⚡️ The Rise of KiCad: From a European lab to a global industry standard.
Proprietary PCB tools are expensive and restrictive. #KiCad changed the game by proving that #FOSS can rival—and even surpass—the giants.
Check out this deep dive into KiCad’s journey, its impact on #Electronics, and why European open-source initiatives are vital for digital sovereignty.
🔗 https://ideant.xyz/the-rise-of-kicad-and-the-importance-of-foss-european-initiatives/
#OpenHardware #PCBDesign #OpenSource #Maker #EDA

⚡️ The Rise of KiCad: From a European lab to a global industry standard.
Proprietary PCB tools are expensive and restrictive. #KiCad changed the game by proving that #FOSS can rival—and even surpass—the giants.
Check out this deep dive into KiCad’s journey, its impact on #Electronics, and why European open-source initiatives are vital for digital sovereignty.
🔗 https://ideant.xyz/the-rise-of-kicad-and-the-importance-of-foss-european-initiatives/
#OpenHardware #PCBDesign #OpenSource #Maker #EDA

The latest #Pluralistic post by @pluralistic is about a very smart #OpenHardware approach: the #Baochip. I know very little about hardware manufacturing, but this looks really cool and feasible.

Go read it at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/09/quantity-break/

The latest #Pluralistic post by @pluralistic is about a very smart #OpenHardware approach: the #Baochip. I know very little about hardware manufacturing, but this looks really cool and feasible.

Go read it at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/09/quantity-break/

This is true and is awesome. I own an ooold one, got the email. They bowed to community pressure.

https://www.theverge.com/news/858501/bose-soundtouch-smart-speakers-open-source

#openhardware #righttorepair

This is true and is awesome. I own an ooold one, got the email. They bowed to community pressure.

https://www.theverge.com/news/858501/bose-soundtouch-smart-speakers-open-source

#openhardware #righttorepair