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KiCAD and Blender (to name a few) consistently give me so much hope for the future of open source. The world is moving towards an information based economy so
by AWildC182 8y ago
KiCAD and Blender (to name a few) consistently give me so much hope for the future of open source. The world is moving towards an information based economy so having free(dom) applications that allow you to design and shape the world around you without any access to capital is effectively "seizing the means of production" in the best way possible. Everyone should have the power to learn and build whatever they want with enough time and effort. $1000+ CAD packages are not the way forward...
- newnewpdro 8y agoI'd like to add SolveSpace to the hope-inspiring list, it's excellent for quickly slapping together and iterating engineering designs. Even with it's quirks...
- TaylorAlexander 8y agoI’ve played with SolveSpace. I would love to see it grow. Is the dev on Patreon?
- TaylorAlexander 8y agoAgreed! http://tlalexander.com/wealth http://tlalexander.com/wealth http://tlalexander.com/machine http://tlalexander.com/machine
- dbrgn 8y agoShameless plug: Also check out https://librepcb.org/ https://librepcb.org/ :)