I thought I saw on the documentation that it was released under the modified BSD license. I guess they could take future versions closed source, but the current version should be available for folks to use and further develop.
Yes, most of the public uses the doctor which is assigned to them when they have something go wrong.
The trouble is that it’s hard to distinguish between “friendly and nice” and “competent”. This is how people end up paying a financial advisor almost 2% to buy index funds.
It would be nice if we could rely on certification by third parties as a mark of competence, but clearly that’s not enough.
There's substantial wafer capacity in the US, from silane production, through polysilicon granule production and wafer making. There are several different wafer makers in the US with both 200mm and 300mm wafer capacity.
Some of the silane and polysilicon companies are US owned, but I don't think that any of the wafer makers are US headquartered anymore.
I was in a CVS a few years ago where they were selling a tincture which was supposed to help children stop wetting the bed. It contained mercury. I’m not sure how they could legally sell that.
