Comments on: Open source hardware and entrepreneurship https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/open-source-hardware-and-enterpreneurship/2009/07/11 Researching, documenting and promoting peer to peer practices Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:30:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 By: Chang https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/open-source-hardware-and-enterpreneurship/2009/07/11/comment-page-1#comment-415811 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:30:05 +0000 http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=3886#comment-415811 Many useful applications are open source software, we using them daily(such as linux apache mozzila wordpress … ). But open source hardware, we only use them to build our hobby design or accomplish a project in an EE course. The business mode ( build them and sold them) of open source hardware is good, but how big is the whole market? I don’t know.

]]> By: Sepp https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/open-source-hardware-and-enterpreneurship/2009/07/11/comment-page-1#comment-415613 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:48:13 +0000 http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=3886#comment-415613 I have the idea that open source hardware could benefit from a culture that promotes the self-assembly, from pre-existing modules, of useful machinery. Those pre-existing modules should be available in great numbers and be interconnectible in various ways. It doesn’t matter whether those modules are manufactured by commercial companies that manufacture parts for today’s industries or by open source hardware developers.

The important thing would seem to be the concept of combining pre-fabricated modules in various novel ways to form new (open source) products.

Could this work to give open source hardware the boost it needs?

]]> By: madaerodog https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/open-source-hardware-and-enterpreneurship/2009/07/11/comment-page-1#comment-415603 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:41:27 +0000 http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=3886#comment-415603 why everybody takes developing open source for granted and says it’s free? let’s say I am a dude and I want to start working on a open source software project I still need a computer and a connection to the internet. Also an operation system and developing tools. Lets assume I use linux and some free developing tools but the computer and internet connection will cost me money …

I say both open source software and open source hardware require money to start developing but if you can afford it worths every penny if you put some soul in it

meet you all at http://harkopen.com – open source hardware community

and let’s build a better tomorrow

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