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Technically, an open-source ecosystem is “open” in that anyone may contribute to and draw upon the work of an entire community of developers. Interestingly, open source has come to mean that the doors ...

There are plenty of drones (and other gadgets) you can buy online that use proprietary control protocols. Of course, ...