11. Why to do open source hardware?
● User trust, mindshare
● Community support
● Getting good developers
● Building an ecosystem
● Maintainability, sustainability
● ….
12. Why NOT to do open source hardware?
● Protecting IP
● Hiding imperfections in design
● Not caring or not know about the possibility
● Not liking to be held to a high standard
● ….
19. Licenses to Consider
Creative Commons (CC-BY)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
CERN Open Hardware License
http://www.ohwr.org/projects/cernohl/wiki
…
20. A Usual Development Process
● Put all code in version control, e.g git
● Bill of Materials (BOM)
● Create Plenty of Documentation
○ Hackpad, Wiki, nice PDF…
● Start building a project community
22. Open Source Hardware around the World
Mostly EU/US thing?
China: every hardware is “open” source
shanzhai spirit 山寨
Spreading with the maker movement
23. How to contribute if not technical?
● Feedback, lots of feedback
● Contribute design
● Use, learn, develop
● Do other creative projects to create culture
of openness