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> PDFs are not considered design files https://www.oshwa.org/definition/ https://www.oshwa.org/definition/ This is a very good point! BTW, in that sense most
by vog 9y ago
> PDFs are not considered design files https://www.oshwa.org/definition/ https://www.oshwa.org/definition/
This is a very good point!
BTW, in that sense most Creative Commons work is not "open source", either.
For example, a typical Creative Commons video that is just released as webm or mp4 can only be remixed, but not improved upon - which would require access to the raw video material, raw audio material and the project file of the used video cut program.
Same for CC music distributes just as mp3/flac/opus, you'll need the samples, notes, music cut program file, and so on. One notable exception are tracker files (mod, s3m, it, ...), and in some sense also the MIDI files (as long as you have access to all instruments).
- jononor 9y agoThe definition from OSHWA is tailored for hardware. OSI has the authorative for software. But yeah, music and graphics frequently also don't include the actual 'source' - just a rendered output. This is way better that having a propiatary license on the output, but does not fulfill the full potential. Some of it has to so with the tools and proceses, which frequently aren't really built to make collaborating on the source materials easy. And often the formats and tools used are proprietary. Freeware VSTs abound for instance...
- iuguy 9y agoPerhaps a key difference is that OSHWA isn't authoritative. OSHWA are the FSF of hardware. As far as they're concerned, only their certification constitutes open hardware. Everyone else is wrong. Sound familiar? As someone else pointed out, a lot of people don't provide BOM files, including people who have OSHWA certified hardware.
- jononor 9y agoI'm glad for this inclusion, will reference it in the future. My pet peeve is people releasing only STLs of 3d-printed parts or DXF for lasercut/CNC, with no project files. Unlike music, these are 'functional' works which I may need to adapt to be suitable for use. Many times it is doable to recreate the project in my CAD software, but this does not scale.
- TaylorAlexander 9y agoOnly releasing STLs is rough!
- d33 9y agoIt's worth noting that there are exceptions though: https://www.blender.org/features/projects/ https://www.blender.org/features/projects/