[sdiy] what is DIY?

[harrybissell]

Well... any projects that don't use

CA3280  ~or~

one decoupling capacitor per IC power pin... or more  !!!    :^P

(love and kisses :^)

H^) harry

James Patchell wrote:

> That sounds like an excellent set of criteria...I can't think of anything
> to add.
>
> At 03:28 PM 1/17/2005 -0500, john mahoney wrote:
> >Struggling with the criteria for what is and what is not DIY, I've come up
> >with an answer:
> >
> >A devices qualifies for DIY status if the designer freely provides all the
> >information needed for others to build their own copies of it. Note the
> >word "freely," as in "for free."
> >
> >A product does not qualify (by my standard) if you have to buy a PC board
> >to get the schematics, for example.
> >
> >On the other hand, selling PCBs or kits or complete products is fine so
> >long as the schemo is available for free.
> >
> >How's that?
> >--
> >john
> >
>
>          -Jim
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