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Open Hardware

A page for notes and links related to open hardware.

OpenHardware usually refers to open computer technology, whereas OpenDesign refers more generally to an "OpenSource" approach to physical products.

Existing work

Towards a Definition

• http://publication.nodel.org/node/116/print - UserControlledTechnology, reads like "notes towards" an Open Hardware definition by creator of RONJA
• http://wiki.freifunk.net/OpenHardware#definition
• http://www.openhardware.org/ - open hardware certification project from Bruce Perens

Projects

• See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_hardware
• http://geekosystem.org/
• http://pradeepto.livejournal.com/
• http://reprap.org/
• http://www.openhardware.de/
• http://minitronics.net/
• http://www.rfidguardian.org/index.php/Main_Page
• http://www.openmoko.com
• http://www.arduino.cc/
• http://openwrt.org/
• http://www.ladyada.net/make/wavebubble/
• http://www.chumby.com/
• http://wacco.mveas.com/
• http://www.auroramixer.com/index.html
• http://www.lochraster.org/fnordlicht/
• http://www.mediamatic.net/massagecouch - open source massage couch

Groups

• http://www.openhardwarefoundation.org/
• http://www.openpattern.org/

Mailing lists

• https://lists.openpattern.org/mailman/listinfo/open-hw
• http://mail.openhardwarefoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ohf-licenses_openhardwarefoundation.org
• http://groups.google.com/group/openmanufacturing