<div dir="ltr">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? <div><br></div><div>
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.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Catarina Mota <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:catarinamfmota@gmail.com" target="_blank">catarinamfmota@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If OSHWA agrees, we can create a page for these testimonials/opinions on <a href="http://oshwa.org" target="_blank">oshwa.org</a>. 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).</div>
<div><br></div><div>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 <a href="http://oshwa.org" target="_blank">oshwa.org</a> or somewhere else). Hopefully this can also trigger an interesting discussion :)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Catarina</div></div>
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