MAKE: Blog: Open source hardware kit project donates $500 to the EFF

Open source hardware kit project donates $500 to the EFF

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Remember that open source hardware "Digg button"? It's a simple kit to teach soldering and basic electronics (I co-developed it with Adafruit and Digg)... and part of the goal was to donate proceeds to the EFF, the first $500 was just sent off, this might be the first time an open source hardware project sent money to someone! - Link.

Digg button kit - Link.
Digg the Digg button video - Link.
Hacking a Digg button with a removable interface cable - Link.

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Posted by: girlontherocks on August 8, 2007 at 10:39 PM

Is it at all ironic to anyone else that the payment was made as a paper check? No e-check or funds transfer or other form of digital money? I can't remember the last time I paid for anything with paper...

I guess it still spends so hooray for the donation!

Posted by: philliptorrone on August 8, 2007 at 10:43 PM

checks work great, so does paper - hmm, maybe there was a an electronic way to do it, but it would have been a boring screen shot :)

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