Comments on: How Open is VIA’s OpenBook Design? https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/how-open-is-vias-openbook-design/2008/06/07 Researching, documenting and promoting peer to peer practices Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:45:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 By: Patrick Anderson https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/how-open-is-vias-openbook-design/2008/06/07/comment-page-1#comment-254155 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:42:28 +0000 http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=1598#comment-254155 Why are the WE unable to manufacture hardware while the THEY are already doing it?

What is the difference?

Unfortunately, unlike software, an idea and the desire to produce a hardware device that is free and open is not sufficient. Certainly in the semiconductor space, the ability to do so is beyond the individual and in most cases, beyond even a reasonably equipped development group.”

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