Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: A Humble Request.... - "Open-Hardware"

[J.D. Bakker]

At 18:07 +0100 09-01-2011, Moeller wrote:
> On 09.01.2011 05:48, Brian Padalino wrote:
>  > competent, I doubt this line of questioning will be any better than
> >  interrogating a brick wall.
> It's not a wrong question to ask for cheaper hardware that everybody 
> can afford.

It is if you're not willing to invest the time and money to make it happen.

As has been discussed several times in the past decade-and-a-half, 
the realities of free/open hardware are significantly different than 
those of FOSS. Prototyping costs, closed firmware toolchains and the 
fluidity of parts sourcing are but a few of the obstacles. While 
anyone with a computer (which can be essentially free if you settle 
for older hardware) can contribute to the software side, hardware 
development costs real money, and those of us who aren't eccentric 
millionaires need *some* way of recuperating our costs.

JD "wishing don't make it so" B.
[of course, if you are willing and able many here will help you 
review your design]
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