This document discusses an open hardware initiative called "Developed on Hackaday" which aims to encourage open hardware projects and proliferate open source models in hardware. It notes that talented people enjoy creating projects, and open source hardware is a way for developers interested in a device to contribute. However, community projects also face challenges like ensuring productive contributors remain involved, having clear leadership, and dealing with intellectual property claims. The example project Mooltipass, a password manager built with an open hardware model, is discussed.

1. Developed on Hackaday
Adventures in
Open Hardware
by Community

2. What is it?
● Developed on Hackaday is an Open Design community
hardware initiative
● We don't own this. We're lending our name to help
encourage Open Hardware and to watch the process
● There are many successful models for Open Source
Software projects. We want to proliferate similar models for
hardware.

3. Why Would You Do This?
● Talented people get bored with their work
– Creativity always finds an outlet
● Great hardware is worth making
– Open Source Software has proven that there is demand
for complex projects
– Open Hardware is a great way to approach projects
with (initially) limited saleable potential
– Developers who want the device will be the most
devoted contributors

4. Community is Great!
● HUGE learning opportunity
– Those involved may be trying out newly acquired skills
– Recording the process is a learning tool for others
● Small contributions pop up unexpectedly

5. Community is Horrible!
● Love the idea, hate the work
● Productive contributors are in demand – what happens
when real work gets busy?
● Who's in charge of this thing?
– Need both a benevolent leader and a tyrant
– Not all personalities can work together
– There will be tough decisions
● All of this has been encountered before in OSS

6. MooltiPass

7. Card Reader and uC

8. Control Board

9. The Shark Pit
● Within a couple of weeks of announcing we received a
patent claim
● Money changes everything
– Spinning hardware has a cost
– How should you handle going to market?

10. It Worked, Do It Again
● Mathieu Stephan brought the idea and project managed
Mooltipass
● How do you identify the next Mathieu?

11. Resources
● Project Page
– http://hackaday.io/project/86-Mooltipass
● Github
– https://github.com/limpkin/mooltipass
● Google Group
– http://goo.gl/lTyByk
● Tagged Posts
– http://hackaday.com/tag/mooltipass/