If anything, open sourcing hardware designs makes more sense than software. Seems like there's a much higher barrier to manufacturing than compiling something.
It doesn't make any sense to open source everything.
It's like saying let's set up laws to ban any licenses except open source. Why? Because you think or feel this or that?
People should do what they want as long as they don't violate the rights of others. Who gives a crap what licenses they use as parties in consensual private transactions. Mind your own business.
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If I'm buying a mouse, I'll pay a lot more for one with an open source firmware, schematics, and design. It costs no more to product.
Mostly, there are problems of mindset. In most industries, keeping this stuff secret has minimal competitive upside, and a lot of downside.
It doesn't make any sense to open source everything.
It's like saying let's set up laws to ban any licenses except open source. Why? Because you think or feel this or that?
People should do what they want as long as they don't violate the rights of others. Who gives a crap what licenses they use as parties in consensual private transactions. Mind your own business.