Open Source Hardware Why 'free' is Good Business

摘要

One of the major catalysts in the Maker movement has been the use of open source systems. Makers using Open Source Software (OSS), Open Source Hardware (OSH or OSHW), and documenting their own projects in a thorough and instructional way help others to recreate their projects or learn from them to make their own amazing inventions. Open source systems help make tools that not only function for the job for which they are intended, but also allow users to learn how to make tools of their own that they can then share with others.