[Microbit-Python] Secrecy And The BBC micro:bit

[Nicholas H.Tollervey]

Hi Larry,

Here's the current situation:

* Anything in the public domain is repeatable, for example, anything I
said during my presentation at PyCon UK.
* On Monday, we hope to be able to open up our MicroPython repository
for all the micro:bit specific things. This is SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION
but my weekend has been spent preparing various blog posts etc... ready
for this.
* Anything *you* produce yourself is yours and you can do what you want
with it!

Basically, the BBC would love positive publicity. The more tweets you
can generate that mention microbit, the BBC and MicroPython in a
positive framing the better! The PSF is part of a partnership so it is
important to frame the device in this context. It would be a terrible
faux-pas to claim we're sole "platform" for the device (i.e. there's
Microsoft's TouchDevelop).

Does this make sense? Happy to answer questions or offer clarifications.

Best wishes,

Nicholas.

On 17/10/15 00:53, Larry Hastings wrote:
> On 10/16/2015 08:57 AM, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote:
>> Understood... this is why I'm pushing the BBC so hard to allow us to
>> work in the open. There is bound to be someone, somewhere who could help.
> 
> That reminds me.  What is the rule that is going to keep people happy
> wrt to showing the micro:bit in public?  About a week from now I'll be
> at PyCon Ireland with my micro:bit, and last I heard Mark Shannon is
> going too (and I bet he'd bring his too).  I plan to sprint on the
> micro:bit while there.  I could also give a lightning talk, holding the
> little darling up in front of the crowd.  I could let folks gawk at it
> and hold it and press its darling little buttons, maybe even play a game
> of slalom.  Is that all okay?  Or do I need to cower from the light,
> programming it in secret, snarling at passersby to leave my precious alone?
> 
> Seeking guidance,
> 
> 
> //arry/
> 
> 
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