[Discuss] Sharing best practices

Michael Shiloh michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com
Wed Oct 3 05:27:57 UTC 2012


indeed.

i started a similar discussion on another list. perhaps i can 
consolidate into a doc and contribute for comment and further discussion 
as you suggest.

michael

On 10/02/2012 10:25 PM, Nathan Seidle wrote:
> Hi Michael - Ah hah! OP = original poster. That is a great point (how
> do I select components?)! But it sounds like information that deserves
> its own page ('how to discover and select suppliers'). Feel free to
> start that thread and/or doc. I am happy to propose it once it's
> hammered upon.
>
> --
> Nathan Seidle
> CEO, SparkFun Electronics Inc
> Boulder, CO
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>
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Michael Shiloh
> <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> This is great Nathan. Thanks.
>>
>> One thing I've been mulling over is how we manager parts lists, or, more
>> generally, part selection in general.
>>
>> You mention a spreadsheet. Implicit in this is a collection of parts which
>> the OP presumably has evaluated and likes. This is valuable information! Why
>> did you chose this red LED over the million others available? How much
>> flexibility do I have on this diode, so that I might combine quantities with
>> another project which requires a similar, but different, diode? What are
>> equivalents at different vendors?
>>
>> M
>>
>>
>> On 10/02/2012 08:50 PM, Nathan Seidle wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi mailing list,
>>>
>>> I've been mulling around the best practices for sharing in the OSHW
>>> community. If it makes sense, I think it would be good to add this to
>>> the OSHWA website someday.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XbzNvMgqbg7EyDy2UBWKvlV1WmWHWKOdjdkzAIAHTWM/edit
>>>
>>> Please log in if you've got a google account so we can track changes.
>>> My goal is to point out the major groups: real-world photos,
>>> enclosure, PCB, code, documentation. I know there are others but I'm
>>> having brainstorm block at the moment.
>>>
>>> Please remember OSHW includes more than electronics. My dream is to
>>> have a bicycle manufacturer in the group some day. How would they
>>> share?
>>>
>>> Let me know what you think.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -Nathan
>>>
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