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== Open Hardware Community Site == | == Open Hardware Community Site == | ||
*Etsy for Open Hardware of all kinds | *Etsy for Open Hardware of all kinds | ||
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We discussed the hurdles of opening the hardware market | We discussed the hurdles of opening the hardware market: | ||
'''First''': designers consider physical property to be more "real" and thus more prone to copying than intellectual property. | |||
'''Second''': Without the requisite skills, you cannot build or implement an open hardware design without outright buying it. | |||
'''Third''': There is no real unified marketplace for open hardware. | '''Third''': There is no real unified marketplace for open hardware. | ||
== '''Our Solution:''' == | |||
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'''Create, Modify, Build''' | '''Create, Modify, Build''' | ||
*An "Etsy" for hardware | *An "Etsy" for hardware | ||
*Helps bring designers and builders closer together | *Helps bring designers and builders closer together | ||
*Allows consumers to choose an Open option | *Allows consumers to choose an Open option | ||
'''Create''': | |||
*Designers post their designs | |||
*Designers post their designs | |||
*Manufacturers post their wares based on designs bought/licensed from designers | *Manufacturers post their wares based on designs bought/licensed from designers | ||
'''Modify''': | |||
*Enthusiasts ask for modified versions of designs to build themselves. | |||
*Manufacturers license designs from designers, modify or incorporate into their own products. | |||
*Enthusiasts ask for modified versions of designs to build themselves. | |||
*Manufacturers license designs from designers, modify or incorporate into their own products. | |||
*Consumers post requests for desired item to be designed | *Consumers post requests for desired item to be designed | ||
'''Build''': | |||
*Consumers request a design to be built | |||
*Consumers request a design to be built | |||
*Enthusiasts license designs and post built designs | *Enthusiasts license designs and post built designs | ||