12-28-2013, 08:06 PM | #106 |
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12-28-2013, 11:20 PM | #107 |
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Yeah, a resistor is open, too.
Surely you know he's talking about consumer devices. Arduino is micro-controller. Less a "device" and more a component in a hobbyist DIY platform. You might have said Raspberry PI, that at least is almost a complete, functional device. You want a truly open tablet? I suggest a Kickstarter campaign and built it yourself from scratch. Good luck avoiding all patents. |
12-29-2013, 06:51 AM | #108 |
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Well, no. And I read the argument that there could never be a non-proprietary device/thing. According to HarryT the resistor is owned by somebody so it is proprietary. I thought that was a very strange usage of "proprietary" in this context.
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Although the literal meaning of "proprietary" is simply "owned by someone", I had more in mind the area of patented technology. I don't believe there are any tablets on the market which don't contain patented hardware.
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Consumer freedom is impacted much more heavily with proprietary software/firmware that imposes restrictions on users and developers. Arduino has software elements that are open, and this is most likely what tompe was referring to when the irrelevant hardware chatter sidetracked him (in what I believe is a neocon attempt to take the spotlight off the more important aspect of devices that support/hinder consumer liberties, as promoters of big business can only lose ground in such discussions). The X0-4 Touch is perhaps a better example of an e-reader that's FOSS, because it's not a garage project but rather a functional fully featured e-reading device that has been released and is ready to use. It's also a netbook, but that's beside the point. Last edited by Sgt.Stubby; 12-29-2013 at 06:57 PM. |
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