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Apr 12, 2016

Buyer beware: This product does not appear to be "open source" as advertised. The best I can find are some schematics and firmware (and HDL) from the non-Pro DSLogic (http://dreamsourcelab.com/wiki/index.php?title=DSLogic_Core_Board and https://github.com/DreamSourceLab) and some vague promises about how things would be updated eventually for the DSLogic Pro (http://www.dreamsourcelab.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=103).
Massdrop, can you lean on the manufacturer to make these things available for the Pro? I bought this thing in part because it is billed as "open source" but this appears to be inaccurate. Furthermore, some clarification should be made when describing this thing as "open source" because even the non-Pro version does not provide gerbers or other layout files, meaning it would not qualify as open source hardware since the hardware cannot be reproduced without them.
If the manufacturer does not comply with the request for documentation, the "open source" label should be removed from this product listing so as to not confuse others like me who are interested in this device in part because of its perceived open source qualifications. It's partially my fault for not doing the research ahead of time, but this is a disingenuous product description.

Apr 12, 2016