instrumentsfreedom
Instrumentsfreedom is a term used to describe a set of ideas and practices that promote broad, unrestricted access to physical instruments and the means to create, modify, repair, and repurpose them. The concept spans multiple domains, including musical instruments, scientific and laboratory equipment, medical devices, and measurement tools, and typically emphasizes openness, affordability, and user autonomy.
Advocates of instrumentsfreedom often emphasize principles such as open design and documentation, modularity, repairability, reproducibility, and
Common activities associated with instrumentsfreedom include the publication of open-source hardware schematics, community workshops and maker
Critics and challenges relate to safety, regulatory compliance, intellectual property conflicts, and variable quality control. Certain