Comments on: Open Hardware for Development http://manypossibilities.net/2008/08/open-hardware-for-development/ In the beginner's mind there are... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: OLPC XO-2 goes Open Hardware at Many Possibilities http://manypossibilities.net/2008/08/open-hardware-for-development/comment-page-1/#comment-732 OLPC XO-2 goes Open Hardware at Many Possibilities Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:32:33 +0000 http://manypossibilities.net/?p=158#comment-732 [...] is a lot more adaptable than it used to be.  Opening up the hardware components mean that we are not just sitting at the [...] [...] is a lot more adaptable than it used to be.  Opening up the hardware components mean that we are not just sitting at the [...]

]]> By: Beer, Coffee, and a little DSP » Blog Archive » Open Hardware 3 Years On http://manypossibilities.net/2008/08/open-hardware-for-development/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Beer, Coffee, and a little DSP » Blog Archive » Open Hardware 3 Years On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:52:15 +0000 http://manypossibilities.net/?p=158#comment-420 [...] Steve Song’s thoughts on Open Hardware for the Developing world. [...] [...] Steve Song’s thoughts on Open Hardware for the Developing world. [...]

]]> By: Superfly http://manypossibilities.net/2008/08/open-hardware-for-development/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Superfly Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:51:44 +0000 http://manypossibilities.net/?p=158#comment-261 the BUG - perfect for kidz to hack :-) http://m.linuxjournal.com/article/10125 the BUG – perfect for kidz to hack :-)

http://m.linuxjournal.com/article/10125

]]> By: David Rowe http://manypossibilities.net/2008/08/open-hardware-for-development/comment-page-1/#comment-256 David Rowe Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:58:19 +0000 http://manypossibilities.net/?p=158#comment-256 Hi Steve, Thanks for the post and the kind words. I should point out that in many senses I was not really a lone developer - I had a lot of contributions from many wonderful people in the open hardware and software communities. However that is the cool thing about open hardware - one guy or a small team can pull together a bunch of open building blocks and make wonderful things happen, things we usually think require a massive corporation. Yes, thinking outside of the "re-flashing commodity hardware" box takes a big shift in mindset. The curious fact is that the hardware development effort for a typical embedded product is only a few man months - trivial compared to the hundreds on man-years that go into the software (e.g. OpenWRT). This means the open software community actually has a lot of leverage with the hardware guys - software is the hard bit! Hi Steve,

Thanks for the post and the kind words. I should point out that in many senses I was not really a lone developer – I had a lot of contributions from many wonderful people in the open hardware and software communities.

However that is the cool thing about open hardware – one guy or a small team can pull together a bunch of open building blocks and make wonderful things happen, things we usually think require a massive corporation.

Yes, thinking outside of the “re-flashing commodity hardware” box takes a big shift in mindset. The curious fact is that the hardware development effort for a typical embedded product is only a few man months – trivial compared to the hundreds on man-years that go into the software (e.g. OpenWRT).

This means the open software community actually has a lot of leverage with the hardware guys – software is the hard bit!

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