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[[Open Design]] is the application of the principles of [[Free and Open Source Software]] (FOSS) to the design of physical objects such as machines. | [[Open Design]] is the application of the principles of [[Free and Open Source Software]] (FOSS) to the design of physical objects such as machines. | ||
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| + | Open Design is a general term covering a number of Open Source movements. [[Open Source Hardware]] refers primarily to Open Source design of microcomputer chips (integrated circuits). [[Open Source Tool Design]] refers primarily to the Open Source design of machines. The specific goal of these Open Design mouvements is to use collaborative design principles to assemble on-line libraries of open-source designs. Such development of Open Design requires federation of a community around a relevant website. | ||
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| + | It may be preferable in some cases to incorporate certain proprietary elements into the otherwise open-source designs, thereby permitting open-source designs even for high-tech products. For example, given the difficulty and expense of design and fabrication of today's extremely complex chips, the [[Open Source Hardware]] movement accepts the use of certain proprietary, closed-source, elements as part of the open-source approach. | ||
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