Re: Not "open source" hardware, "free design" hardware

[Robert Read]

   Hi, I'm a bit of a lurker here. I've been using "open source medical
   technology" and "open medical technology", for example, in this
   manifesto:
   [1]https://chng.it/jzXpFspd
   However, I think "free design hardware" may be a better and more
   descriptive term. I suggest that term will work well with people who
   understand the design/development process. It may take more explaining
   to the general public.

   On Sat, Jan 29, 2022 at 10:22 PM Richard Stallman <[2]rms@gnu.org>
   wrote:

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       > I agree that this is a problem, but as presented FSF doesn't
     enable us
       > to use other terms as it's too software-oriented so this is the
     best we
       > can do even when the hardware is released under GPLv3.
     I don't believe that is true.
     I suspect that the term "open source hardware" is incoherent.
     If the board circuit is published under a free license, but the chip
     designes are not, is that hardware "open source"?  If so, the term
     is so weak that using it is not helpful.
     I suggest the term "free-design hardware"
     to mean hardware made from free designs.
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References

   1. https://chng.it/jzXpFspd
   2. mailto:rms@gnu.org
   3. https://stallman.org/
   4. https://gnu.org/
   5. https://fsf.org/
   6. https://internethalloffame.org/
   7. mailto:libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org
   8. https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
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