Open source ... hardware? Someday, say ETech attendees
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| "We're seeing hardware become more like software, and rapid
| development become a competitive advantage," according to
| John Hagel, a business consultant and author.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=18&articleId=9014440&intsrc=hm_topic
Related:
SXSW sets stage for open-source DIY hacking
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| "We're working on open-source hardware," Fried explained to the packed
| room, "and how we can take the paradigm of open-source software and make
| things out of it."
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| "What these projects have in common is that people are sharing the
| recipes," Torrone said, "and it's starting to fall under (a) category,
| which is open-source hardware."
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| Fried said the concept involved several levels of technology, the
| foundation being basic mechanics. She said that kind of information
| can be publicly released under a Creative Commons license, and she
| hoped more people would begin using open-source computer-aided
| design to create such projects.
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http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6166234.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
http://tinyurl.com/398jc5
Open Source Soft Microprocessors
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| Open Source licensing of soft microprocessors provides
| designers the flexibility to change FPGA architectures and
| the visibility into the processor architecture that they need.
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http://www.ddj.com/dept/opensource/197800817
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| Sun Microsystems plans to release on Tuesday the underlying design of
| its UltraSparc T1 "Niagara" processor under the terms of the General
| Public License.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6051800.html
Sun's Niagara chip breaks like the Wind River
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| Wind River this week lent a helping hand to one of Sun Microsystems'
| more interesting processor efforts. The software maker announced that
| its telco hardened version of Linux will be tuned for Sun's UltraSPARC
| T1 processor.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/02/sun_windriver/
Perens set to tackle open-source hardware
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| On Monday, Perens plans to announce the TAPR Open Hardware
| License, a document written by John Ackerman designed
| specifically to govern hardware designs that can be
| modified and redistrubuted. Perens plans to submit the
| license to the Open Source Initiative for its as an
| open-source license.
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http://news.com.com/2061-10795_3-6156093.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
http://tinyurl.com/2noydh
Open processor
http://www.opensparc.net/
Open BIOS
http://www.openbios.info/Welcome_to_OpenBIOS
Open Source Graphics Project
http://wiki.duskglow.com/index.php/Open-Graphics
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