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Hi David,
Well, first and foremost... thanks for doing this,
thanks for the free software, and thanks for tolerating lay people like me on
your email list :)
One of my suggestions was going to be the sale of
a frame animator for FEMM... for a fee. I don't think it's fair that anyone
expects you to do any more work on FEMM than you already have done. Given the
complexity of giving FEMM iterative capability, some reimbursal might be worth
your time if you choose to attack the problem from any angle. Probably justa
pittance, in real terms, but I still think it's worth mentioning.
You're right about the benefits of free disclosure
and open source. It's just a shift from personal benefit to a more global
benefit. You probably have the Tera Analysis (Quickfield) people up in arms.
You, and FEMM, could be their best kept secret!
Would there be any value to you, even as a warm
fuzzy, in spreading FEMM more widely? I know that supporting the software can be
a sore point, and this may be reason to keep it small... but everyone I have
seen use FEMM has benefited from it. It's obvious, for example, that the
future of energy production and high technology must begin
with our better understanding of electromagnetism - so why not share the
wealth?
Regards,
Graham
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