6 Jul
1999
6 Jul
'99
5:07 p.m.
At 09:34 PM 7/6/99 +0100, Tony wrote:
I was taking 'Open hardware' as being roughly
equivalent to open-source
software. We don't call an OS 'open source' if all you get is a
description of the API (even though it allows you to write programs to
run under it).
The equivalent to 'source code' for hardware is the schematics/PAL
equations/...
And as I invented the term in this thread I get to confirm that Tony is
using the correct definition :-) "Open Hardware" is hardware that is
documented well enough such that anyone can recreate it from the
documentation. This includes VHDL specs, PAL equations, etc.
--Chuck