A lair of thieves, or a repair resource? Let the EEVblog community judge!

[george.r]

I was randomly trawling the web for perhaps a leaked datasheet (long story short, just a xDSL modem thingy with a MIPS CPU I wanna tinker with), and I stumbled upon this:
http://bbs.ntpcb.com/so.php?fid=22,89&keyword=PCB&page=128
 

Some of the threads have whole PADS/Altium files for the design attached, BoM's, the works. What do you guys make of that? I don't think they were originally intended to be open hardware 

[ataradov]

Looks like PUDN, but for hardware. Seems like a good resource.

[wraper]

Back in the day you got schematic with basically anything you bought.

[amyk]

You've found a lair of the Shanzhai.

[all_repair]

I don't understand you are looking for LEAKED and you calling on a place that may have what you are looking for. 

[george.r]

Heh, I know  , it's just that I don't have $ enough to sign an NDA with Broadcom. Whilst I think more things should have schematics available (I'm all for Right to Repair), providing the original project/artwork files, well, it is a no-no for closed hardware, no matter how you spin it - even more so in a country where copyright is worth as much as a three dollar bill. I am kinda appalled to see that sort of stuff go unchallenged.

[coppercone2]

I don't give a shit, they keep reducing quality, maintaining poor service and obsfurating

+you can get repair scams on boutique items. not to mention you get threatened with pandoras box with voided warrentees.

and they have some great 'steals' there too. a max232 PCB. Wow, you need aladin to figure that shit out!