Open Source Hardware Association

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Open Source Hardware Association
AbbreviationOSHWA
Formation2012;12 years ago (2012)
FounderAlicia Gibb
TypeNon-profit organization
Purpose Open Hardware advocacy
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Website oshwa.org

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is a non-profit organization that advocates for open-source hardware. [1] [2] It aims to act as a hub of open source hardware activity of all types while actively cooperating with other initiatives such as the TAPR Open Hardware License, open-source development groups at CERN, and the Open Source Initiative (OSI). It has also been active in promoting diversity and inclusive terminology within the open source hardware movement. [3] [4] [5]

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History

The OSHWA was established as an organization in June 2012 by Alicia Gibb, who had been working on the Open Hardware Summit during graduate study. [6] After some debate about trademark with the OSI, [7] in 2012 the OSHWA and the OSI signed a co-existence agreement. [8]

Open Source Hardware Summit

The Open Source Hardware Summit is the annual gathering organized by OSHWA for the open hardware community that takes place at a different location each year. The summit features presentations of projects and developments within the open hardware field from a diverse range of speakers. [9] OSHWA offers the Ada Lovelace Fellowship that covers the costs of the summit to encourage women, LGBTA+ and/or other minorities to actively participate in open technology. [10] The 2024 Open Hardware Summit took place May 3 & 4, 2024 at Concordia University and lespacemaker in Montreal, Canada. https://2024.oshwa.org/

Open Source Hardware Certificate

In 2016 OSHWA announced its certification program for open-source hardware at the Open Hardware Summit in Portland, Oregon. [11] The certification aims to offer a simple process for producers of open hardware to indicate that their products meet a uniform and well-defined standard for open-source compliance. [12]

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