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What is the equivalent of open source software in the physical engineering world that this author respects so much? How is it regulated?

If there isn’t such an example, then perhaps software is a category of its own and thus its problems can’t be solved by legacy regulatory tooling.

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Model engineering (e.g. live steam) Woodworking? Small carpentry (e.g. non-critical structures, swings, playhouses, most decks (I think these usually require inspection, but not a liscence to actually build), chicken coops? I think in most places you can still build your own house, but it requires inspections.

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