In my experience in the proprietary software/hardware field, I'm shocked that you guy's haven't been slapped with a Cease and Desist letter! Some might say "homebrew" or hacks are bad...I disagree.
So do I. The good news is that companies are beginning to realize that homebrew hackers, diy-ers and open source people are driving sales, and creating new demand for products. Take for instance the Linksys WRT wireless routers.. Open source projects like DD-WRT have created whole new markets for these products that would have been untapped otherwise, and in the process have also done the R&D legwork of discovering 'what the end users want.'
I very much hope Alesis takes this path.
