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== Open source status == | |||
The linux distributions running on RPi are claimed to be entirely open source, without proprietary binary blobs. (Broadcom GPU-interface blob was open-sourced [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2221 October 2012]) | |||
The electrical schematics are available in pdf form [http://www.raspberrypi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Raspberry-Pi-R2.0-Schematics-Issue2.2_027.pdf here] but the design files (reputed to be in Mentor Graphics Expedition format), BOM, and Gerbers are not available from the Raspberry Pi Foundation. A certain amount of reverse-engineering has been done (e.g. http://elinux.org/RPi_Partial_BOM_Rev2.0_ModelB). | |||
A Raspberry Pi Foundation representative [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1090#comment-20591] has spoken of their "intention to open-source the hardware" but it hasn't happened. | |||
Revision as of 17:38, 24 December 2012
Open source status
The linux distributions running on RPi are claimed to be entirely open source, without proprietary binary blobs. (Broadcom GPU-interface blob was open-sourced October 2012)
The electrical schematics are available in pdf form here but the design files (reputed to be in Mentor Graphics Expedition format), BOM, and Gerbers are not available from the Raspberry Pi Foundation. A certain amount of reverse-engineering has been done (e.g. http://elinux.org/RPi_Partial_BOM_Rev2.0_ModelB).
A Raspberry Pi Foundation representative [1] has spoken of their "intention to open-source the hardware" but it hasn't happened.