"I am always confused by people who make the following points, in quick succession

1. There is no money to be made in open source hardware because the IP is free!
2. Open source hardware isnt really because there are costs involved in fabricating…"

"hi, just minor corrections
both the DC & USB boarduino's have 'auto-reset' which works just like an Arduino, it is described here: http://ladyada.net/make/boarduino/use.html
Also, you can use large breadboards with adafruit protoshields…"