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open source hardware, see Chapter 14 , Taxonomy of Hardware
Documentation .
(Source: www.sparkfun.com/products/11113 )
Figure 2.1 The amenities of a particular piece of hardware which dis-
cerns it from the closed source hardware.
Finally, it is not in keeping with the spirit of open source hard-
ware to obfuscate your source files or information pertaining to
how the open source hardware project was built. Obfuscation can
come in many forms—from posting files at a resolution that is too
small to see, to forcing users to email you and ask for the files
rather than posting them publicly.
Building on Open Source Hardware
Respect the trademarks of others.
While direct commercial use of existing open source hardware designs is
explicitly allowed, it is better—when possible—to make useful im-
provements to the design and to release that improved version as open
source hardware.
Share your changes and improvements with the creator of the original
hardware.
Be emotionally prepared to allow your project to be copied (unless your
trademark is violated, then act according to trademark law).
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