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

[Richard Stallman]

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  >  > Are you using "designs" with a different meaning? -- RMS

  >  From my experience the word "hardware designs" usually refers to
  > schematics only,

Does it include schematics of chips
as well as schematics of boards?

I call them both "hardware designs".

                     so i would argue for more specific term to include
  > gerber files and everything relevant.

I agree.

What word can we use instead of "designs" to make it clear it includes
these?

How hard is it to make a layout, given a schematic?

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