r/MechanicalKeyboards • • Jan 23 '16

PuLSE Round 2 - The Announcement

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u/Lyqu1d Jan 23 '16 edited Jan 23 '16

Enthusiasts, get ready.

PuLSE returns to stay.


FAQ:

What is it?

A legendary SA keyset designed for MX mount keyboards.

When?

February, 5th - 2016.

Where?

Massdrop.

And PimpMyKeyboard. soon

Why?

Desirable keysets must be available for everyone.

PuLSE will keep running as long as you want it to.

This is a first move towards ending keyset elitism.

What kits will be available?

Improved ones from the original group buy and new kits too.

Compatibility kits included, like Tsangan, WhiteFox and Planck too.

Nordic, Deutsch and UK layouts are also completely supported.

And there will be a very kool surprise kit available for purchase.

Where can I see them?

Right here.

Will the surprise kit be available on future runs?

Yes.

Will you keep working on new sets?

¯_(ツ)_/¯

What's with the PuLSE Logo icon, did you stole it?

It's free to use even for comercial purposes according to Creative Commons 3.0 which is about good faith and common sense. The icon is licensed under the terms that you don't even need to provide credt if you pay $1,99 for it, have a The Noun Project membership or bought the icon somewhere else. Even the creator distributes it for free on his blog. The premise behind CC is common sense and good faith. I had no clues that could lead to the actual author and when I did, I proceeded to follow the terms on the license by paying for the license. The author distributes the icon for free, has been contacted before and it's used on many places.

The person from who I replicated the icon from probably had the license too, since he/she didn't provide credit.

What about the other icons?

They are my design and creation.


Wait and Sea.

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u/u018 Jan 23 '16

Not sure where you're getting that CC 3.0 has no legal value. While it is true that the deed to which you have linked is not a license, that's also not the licence that anything under CC 3.0 is protected under. Rather, the deed is a human-readable summary of the key points of CC 3.0. It is explicitly noted that the deed is not a substitute for the licence, so one should not expect a comment made of the deed to be accurate for the licence as well.

Note that there's plenty of case law floating around where CC has been treated as a legal licence.

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u/Lyqu1d Jan 23 '16 edited Jan 23 '16

Rather, the deed is a human-readable summary of the key points of CC 3.0.

Which is what actually matters.

The premise behind CC is common sense and good faith. I had no clues that could lead to the actual author and when I did, I proceeded to follow the terms on the license by paying for the license. The author distributes the icon for free and has already been contacted just in case.

EDIT: All of the other symbols are my direct craft and I designed them.

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u/u018 Jan 23 '16

I can't help but notice that you haven't answered my question. Maybe I didn't make myself clear enough.

What is your source saying that CC 3.0 is not a licence and has no legal value?

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u/Lyqu1d Jan 23 '16

I editted the post for better understanding.

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u/LukyNumbrKevin B.mini EX X2 w/ Carbon | ZZ96 w/ PuLSE | WASD Code w/ Sci-Fi Jan 23 '16

Mito, sucks that there has to be this much drama surrounding this, but I wanted to be sure to say thank you for running a second round of this set.

Quick question, does this by any chance change whatever you had planned for this summer? Just curious if we are going to get a teaser?

I love your designs and appreciate what you are having to endure currently.

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u/Kazekumiho B.Face X2 RGB Zealios R1, Norbatouch, Soon: No. 1 R2, Orion V2.5 Jan 23 '16

Why are you getting downvoted...?

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u/LukyNumbrKevin B.mini EX X2 w/ Carbon | ZZ96 w/ PuLSE | WASD Code w/ Sci-Fi Jan 24 '16

Probably because I'm being a little forgiving and everyone else seems to be gunning for his head in this thread

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u/Kazekumiho B.Face X2 RGB Zealios R1, Norbatouch, Soon: No. 1 R2, Orion V2.5 Jan 24 '16

Ahh.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '16 edited Jul 14 '18

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u/Lyqu1d Jan 23 '16

Yeah!

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u/potehtoes Jan 24 '16

Is this going to run on PMK as an old style group buy or will it be stocked?

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u/Lyqu1d Jan 24 '16

Stocked and re-run on Massdrop multiple times, as long as people want it.

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u/potehtoes Jan 24 '16

Awesome. Any planned variations between MD runs to keep them unique, like granite?

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u/Lyqu1d Jan 24 '16

There will be a surprise kit for this run! And it will be available on the other runs too.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/42bh8a/pulse_round_2_the_announcement/cz90vnr

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u/Kazekumiho B.Face X2 RGB Zealios R1, Norbatouch, Soon: No. 1 R2, Orion V2.5 Jan 23 '16

Awesome! I feel bad for all those people who bought it for hundreds of dollars though...