[Open-graphics] Definition of Open Hardware

[Jack Carroll]

On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 04:39:53AM -0500, Terry Hancock wrote:
> 
> (As a practical matter, *can* you desolder modern surface-mount chips. I 
> was under the impression that they are too fragile, and you're pretty 
> much stuck with what you get?).

	Sure.  I do it all the time, with nothing more than an iron and
solder wick.  Professional electronics assemblers with the right tools (like
hot-air rework stations) are a lot better at it than I am.  Of course, you
need high-end tools to remove things like BGAs.