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Why Open Source Hardware is Hard

· 4 min read
Yuichiro Aoki
Developer

Open source software has changed the world—but can the same model work for hardware? I'm not so sure.

I rely on amazing open source software every day: Ubuntu, KiCad, FreeCAD, and many others. These tools empower independent developers and makers like me to build and create without corporate gatekeepers. So naturally, I love the idea of open source.

But when it comes to hardware, I hesitate.