LinuxCon Europe Keynoter Catarina Mota Talks Open Source Hardware

LinuxCon Europe Keynoter Catarina Mota Talks Open Source Hardware

We kick off our LinuxCon Europe Q&A series today with keynote speaker and openMaterials Co-founder Catarina Mota. Mota shares some really interesting insights with us on open hardware, her favorite projects and how open hardware compares to open source software. I'm really looking forward to hearing her speak at LinuxCon Europe in Barclenoa November 5-7, 2012.

Q: We understand you will talk about open hardware at LinuxCon Europe. Can you give us a bit of a peek of what we can expect?

Mota: In the last few years, open source hardware went from an obscure hobby to a burgeoning movement built on values and practices derived from open source software, hacker culture and craft traditions. This expansion is visible in the exponential growth of the community of developers and users, the increase in the number and revenue of open source hardware businesses, and the emergence of a large number of new DIY gadgets and machinery, from digital fabricators and microcontrollers to soft circuits and tech crafts...