Open Source Hardware (Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: [linux-audio-dev] RME is no more)

[Mark Knecht]

On 14 Dec 2004 10:03:31 +0100, Andreas Kuckartz <A.Kuckartz at ping.de> wrote:
> Lee Revell wrote:
> 
> > Christ, what the fuck country do you live in?  Don't you understand the
> > concept of people having bills to pay?  Or do you just assume the RME
> > guys are independenly wealthy and just design sound cards for fun?
> 
> Interestingly some people seem to be existing who are working on Linux for fun.
> Also there is a concept known as "Open Source Hardware" which was mentioned here
> before.
> 
> Cheers,
> Andreas
> 

Actually, it was Lee and I (I think) who were the main proponents of
the Open Source Sound Card idea. Funny how that works out at times.

My current thought is that there aren't enough people interested in
doing it. Maybe I'm wrong?

- Mark