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Revision as of 12:58, 21 September 2008
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Definition
Patrick McNamara, Open Hardware Foundation, at http://www.osbr.ca/archive.php?issue=10§ion=Ar#A4:
"Closed Hardware is any hardware for which the creator of the hardware will not release information on how to make normal use of the hardware, in such a way that that information may be freely shared with others. A sure sign of closed hardware is requiring the signing of an NDA to receive documentation on how to make use of a device." (http://www.osbr.ca/archive.php?issue=10§ion=Ar#A4)