The term usually means that information about the Open-source hardware is easily discerned so that others can make it – coupling it closely to the maker movement.
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12 Facts About Open-source hardware
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Open-source hardware helps alleviate the issue of proprietary device drivers for the free and open-source software community it is not a pre-requisite for it, and should not be confused with the concept of open documentation for proprietary hardware, which is already sufficient for writing FLOSS device drivers and complete operating systems.
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Open-source hardware launched the Open Hardware Certification Program, which had the goal of allowing hardware manufacturers to self-certify their products as open.
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The FreeIO project advocated the concept of Free Hardware and proposed four freedoms that such Open-source hardware provided to users, based on the similar freedoms provided by free software licenses.
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The designs gained some notoriety due to Martin's naming scheme in which each free Open-source hardware project was given the name of a breakfast food such as Donut, Flapjack, Toast, etc.
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However, as more and more non-electronic Open-source hardware products are made open source, this term tends to be used back in its broader sense of "physical product".
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The field of open-source hardware has been shown to go beyond electronic hardware and to cover a larger range of product categories such as machine tools, vehicles and medical equipment.
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Open-source hardware electronics finds various uses, including automation of chemical procedures.
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Open-source hardware vehicles have been developed including bicycles like XYZ Space Frame Vehicles and cars such as the Tabby OSVehicle.
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New Open-source hardware licenses are often explained as the "Open-source hardware equivalent" of a well-known OSS license, such as the GPL, LGPL, or BSD license.
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One of the major differences between developing open-source software and developing open-source hardware is that hardware results in tangible outputs, which cost money to prototype and manufacture.
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Recently, many open-source hardware projects were funded via crowdfunding on Indiegogo or Kickstarter.
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