Open Source Hardware Gets Public Introduction

Posted by Zonk on Saturday January 5, 2008 @11:29PM from the make-our-stuff-bettter dept.

JoeBorn writes "The Sunday New York Times has an article on Neuros video recorder and describes the benefits of open source hardware to its mainstream readership. Can a mainstream audience appreciate that hackability can translate into new features or will it all just seem too geeky? In this case, the Neuros OSD got a YouTube browser. While the details might be lost on the average reader, are they getting the sense that some companies allow users to benefit from other users modifications while others are actively bricking products for applying 3rd party apps? In other words, is openness starting to add value to the brands that support it?"

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Re:Apple Dig by pioppo · 2008-01-05 22:46 · Score: 0, Flamebait

"Apple decides to update all the firmware in their iPhones to
#BBBBBBBBBBBA"

The problem is they shouldn't be allowed to do this.
If I buy an iPhone I'm the one and only owner of that object.
Apple has no right to change firmware on *my* iPhone without asking me consent.

And by the way, checksum verification is cheap so they could easily skip iPhones with non-original firmware and let them alone.