Open source hardware goes even further than that. Not only should you be able to run your own code, if the hardware can run code, but you should be able to take the design for the hardware and modify it to suit your needs.
http://www.oshwa.org/definition/ My uJoypad (world's smallest NES controller) is open source hardware. Perhaps I will bring it down along with any other open hardware stuff I have by then. On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Aemilianus Kehler <[email protected]>wrote: > If only I had open source hardware, all I do is hack non open source > hardware... Hahah does that count, can I set up a station installing 360 > mod chips :p I believe hardware should be open to run any code not just > paid developers code. > > Cheers!! > > On Feb 22, 2013, at 8:44 AM, Justin Lacko <[email protected]> wrote: > > Shouldn't Mark Jenkins be all over this with a fruit punch toast to boot? > :) > > > On 22 February 2013 08:35, Ron <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In case you don't have other, erm, plans for April 20. ;) >> >> Ron >> >> ----- Forwarded message from Pockey Lam <[email protected]> >> ----- >> >> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:47:59 +0800 >> From: Pockey Lam <[email protected]> >> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130110 >> Thunderbird/17.0.2 >> To: [email protected] >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> Subject: [SkullSpace-Admin] Launching Hardware Freedom Day on April 20 >> 2013 >> >> Hi there! >> >> The Digital Freedom Foundation[1] (the organization behind Software >> Freedom Day) is launching a new celebration around Open Source Hardware >> called Hardware Freedom Day [2] (www.hfday.org) and which will be >> celebrated on April 20, 2013 (Saturday). >> >> We just launched registration[3] yesterday and believe you should be >> interested in participating! Our vision is to use this day to promote >> your local space and use it as an open door day to showcase your >> facilities and your community. Maybe running simple workshops on >> soldering or Arduino hacking makes sense, maybe something else is >> better: you're the organizer, so definitely you should know better. If >> not you can always subscribe to our mailing list[4] and see what others >> are doing. We also have an IRC channel on freenode (#hfd) for instant >> communication. >> >> Last but not least we will be sending an event kit (t-shirts, banners, >> posters, stickers, balloons, etc) free of charge to all the teams who >> register >> before March 15, 2013. >> >> So wait not longer and rush to the hfd wiki[5], create your event >> page[6], put up your program and register your event[3] before the >> deadline! >> >> Also help us to make this event as big as SFD by using our banners[7] >> and countdown[8] on your website. Feel free to localize these artworks >> (all released under a CC-BY license) to your language and don't forget >> to share your files on the HFD wiki for others. >> >> Thanks a lot and happy HFD! >> >> ---- >> The Digital Freedom Foundation Board >> >> [1]http://www.digitalfreedomfoundation.org/ >> [2]http://www.hfday.org/ >> [3]http://www.hfday.org/cgi-bin/register.py >> [4]http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/hfd-discuss >> [5]http://wiki.hfday.org/ >> [6]http://wiki.hfday.org/CreateYourEventpage >> [7]http://wiki.hfday.org/Artwork#Web_banners >> [8]http://hfday.org/promote/hfd-countdown >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SkullSpace Admin Mailing List >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Admin >> >> >> ----- End forwarded message ----- >> _______________________________________________ >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >> > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >
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