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Open source hardware in conjunction with open source software seems to be the next big thing in the smart phone industry. Most of us understand open source software, but what about hardware. How is it open?Open source hardware is part of the open source culture and applies a like concept to a variety of components. The term usually means that information about the hardware is easily discerned. Hardware design (i.e.schematics, bill of materials and PCB layout data) in addition to the software that drives the hardware are all released. Now-a-days, instead of sharing the schematics, HDL code (as in hardware description language) is shared.
One such effort is Aava Mobile founded in 2009. They are claiming to be world's first open mobile device. However, I am sure there's a conflict with Openmoko about being the first. Anyways, the time has ripened for open devices and they are going to hit the market soon, especially Aava considered one of the devices ideal for MeeGo...
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