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Both the website and the project's Github repository loudly trumpet that they are "open source" next to photos of proprietary hardware. In https://github.com/P
by martey 3y ago
Both the website and the project's Github repository loudly trumpet that they are "open source" next to photos of proprietary hardware.
In https://github.com/PetoiCamp/OpenCat-Old/issues/7 https://github.com/PetoiCamp/OpenCat-Old/issues/7, the creator admits that the "nyboard" (https://docs.petoi.com/nyboard/overview https://docs.petoi.com/nyboard/overview) at the heart of their robots is derived from Arduino, but insists that they don't need to comply with the licensing terms for derivative boards (https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/4415094490770-Licensing-for-products-based-on-Arduino#hardware-products https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/4415094490770-L...) because Arduino is unlikely to sue them.
- jonathankoren 3y agoNot “open” like “open source”. “Open” like “OpenAI” “As we get closer to building AI, it will make sense to start being less open. The Open in openAI means that everyone should benefit from the fruits of AI after it’s built, but it's totally OK to not share the science. — Ilya Sutskever https://openai.com/blog/openai-elon-musk https://openai.com/blog/openai-elon-musk
- brookst 3y agoAh so we have free as in speech, free as in beer, and free as in shoplifted.
- twelvechairs 3y agoIt's standard business tactics to stretch the use of words until they are no longer recognisable.
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- jonathankoren 3y agoAnd that’s why is beyond should call them out about their blatant lying instead of shrug it off
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- NavinF 3y agoIt's unfortunate that the hardware isn't open source, but I think he's technically right that his board is not an Arduino derivative from a legal perspective. "I initially built the prototype with an Arduino board. Later I got my friends designing the NyBoard, a customized PCB based on ATmega328P. We will release the BiBoard, another board based on ESP32. They both support the Arduino IDE but are not using Arduino's brand"