Open source hardware has developed into a flourishing industry, says Phillip Torrone, with many companies adhering to the “open source hardware definition which means products meet a uniform and well-defined standard for open source software and hardware.”
“However, recently some open source hardware companies have either gone closed-source on products, are in process of going closed-source, are delaying the release of files/source code, or require NDAs to obtain the software for an advertised-as open-source hardware & OSHWA certified product,” Torrone says.
This article considers recent trends and highlights examples of what’s happening now with open source hardware.
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