Open Source Hardware: Makers Unite

People never stop tinkering. Hardware hacking didn’t disappear
after personal computers became mainstream. But it did change. A
new generation of artists, designers, and activists are banding
together to change the world—with open source hardware. 


 Hardware hacking used to be expensive and time-consuming.
Adaptable microcontrollers are making tinkering much easier. But
even as the barriers to entry started falling, the practices
around selling hardware have continued to veer toward secrecy.
Ayah Bdeir, Alicia Gibb, and Limor Fried are working to keep
hardware open. These leaders share how they helped build the open
source hardware movement, and navigated fierce disagreements to
make engineering accessible to all.


 If you want to read up on some of our research on open
source hardware, you can check out all our bonus material over at
redhat.com/commandlineheroes. You’ll find extra content for every
episode. Follow along with the episode transcript.