Open Source Hardware (OSHW) is one of the three pillars of Mach 30’s mission to “hasten the advancement of humanity into a spacefaring civilization.”  We call it “open design” in our mission statement, others call it open source hardware, or even open hardware.  No matter what you call it, open source hardware is, at its core, a process for developing and sharing the designs and documentation for physical objects.   The video (courtesy of OSHWA) and links below cover the philosophy, community, tools, and licenses being developed to support this growing movement.

The Community

• OSHWA – The Open Source Hardware Association, stewards of the OSHW Definition and organizers of the Open Hardware Summit
• OSHW Definition – Community drafted definition of OSHW based on the Open Source Definition for software
• OSHW Logo – Community selected logo for OSHW
• Open Hardware Summit – Annual one day conference held to share and discuss OSHW and the OSHW movement
• The {Unspoken} Rules of OSHW – Blog post at Make Magazine covering the DOs and DON’Ts of OSHW
• Best Practices for Open-Source Hardware from OSHWA
• Notes from Open Hardware Legal Meetup (Nov 11, 2013)

Online Tools

• Opeenering Wiki – Mach 30 sponsored wiki of free and open source engineering software/hardware/resources to help the OSHW movement become less reliant on commercial software
• Open Design Engine – Mach 30 sponsored portal for managing and sharing OSHW projects
• Open Hardware Repository – CERN run portal for managing and sharing OSHW projects related to CERN’s research efforts

Licenses

• Share-Alike style
  • CERN Open Hardware License – CERN developed OSHW license inspired by the GPL
  • TAPR Open Hardware License – TAPR developed OSHW license inspired by the GPL
• Attribution Only style
  • Mach 30 Open Design Pledge – Mach 30 developed licensing bundle for OSHW
  • Solderpad Hardware License – Modified Apache Software License for use with hardware projects