There are some long sentences that could be broken up.
I'd go easy on "The manufacturer must..." Multiple audiences may be
reading this. I'd suggest trying to bring out the synergy between the
volunteer developer community and the business organization. Perhaps
something along the lines of:
The Project volunteers and the associated business have
complementary goals. We cooperate so that both can succeed. This
inevitably involves some compromises, and we believe we've done some
pioneering in working out an effective relationship.
The community needs include:
Openly published documentation for the hardware's logical, electrical, and
mechanical interfaces, so that the community can maintain drivers and other
software during its full service life while realizing the full performance
potential, and so that the hardware can be correctly integrated into larger
systems
The ability to provide technical support during the full service life,
regardless of whether the manufacturer is able to do so
The freedom to modify and redistribute supporting software as needs evolve
The freedom to re-use all volunteer-contributed parts of the design in fully
open designs
The business needs include:
Assistance in product development, to conserve start-up capital and reduce
time to market and break-even selling price
Identification of the actual product requirements of potential customers
Assistance in documentation and technical support, to meet the needs of new
users more rapidly
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