[okfn-discuss] [open-hw] Classification of openhardware

Thu Jun 5 14:36:28 UTC 2008

FYI:
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/group_interview_graphic_view_open_hardware_movement_part_2_technical_and_social_issues

On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:
> Frederic Renet wrote:
>> And more generally how do we define open hardware ?
>
> I've also been wondering about this. I recently joined this list and am
> catching up on discussions and projects in this area.
>
> I'm from the Open Knowledge Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation
> founded in 2004 and dedicated to promoting open knowledge in all its forms.
>
> Our Open Knowledge Definition provides criteria for openness in
> knowledge (including copyrightable content and data).
>
>   http://opendefinition.org/
>   http://opendefinition.org/1.0
>
> We've also got a draft Open Service Definition:
>
>   http://opendefinition.org/osd
>
> It would be great to work together towards a shared definition for Open
> Hardware, if such a definition would be useful. We've just bounced a few
> emails about this on our discuss list [1] and I've started dumping links
> on a page on our wiki:
>
>   http://okfn.org/wiki/OpenHardware
>
> Perhaps a good way to proceed would be to gather together some examples
> to try to clarify what we mean by open hardware, and what any definition
> would do (if we need one)?
>
> I've carbon copied this message to our discuss list and the licenses
> list at the Open Hardware Foundation - who might also be interested in
> this discussion.
>
> Warm regards,
>
>
> Jonathan Gray
> The Open Knowledge Foundation
>
> [1] http://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/okfn-discuss/2008-May/000852.html
>
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