gcc/binutils/etc : software engineering :: lindsay : mechanical engineering :: openbench : electrical engineering ::

Entire 'project' consists of 6+ 'bench tools' pretty much everything except a DMM (no point to doing it) to create a platform for development, possibly speeding up the 'fab lab' revolution a bit

Tools are optimally available in 3 "configurations" : basic/low cost, better/medium cost, best/highest cost

Completely open source from mechanical (DXF), to hardware (schem, layout), to firmware (CPLD/microcontroller) to software. (Read more here)

either Creative Commons, GPL, MIT, BSD or a mix

Contains only out-of-patent or unpatented technology

All are still in part spec/planning

• LCR meter
• Waveform generator
• Frequency counter
• Logic analyzer
• Oscilloscope (the holy grail!)