This is a lot cheaper than a patent.
This helps keeps others from patenting your idea.
If you plan to give your idea to the community anyway then this is the way to go. Someone else may still try to patent your idea but at least you have documented a prior art.
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This is a lot cheaper than a patent.
This helps keeps others from patenting your idea.
If you plan to give your idea to the community anyway then this is the way to go. Someone else may still try to patent your idea but at least you have documented a prior art.
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