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Arduino has four layers, only two were ever truly open: 1 Hardware reference designs (sort of open by intent) 2 Core software (open-source licensing) 3 Servi
by itomato 10mo ago
Arduino has four layers, only two were ever truly open:
1 Hardware reference designs (sort of open by intent)
2 Core software (open-source licensing)
3 Services and “happy path” tooling (not open)
4 Brand and governance (never open)
Qualcomm’s move is about owning layer 4 and using it to grow layer 3, while keeping layers 1 and 2 open enough to preserve credibility and community adoption.
- dahart 10mo agoThat makes sense to me. Adafruit’s complaint relates to layer 3, right? Is Qualcomm changing the openness of layers 1 & 2 in meaningful ways that affect makers & hobbyists? And I guess layer 1 is PCB design, not [MC]PU design, right? Is that what you mean by ‘sort of’?