Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzM to Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoValve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your ownwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1431arrow-down11 cross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1430arrow-down1external-linkValve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your ownwww.gamingonlinux.comFubarberry@sopuli.xyzM to Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square17linkfedilink cross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.ml
minus-squarebirne@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 month agoNo, you can buy them. They didn’t design any screens and chips, they just bought parts and assembled them. And now they told you what parts to buy and how to assemble them.
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down25·1 month agoAh, so the parts aren’t open source then, just the design for this specific doodad
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoThey’re off-the-shelf parts. That’s normal for open-source hardware
No, you can buy them. They didn’t design any screens and chips, they just bought parts and assembled them. And now they told you what parts to buy and how to assemble them.
Ah, so the parts aren’t open source then, just the design for this specific doodad
They’re off-the-shelf parts. That’s normal for open-source hardware