[Discuss] the significance of oshw

[gabriella levine]

I know also there have been a number of amazing and inspirational talks
about the importance of OSHW, none of which are archived in one spot -
would this be such a place for this , also?

Yes I agree that this could be cool and I'm definitely interested. I can
get you a few lines of text, video, and photos if that would work.


On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Catarina Mota <catarinamfmota at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I've been thinking about the real significance of open source hardware. We
> spend a lot time discussing how to do OSHW right. We usually explain its
> advantages by saying that it allows people to copy, modify, and transform
> hardware, which leads to faster development and better technologies. But I
> think there is more to it than that. In some recent conversations, a few
> people mentioned the sense of empowerment and liberation that comes from
> creating and modifying technologies, which makes me think that there are
> deeper cultural implications here.
>
> So I was thinking that it would be nice to compile a series of
> testimonials about what people perceive as the personal, practical,
> political, cultural, social or economic advantages and disadvantages of
> open source hardware.
>
> If OSHWA agrees, we can create a page for these testimonials/opinions on
> oshwa.org. Or, if for any reason, that is problematic, I can find another
> place to publish them. I just think that it's important to put a more human
> face on our outreach efforts (rather than just publishing technical and
> legal information).
>
> Does anyone want to contribute? There's no structure, just whatever you
> want to say about this topic. If you post your opinions on this list I can
> collect, compile and publish them (on oshwa.org or somewhere else).
> Hopefully this can also trigger an interesting discussion :)
>
> Cheers,
> Catarina
>
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