Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzM to Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoValve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your ownwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1431arrow-down11 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldopensource@lemmy.mlgaming@lemmy.zip
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 · 2 months agomessage-square17linkfedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldopensource@lemmy.mlgaming@lemmy.zip
minus-squarebirne@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 months 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-down25·2 months agoAh, so the parts aren’t open source then, just the design for this specific doodad
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months 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