"Arduino wasn’t valuable because it was just a microcontroller company. It was valuable because it was a commons. And you can’t apply enterprise legal frameworks to a commons without destroying it"

You also can't buy a #commons, at least without destroying it as a commons. The key point about a commons is that it isn't property.

#Arduino

molecularist.com/2025/11/did-q…

Did Qualcomm kill Arduino for good? | Molecularist

The maker community worried Qualcomm would kill the Arduino ethos. New T&Cs confirm the community's worst fears. Here's what's at stake, what Qualcomm got wrong, and what might still be salvaged.

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