Moin,
[Full quote, as this mail didnt make it onto the list]
On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:15:07 +0100
Peter TB Brett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Attila Kinali wrote:
> > Also OHF could do something to protect Traversals IP: give out
> > certificates to open hardware friendly companies. This would be
> > a good marker for people who would like to buy OH devices.
>
> This is a *fantastic* idea. If we have a smart logo -- you know, like
> the "Designed for Windows" thing -- for people to display on their
> products...
>
> We could host a document repository for hardware manufacturers to make
> their interface docs available through. If they release their docs to
> us under one of a number of "document release licenses" that we ask a
> friendly lawyer to draw up, they get to display a "OpenHardware
> Compliance" logo. N.b. they'd have to release the docs necessary to
> access the full functionality: a good example is FTDI USB to serial
> converter chips, where you can interface with them under Linux but you
> can't program their behaviour or access special high-speed functions.
>
> This would be fantastic for Linux or BSD users, because just by looking
> at a box they'd be able to tell that a product will be likely to have
> reasonable support under their operating system.
>
> This would be equally great for both free operating system developers
> and the hardware manufacturers, because there would be one centralized
> repository for developers to look when implementing support for a
> certified product, and the hardware manufacturers wouldn't get
> continually bombarded by impolite requests for docs (*cough* Theo *cough*).
I rather thought about a sticker "this company helped to develop
open hardware in some ways". Any rip off company wouldnt get such a
sticker and thus would have it a lot harder to sell their chips/cards.
Ie, negative marketing by giving plus points.
Attila Kinali
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