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by pedroaraujo 2558 days ago
> This stated intention and rpi.org's actions are simply not isomorphic. If they want to make Raspberry Pi more open, firstly, why do they publish only abridged (read: fake) schematics?

Why do people tend to dismiss the openness of the RasperryPi with completely unrelated things? This is the classic case of Whataboutism[0].

Just because you can't replicate the entire product in your garage, it doesn't mean that it isn't quite open already.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

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I don't agree with the parent but it isn't an example of whataboutism. He's taking issue with the stated aim of openess, with examples he feels aren't open.