[Discuss] Sharing best practices

[Cameron]

I suggest this list also data points like country of origin and whether or not conflict materials have been used. 
(I realize that these things may be hard to find, but we should at least keep an eye out.)

Cameron

On Oct 2, 2012, at 10:27 PM, Michael Shiloh wrote:

> 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
>> Phone : 1-303-284-0979
>> Fax : 1-303-443-0048
>> 
>> 
>> 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
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Nathan Seidle
>>>> CEO, SparkFun Electronics Inc
>>>> Boulder, CO
>>>> Phone : 1-303-284-0979
>>>> Fax : 1-303-443-0048
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