by kinderkram » Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:49 pm
What would be the advantages of having os hw?
The main reason is: we want to keep control over the complete manufacturing process of the hardware.
If it was Open Source we'd surely see chinese clones soon without a chance to handle the support for these.
There also were enormous initial costs for the prototyping, the test environment, shipping forth & back across the globe - all this needs to be covered.
Skilled hw designers are always welcome to join us. But there's barely a handful of geniusses willing to share their knowlegde for free.
One of them is Bill Nesbitt, chief hardware & software designer of the AutoQuad project.
Respecting his rights on his intellectual property isn't something we need to debate about ... I hope!