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Re: Nearby Glasses

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Post by genewitch »

johannes1234321 wrote: post #165

Aside from the project itself: They are eusing a "Polyform License" I haven't encountered that before. So it's not "open source" as many people might expect from GitHub and Polyform licenses seem to inherit the "what exactly is the boundary between non-commercial and commercial" issue as do CC licenses. https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses/blob/main/LI... https://polyformproject.org/

I use CC for most of my "work", and it's pretty clear to me what "commercial" means. If someone uses my work to earn any money, then it's commercial. Unless they contact me and explain why it isn't, then i can grant them a license that allows them that.

This is only relevant if the CC is CC-NC, otherwise commercial use is "ok". it's pretty straightforward.

Re: Nearby Glasses

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Post by genewitch »

tamimio wrote: post #34
luxuryballs wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

an invisibility cloak! crazy times, maybe we can make anti-smart-glasses glasses that detect smart glasses and have an invisible beam that can target and blind the cameras

> anti-smart-glasses glasses that detect smart glasses and have an invisible beam that can target and blind the cameras I love it! I literally thought of something similar while writing the above comment, something like an EMP that disables all nearby camera sensors for 10min or so.

wear a hat/beanie with IR LEDs, you need a few frequencies of "IR", but it's invisible (or barely visible) to humans, but it's the same as shining a light into a sensor to a "machine". could have it built in to a jacket collar, too. you'd have to wear pants to foil gait detection, too. Something with a lot of angles and squiggles that is hard to see as "distinct" against the background.

Re: Nearby Glasses

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Post by genewitch »

ChrisMarshallNY wrote: post #206
tamimio wrote: post #205

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How did they catch him?! I remember I read something similar of a guy having a cell jammer in his car, because he didn’t want people being busy on their phones while driving, but they caught him because the cell towers detected the jammer and eventually triangulated him, not sure about a guy in a train. On the topic: if the glasses can be impacted with anything RF, it would be an easy job, but it’s a camera, optical…

He was sitting on the train, with it in his lap. Someone snapped a pic. Looked a bit like one of those Cradlepoint routers, with 4 antennas.

yeah they generally look like a 3"x5" device an inch thick with antennas coming out one of the 3"x1" sides, from the ones i have seen.

Re: Nearby Glasses

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Post by johannes1234321 »

genewitch wrote: post #231
johannes1234321 wrote: post #165

Aside from the project itself: They are eusing a "Polyform License" I haven't encountered that before. So it's not "open source" as many people might expect from GitHub and Polyform licenses seem to inherit the "what exactly is the boundary between non-commercial and commercial" issue as do CC licenses. https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses/blob/main/LI... https://polyformproject.org/

I use CC for most of my "work", and it's pretty clear to me what "commercial" means. If someone uses my work to earn any money, then it's commercial. Unless they contact me and explain why it isn't, then i can grant them a license that allows them that. This is only relevant if the CC is CC-NC, otherwise commercial use is "ok". it's pretty straightforward.

Is it commercial if a non-profit sports club uses it to collect member fees?

Is it fornprofit if I use it and somewhere in a small note on my website it has a way to give me a tip?

It's trivial to come up with more such cases.

And you being fine with my usage, doesn't mean I can rely on it.

And then let's go international.

In case of doubt the answer is to avoid it, which can be fine and match the author's intention. However it can be nom-trivial.

Re: Nearby Glasses

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Post by genewitch »

johannes1234321 wrote: post #234
genewitch wrote: post #231

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use CC for most of my "work", and it's pretty clear to me what "commercial" means. If someone uses my work to earn any money, then it's commercial. Unless they contact me and explain why it isn't, then i can grant them a license that allows them that. This is only relevant if the CC is CC-NC, otherwise commercial use is "ok". it's pretty straightforward.

Is it commercial if a non-profit sports club uses it to collect member fees? Is it fornprofit if I use it and somewhere in a small note on my website it has a way to give me a tip? It's trivial to come up with more such cases. And you being fine with my usage, doesn't mean I can rely on it. And then let's go international. In case of doubt the answer is to avoid it, which can be fine and match the author's intention.…

> If someone uses my work to earn any money, then it's commercial.

it really is that simple. It's meant for creative works, but not just; if i make a song and license it CC-NC, you can't use it in a video if that video gets ad revenue, patreon, snail-mail donations.

> Meaning "done for the sake of financial profit" (of art, etc.), "prepared for the market or as an article of trade" is from 1871.

It is trivial, unless you are looking for loopholes to get around licensing.

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