Impossible thing #5: Open hardware, from the LART to the C,mm,n
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| So far, I’ve identified examples of free, commons-based production of just
| about every category of pure information product which exists. And that leads
| to the next question: what about the material marketplace? Can community
| methods be used to design, prototype, and manufacture physical products? The
| answer, according to a growing boom of open hardware developers is a
| resounding “Yes!” From computer hardware to automobiles, the open hardware
| revolution is on.
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| Myth #1
| “Free software works only because software is a ‘pure information product’—it
| can’t possibly work for hardware.”
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| Part of this myth is true, of course: you can’t really share physical
| products the way we do with free-licensed information products. That’s a
| fundamental property of information. However, the designs for physical
| products are just a special kind of information product, and they can be
| shared.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/books/mihrfc/impossible_thing_5_open_hardware
Days ago:
Bug Labs Founder: Sold Out Of Open-Source Mobile Gadgets
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| We stopped by Bug Labs' Flatiron headquarters tonight, where founder Peter
| Semmelhack told us he's sold out of the first batch of the "Bug," his
| startup's open-source wireless device. Want one? Get in line. The next
| shipment is scheduled for May.
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http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/bug_labs_founder_sold_out_of_open_source_mobile_devices
Related:
The Future of Hardware is Open Source
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| Open Hardware is the future of technology, and all we need to kick off this
| next great revolution in technology is to have the right tools in the right
| place at the right time. After that, the sky’s the limit!
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http://www.raiden.net/?cat=2&aid=315
Perens set to tackle open-source hardware
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| On Monday, Perens plans to announce the TAPR Open Hardware
| License, a document written by John Ackerman designed
| specifically to govern hardware designs that can be
| modified and redistrubuted. Perens plans to submit the
| license to the Open Source Initiative for its as an
| open-source license.
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http://news.com.com/2061-10795_3-6156093.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
http://tinyurl.com/2noydh
LinuxBIOS ready to go mainstream
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| LinuxBIOS is intended to provide a philosophically free replacement
| for proprietary firmware in chipsets.
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http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/30/199208&from=rss
Boot Linux Faster With An Open BIOS
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| Another interesting approach involves using Linux itself to initialize the
| hardware. The LinuxBIOS takes the approach of loading a small Linux kernel
| directly into the boot ROM. This approach is increasingly practical now that
| boards have 1-2MB of flash ROM onboard, according to Seebach.
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http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/knitter/2007/10/08/boot-linux-faster-with-an-open-bios
Could AMD move open desktop Linux market?
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| AMD’s recent move to fully support open source graphics could be the best
| news desktop Linux has had in a long time.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1427
Chips and Motherboards that support a Free BIOS - LinuxBIOS
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| You can help our campaign by buying AMD CPU chips and not buying Intel. AMD
| have been helpful but Intel needs to be persuaded. Likewise, buy motherboards
| that support free BIOS. Tyan Computer Corporation are very helpful to the
| LinuxBIOS project and employ a full-time LinuxBIOS developer.
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http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/supportlinuxbios.html
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