> (sic!),
mirror finish to get a decent mechanic<br>
>> performance? Aren't they just an overpriced version of an ordinary
industry<br>
>> grade ball bearing with a single rubber contactless seal? Do you
need to buy<br>
>> SpeedCream(TM)? Can't you ride on medical vasoline like I do at the
moment?<br>
>><br>
>> Seriously, are we paying skateboards here or managers, CEOs, adverts,
SEO,<br>
>> trademark and patent litigations, and lawyers?<br>
>><br>
>> Compare the price of Ronja components with a professional link and
compare the<br>
>> performance. Compare the price of an opensource deck and a commercial
one and<br>
>> their performance. Compare the price of Microsoft Windows and Linux
and<br>
>> compare their performance. Isn't something screeching here?<br>
>><br>
>> "Your board would come to a screeching halt and you'd fly. And
you'd smash<br>
>> cement." -- Stacey Peralta, Dogtown and Z-Boys.<br>
>><br>
>> CL<<br>
>><br>
>> -- <br>
>> Twibright Ronja mailing list <a href="http://ronja.twibright.com/">http://ronja.twibright.com</a><br>
>> Ronja@lists.pointless.net<br>
>> <a href="http://pointless.net/mailman/listinfo/ronja">http://pointless.net/mailman/listinfo/ronja</a><br>
>><br>
><br>
>-- <br>
>Twibright Ronja mailing list <a href="http://ronja.twibright.com/">http://ronja.twibright.com</a><br>
>Ronja@lists.pointless.net<br>
><a href="http://pointless.net/mailman/listinfo/ronja">http://pointless.net/mailman/listinfo/ronja</a><br>
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