Anybody with a computer can download and install open source software; it is hard to replicate and use open source hardware as easily.

任何拥有电脑的人可以下载并安装开源软件，却很难像软件一样复制和使用开源硬件。

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There is a basic difference between open source software and open source hardware: the latter will never be totally free.

开源软件和开源硬件的根本区别在于后者永远不会完全免费。

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Yes, say a group of open source hardware enthusiasts, who have been working on the draft version of a definition of open source hardware.

是的，现在有一群热衷开源硬件的人们正在为定立草案而工作。

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Wang believes open-source hardware will follow the popularity of open-source software, as people want to create more physical things.

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