Paul Boddie wrote: > how fragmented things still are in the open hardware world,
I think a large part of this "fragmentation" is just natural, since different projects will have different requirements and you also have to freeze your design at some point if you want to actually make something. Each feature that's waiting on the roadside to be picked up has a cost that goes well beyond materials. The more extra weight you add, the higher the risk your project will run into trouble. Therefore, I think it's quite alright if there's diversity at that level. But I'd agree that there are other areas where cooperation could be easier and more common, for example at the design level. Barriers there are often created by poor communication and documentation, use of proprietary tools, and accepting rules that prevent sharing (such parts with essential documentation under restrictive NDAs). - Werner _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
