Open source camera could pave the way for open source hardware | Linux and Open Source | TechRepublic.com

Open source camera could pave the way for open source hardware

* Date: September 7th, 2009
* Author: Jack Wallen
* Category: Get Jacked
* Tags: Industry, Hardware, Camera, MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team,
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Recently a TechRepublic reader sent me a link to this story from Science
Daily about a professor (Mark Levoy) of computer science at Stanford who
is developing an open source camera. The article tells the story of a
fledgling program, Computational Photography, which researches
photography to help improve cameras. Mr. Levoy developed the camera so
that other computational photographers could help improve the software.
His idea is just short of brilliant. And it perfectly illustrates the
power of open source. How? Think about it:

* Man creates hardware/software to help improve a field of study.
* Man releases hardware/software as open source so others can
improve upon the idea.
* Other's improve upon the idea.
* The field grows by leaps and bounds.
* Consumers reap the benefits.

Can you imagine the possibilities?

G there and read more...

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=914