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<h2>Open Source Hardware</h2> | <h2>Open Source Hardware</h2> | ||
<p>The Cambridge-JIC team is looking to make our product as accessible as possible. This means making our microscope open-source. According to the Open-Source Hardware Association (OSHWA), this means it “is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design” [1]. This not only requires well-documented procedures but also clear and simple designs that can be modified by non-experts.</p> | <p>The Cambridge-JIC team is looking to make our product as accessible as possible. This means making our microscope open-source. According to the Open-Source Hardware Association (OSHWA), this means it “is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design” [1]. This not only requires well-documented procedures but also clear and simple designs that can be modified by non-experts.</p> | ||
− | <p>The advantages of OSH | + | <div style="float:right;width:220px;margin-left:10px;margin-bottom:5px"><center><img src="//2015.igem.org/wiki/images/c/c2/CamJIC-Practices-OSHcycle.png" style="width:220px;margin-bottom:5px"><p style="font-size:80%;line-height:100%"><i>An overview of the OSH evolution cycle. In a viral license system, the license is the same in each cycle.</i></p></center></div> |
+ | <p>The advantages of OSH:</p> | ||
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<li><p>The core values reflect the power of collaboration in troubleshooting and improving designs</p></li> | <li><p>The core values reflect the power of collaboration in troubleshooting and improving designs</p></li> | ||
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<p>The OSH revolution extends much further than scientific hardware, and is fully compatible with a commercial business plan. Universally, it has the potential for “market expansion, innovation, acceleration, educational enhancement and medical care improvement” [2].</p> | <p>The OSH revolution extends much further than scientific hardware, and is fully compatible with a commercial business plan. Universally, it has the potential for “market expansion, innovation, acceleration, educational enhancement and medical care improvement” [2].</p> | ||
<p>OSH is “free as in free speech, not free beer” or more formally <i>Libre</i> rather than <i>Gratis</i> [3]. For example, the Arduino microcontroller* designs are freely available online but the foundation also sells them for a profit for funding. Arduino is registered as a trademark too, which protects the brand from cheap replicas [4].</p> | <p>OSH is “free as in free speech, not free beer” or more formally <i>Libre</i> rather than <i>Gratis</i> [3]. For example, the Arduino microcontroller* designs are freely available online but the foundation also sells them for a profit for funding. Arduino is registered as a trademark too, which protects the brand from cheap replicas [4].</p> | ||
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<p style="font-size:80%">* According to <a href="https://www.arduino.cc/" class="blue">arduino.cc</a> “Arduino is an open-source prototyping platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software”. In our project, we use Arduinos to control servo motors and LEDs within the microscope.<br>[1] Open-source Hardware Association, (2012). Open-Source Hardware FAQ. <a href="http://www.oshwa.org/faq/" class="blue">[online]</a> [Accessed 23 Aug. 2015].<br>[2] Pearce, J. (2012). Building Research Equipment with Free, Open-Source Hardware. Science, 337(6100), pp.1303-1304.<br>[3] Gnu.org, (2015). Why Open-source Misses the Point of Free Software - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation. <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html" class="blue">[online]</a> [Accessed 23 Aug. 2015].<br>[4] Arduino.cc, (2015). Arduino - FAQ . <a href="https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/FAQ" class="blue">[online]</a> [Accessed 9 Sep. 2015].</p> | <p style="font-size:80%">* According to <a href="https://www.arduino.cc/" class="blue">arduino.cc</a> “Arduino is an open-source prototyping platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software”. In our project, we use Arduinos to control servo motors and LEDs within the microscope.<br>[1] Open-source Hardware Association, (2012). Open-Source Hardware FAQ. <a href="http://www.oshwa.org/faq/" class="blue">[online]</a> [Accessed 23 Aug. 2015].<br>[2] Pearce, J. (2012). Building Research Equipment with Free, Open-Source Hardware. Science, 337(6100), pp.1303-1304.<br>[3] Gnu.org, (2015). Why Open-source Misses the Point of Free Software - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation. <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html" class="blue">[online]</a> [Accessed 23 Aug. 2015].<br>[4] Arduino.cc, (2015). Arduino - FAQ . <a href="https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/FAQ" class="blue">[online]</a> [Accessed 9 Sep. 2015].</p> | ||
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