Breaking the Mould | Linux Today

Breaking the Mould

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 26, 2007

“A machine for the home that can make anything, even itself,
sounds like the dream of a science fiction fan, but a device using
open source software developed at Cornell University has been
designed to do just that.

“It is in the early stages of development, but could it
represent the dawn of the arts and crafts movement for the digital
age or open the gateway to the destruction of intellectual property
rights and copyright…?”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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