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walktalker · 27-03-01, 01:41 PM

Engineers propose open source for hardware
A cadre of hardware developers is trying to bring concepts from the open-source software world to the hardware business. Engineers around the world, connected via the Internet, are seeking to develop a vast library of freely available hardware designs, similar to how Linux developers and other open-source programmers share intellectual property.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080214,00.html

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27-03-01, 01:41 PM	#1
walktalker The local newspaper man Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,036	Engineers propose open source for hardware A cadre of hardware developers is trying to bring concepts from the open-source software world to the hardware business. Engineers around the world, connected via the Internet, are seeking to develop a vast library of freely available hardware designs, similar to how Linux developers and other open-source programmers share intellectual property. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080214,00.html