On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 11:53:48PM -0400, Ales Hvezda wrote: > > > [ Ales here, I'm reposting this since majordomo didn't recognize the > e-mail as being subscribed to the geda-dev/geda-user mailinglist. ] > > -- Cut here -- > From: Mikey Sklar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi Karel, > > I agree with you that my use of "Open Source" a more closed definition > than your term "Free Technology". > > Although rather than invent yet another term "Free Technology". We could > all probably agree to use one of the existing terms that opencollector.org > (the site which you originally pointed out) has documented. I believe > the "Free Technology" seems to be synonymous with "Open Hardware" in > this case. > > http://www.opencollector.org/Whyfree/open_hardware.html > http://www.opencollector.org/Whyfree/definitions.html > > I now prefer "Open Hardware" as it removes the word free, which often > leads to confusion as whether its free as in freedom or costs nothing.
But http://www.opencollector.org/Whyfree/open_hardware.html says that "Open Hardware" is a registered trademark :) Cl< > > Summary > ------- > To fully qualify as 'open hardware': > > 1. The interface to the hardware must be explicitly made public, so > the hardware can be used freely. > > 2. The design of the hardware must be made public, so that others > can implement it and learn from it. > > 3. The tools used to create the design should be free, so that > others can develop and improve the design.=20 > > On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Karel [iso-8859-1] Kulhav=FD wrote: > > I don't like the term "Open Source" because it means only the sources are= > open > > and nothing more. What is most interesting for me is when the design is f= > ree > > (libre). > >=20 > > I would rather introduce the term "Free Technology" that requires > > 1) The design tools are free technology too (recursivity property) > > 2) There is a building guide for a layman how to build and use the produc= > t > > (portability of the building process and usage property). > > 3) The licence for the documentation permits incorporation into other fre= > e > > technologies (inclusion property) and inclusion into non-free technolog= > y > > is discouraged (spreading property). >
