Saw this on EEVBlog about the Arduino n it's future. Hope it stays the same...
I thought the same thing about Atmel when Microchip acquired them. But everything is still available. I guess we'll see what happens.
Quote from: Chris Savage on Dec 07, 2025, 11:57 PM
Been awhile, been busy, but watched this and confused as to if existing open source staying/going??
Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Dec 18, 2025, 10:46 PMBeen awhile, been busy, but watched this and confused as to if existing open source staying/going??
I've been looking around and the consensus seems to be that, the stuff that is already open is out there and will remain open. I mean, you can't really put the genie back in the bottle. That said, it also seems to be that they're vying for future products to remain proprietary and subject to IP licensing. I guess only time will tell. This is a sad change.
This happens all the time with software. Big companies buy up software that is essentially free and open to modding and close the gates on it, even charging for it. I was disappointed when M$ acquired Skype and Minecraft.
Quote from: Chris Savage on Dec 19, 2025, 11:01 AMQuote from: JKnightandKARR on Dec 18, 2025, 10:46 PMBeen awhile, been busy, but watched this and confused as to if existing open source staying/going??
I've been looking around and the consensus seems to be that, the stuff that is already open is out there and will remain open. I mean, you can't really put the genie back in the bottle. That said, it also seems to be that they're vying for future products to remain proprietary and subject to IP licensing. I guess only time will tell. This is a sad change.
This happens all the time with software. Big companies buy up software that is essentially free and open to modding and close the gates on it, even charging for it. I was disappointed when M$ acquired Skype and Minecraft.
Makes sence, but ultimatly it should be kept open to everyone, but not our call.