Well, not really Linux related but I ran across a post today about Open Source Hardware. I guess it makes sense, and it pretty cool. Consider the Linksys WRT54G series, one of Linksys best sellers nowadays because some people discovered it was running embedded Linux. This isn’t quite the same as OSHardware, but close. Now consider having a profitable company that releases all specs to the microcontroller that they are mass producing, very neat idea. Read more [here][1]. (wired.com)

[1]: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/magazine/16-11/ff_openmanufacturing?currentPage=all