Why Not Have Open Hardware As Well?
Open Source software is taking the world by storm and changing everyone’s business model to one degree or another why not use the same model for hardware as well.
I think many manufacturers are missing the boat on this issue and the one who steps up now can stake their claim as the industry leader
Being an Open source proponent myself, I hadn’t really considered using the same model for hardware applications until I read “Vendors hindering open-source hardware development”. Now my mind is spinning just thinking about all of the possibilities.
Taking proprietary approach too far is limiting the industry, says Neil McAllister writing for Computerworld.
