Open source has flourished because software is "infinitely-reproducible".
Physical objects are not so easily reproduced but the information for making them is.
ProtoForge.org
Collaborative Open Design and Prototyping of Hardware Systems?
For some time now, I have been working on a website that allows for large groups of people to develop complex system designs and prototype them. The site is called Protoforge.org or Protoforge.net, whichever you prefer. I hope to have the alpha release up in the next couple of weeks and will try to maintain a blog of my adventures here.
Posted at 12:47PM Aug 15, 2006 by Aaron Schultz in General |