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Ask HN : Open source hardware rising up What do you think?

by madaerodog on 5/18/09, 7:11 AM with 4 comments

Just written this article http://harkopen.com/open-source-hardware, there are a lot of very interesting projects lately in this direction, you can see some in here http://harkopen.com/projects

What do you think? Can be open source hardware viable same as the big brother software?

  • by SingAlong on 5/18/09, 10:56 AM

    IMHO, prototying a product with OpenSource hardware isn't the scene right now.

    Opensource hardware currently attracts hobbyists on mass.

    I haven't seen any real market-ready product done with something like Beagleboard or Arduino.

  • by wmf on 5/18/09, 6:18 PM

    Open source hardware can't become mainstream like OSS. The hardware isn't (remotely) competitive with proprietary hardware and it's too hard to scratch your own itch.

  • by madaerodog on 5/25/09, 10:22 AM

    maybe it's time .. same was saying for software a few years before but that didn't stop it ..