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"Open Design Engine (ODE) is a web portal developed specifically to address the urgent need to publish not only the final plans, but the entire design process for open source hardware projects."

"Open Design Now: Why Design Cannot Remain Exclusive surveys this emerging field for the first time. Insiders including John Thackara, Droog Design's Renny Ramakers and Bre Pettis look at what's driving open design and where it's going. They examine new business models and issues of copyright, sustainability and social critique. Case studies show how projects ranging from the RepRap self-replicating 3D-printer to $50 prosthetic legs are changing the world."