[adfm]

Arduino is as influential as it is controversial and has been from the beginning.

https://arduinohistory.github.io

https://hackaday.com/2016/03/04/wiring-was-arduino-before-ar...

[rramadass]

You should submit Hernando Barragan's story as a top-level post on HN. Many people do not know of this and he certainly deserves all the recognition he can get.

I have a special kind of hatred for people who steal other folks work (even if it is freely given) without any acknowledgement.

It would be just desserts if Barragan teamed up with some high profile lawyers and went after Qualcomm/Arduino like the Winklewoss twins went after Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook.

[nobodyandproud]

Thanks. I have no qualms about seeing Arduino getting “ripped off” then.

[ahurmazda]

Really appreciate the link. I simply had no idea about this history. Just the sheer intellectual dishonesty is mind-boggling.

[scuff3d]

Jesus, they just ripped it off whole sale and claimed it was their own.