Hi all, check out what I've been working on for a while to release copyleft hardware. Last week we released a batch of 80 of our Milkymist One Video Synthesizers:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/28/milkymist/ I believe that open hardware is just too weak to really make a dent in the hardware titans bolstering their weapons of control, aka Apple, Amazon, Google, etc. Whereas free software is so much about the mind of a computer and fixing the problem of not having control over the mind of our hardware, I believe now that it is imperative to also take control of the body of our hardware if we are to be able to have true freedom over the expression of our ideas. This is for true libre graphics control. You can check out the Milkymist One which is being marketed as a Video Synthesizer, but is really the first open source microprocessor that is ready to go for hacking as well! All the plans are available under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license (you can see it printed onto the motherboard pcb :), and all the software we can access is available under GNU GPL or interoperable license. We also are supporting patent-free technology: http://qi-hardware.com The goal for the project is to make 100% copyleft hardware. That doesn't mean we are in compliance or its completely possible to get to this goal, but we will try. On the business side, if you want to support this effort, then please buy a milkymist one now http://sharism.cc/milkymist and/or help by adding features: http://milkymist.org On the list side, I wanted to get feedback on this project. What do you think about the project from a copyright standpoint and from a patents perspective? Also, what types of Libre Graphics Futures can we make happen with new hardware? Can we do innovation beyond the projects we current sustain? I found in that past that my mind stopped thinking about copyright at the end of a dj spooky *remix* track for example, but am reanimated about copyright and patent justice with this jump into hardware. Also, I've been dismayed at the lack of new software like I see on my phone or tablet sitting next to me. How can we get more cool graphics apps onto new hardware? I hope to get more of you all involved in this project in the future. For now, please check out: http://sharism.cc/milkymist http://milkymist.org Jon -- Jon Phillips http://rejon.org/ | http://fabricatorz.com/ chat/skype: kidproto | irc: rejon +1.415.830.3884 (global) | +1-510-499-0894 (sf) +86-187-1003-9974 (beijing) _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create
