Automated production processes have become so refined that it has become virtually impossible for enthusiasts to re-engineer microscopic parts of machines. That sets limits on to how open an open design can be, for instance if it comes to open hardware projects: what parts does one still buy because they are too tiny to produce and which ones can you truly produce openly? Will new fabbing machinery win the industrial race? What about growing hardware when biotechnology and electronics merge and become the premium hardware supplier?
CITROËN MEHARI CAR ENGINE: WYS = WYG ➝ OHANDA / JÜRGEN NEUMANN
PHOTO: YOSHIN YAMADA ➝ WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/OCEANYAMAHA/185130670/
HASSELBLAD CAMERA: WYS = WYG
PHOTO: JOE HARPER ➝ WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/JOEHARPER/3872936498/
OLD TELEPHONE: WYS = WYG ➝ CRITICAL MAKING / MATT RATTO
PHOTO: MATTI MATTILA ➝ WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/MATTIMATTILA/4863056891/
CELLULOID: WYS = WYG
PHOTO: EDITOR B ➝ B.ROX.COM/
WATCH: WYS = WYG
PHOTO: AUSTIN CONNELL ➝ WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/AUSTINCONNELL/
AUDI R5 ENGINE: WYS ≠ WYG ➝ LIBRARIES OF THE PEER PRODUCTION ERA / PETER TROXLER
PHOTO: AARON PATTERSON ➝ WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/AARONINDENVER/2562904844/
DIGITAL CAMERA: WYS ≠ WYG
PHOTO: FABIAN SCHLENZ ➝ WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/FABIANONLINE
IPHONE: WYS ≠ WYG
PHOTO: MARK HOEKSTRA ➝ WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/GEEKTECHNIQUE/1676622189/
DVD: WYS ≠ WYG
IF YOU CAN’T OPEN IT, YOU DON’T OWN IT
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NOT EVERYONE IS AN ENGINEER
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