Thu, 29.1.2009 - 15:30-17:30
Location: Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin

Hosted by: Aymeric Mansoux, with Gisle Frøysland (Piksel), Massimo Banzi (tinker.it, arduino), Martin Howse (XXXXX), Matthew Ratto (critical making), Reto Wettach (Fritzing) and Adam Somlai-Fischer (kitchen budapest).

Unlike software possible to build hardware that is not just a collection of simple primitive electrical systems, or on the other hand, an assemblage of industry built low level components. So what is open about open source hardware? Many embraced Open Source for political reasons, and do the same now with open source hardware. But isn’t that too simple? It is time to shed some light onto the dark side of Open Source hardware.