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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> | ||
<li><p>Improvements are shared to all users of the hardware, and it can remain freely available forever</p></li> | <li><p>Improvements are shared to all users of the hardware, and it can remain freely available forever</p></li> | ||
− | <li><p>Scientific experiments have different requirements in terms of software and hardware. OSH can address the need for low-volume production of equipment that can be tailored to specific protocols [ | + | <li><p>Scientific experiments have different requirements in terms of software and hardware. OSH can address the need for low-volume production of equipment that can be tailored to specific protocols [2].</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” [ | + | <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> [ | + | <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 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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