So given that I'm probably number 400 or 500 on the list... Is there anyway you can post the Gerber files so that a poor wretched molecular biology grad student like myself can build one of these things without having to wait, what I estimate to be 2 years (given the current production rate) to build an x0xb0x? If I was more of an electrical engineer I'm sure I could take the posted schematics and design my own board, but as I'm an electrical dumbass, I would need the files so that I can just email them to a company, pay the money and have the PCBs shipped to me. I realize you guys are trying to make some money off these kits, and given all the hard work you put into cloning this awesome synthesizer, you totally deserve it. But it seems like trying to source the parts, assemble the kits, deal with the website, orders, shipping, not to mention whatever else your graduate advisor may want you to do, is way too much work for two people to handle by themselves. If this really is an open source project, it seems like posting the files shouldn't be a big deal. People will still want to buy the kits from you, regardless of what information is freely available. Nobody is going to want to spend the time and extra money tracking down all the parts, having the boards made, machining the faceplate, etc unless they are as far down the list as I am and also happen to be as impatient as I am. Plus I thought the MIT license covered the possibility of somebody trying to repackage and sell your work, so if you're worried about somebody else selling kits I don't think that would happen.
-jason
maybe later today....does it have the word "BANNED" in it? ....I'm hoping it got caught in my spam filter.