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[ NNSquad ] Thoughts on the Open Source Hardware Definition, from a "bunnie"
Thoughts on the Open Source Hardware Definition, from a "bunnie" For anyone who is familiar with the absolutely fascinating Linux-based world of the incredibly hack-friendly Chumby and its ecosystem ( http://bit.ly/ceZYuc [Chumby] ) and now the newer Chumby device (oddly named the Chumby One) the personage of Andrew Huang -- known popularly as "bunnie" -- is inseparable from the Chumby design. (Note, bunnie has of late asked that the terms DIY-friendly or "mod" be used rather than "hack" -- since mainstream consumers may only associate the word hack with basement-dwelling criminals, not brilliant white-hat and otherwise completely legit software and hardware engineers: http://bit.ly/cEg92U [bunnie's blog] ). Bunnie's thoughts on the recently released Open Source Hardware Definition (0.3) and how it relates to open source software and systems in general are well worth reading: http://bit.ly/brUpDv (bunnie's blog) You just gotta love a character like this who actually made a contest out of guessing how many PC board "vias" were present on a particular version of a Chumby layout: http://bit.ly/avuQKI (bunnie's blog) More fun than a barrel of 60/40 rosin core solder, for sure. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator