CERN OHL v.1.2 released - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 18, 2012, 01:46:23 pm
content: CERN just released the latest version 1.2 of their Open Source Hardware License.Available here for review:http://www.ohwr.org/documents/144Since few people are subscribed to themail listhere is a copy of the original message.QuoteOn a side note I wonder if Dave has decided what license to release under.

author: yrrapt
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 18, 2012, 04:30:38 pm
content: Is this CERN as in the Large Hadron Collider?When I first saw this post I thought there was the possibility that they would be releasing their hardware under an Open License. Not that I think I would ever be able to build my own particle accelerator (never say never), but being able to see how these are designed would be beyond cool.Anyway, I can keep dreaming...Tom

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 18, 2012, 05:05:26 pm
content: YepQuote from: yrrapt on January 18, 2012, 04:30:38 pmYup, same CERN. As you guessed they have good reasons to want their hardware open source, hence the license.Here is some hardware released under CERN OHLhttp://www.ohwr.org/projects

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 18, 2012, 07:09:41 pm
content: Quote from: yrrapt on January 18, 2012, 04:30:38 pmThe design of the LHC and the experiments were publishedhttp://lhc.web.cern.ch/lhc/LHC-DesignReport.htmlhttp://iopscience.iop.org/1748-0221/3/08Although you need to have a fucking clue to make sense of it all.

author: ndictu
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 18, 2012, 07:52:10 pm
content: Quote from: BoredAtWork on January 18, 2012, 07:09:41 pmThis is the way science works. If they didn't publish extensive documentation for their experiments they would serve no purpose. This way anyone can make sure they are not doing something stupid, and even replicate the results (if they replicate the LHC first, of course).Quote from: BoredAtWork on January 18, 2012, 07:09:41 pmWell, what do you expect from one of the (if not the) biggest collaborative science and engineering project in the world, working on cutting edge research?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 18, 2012, 09:55:36 pm
content: Quote from: HAL-42b on January 18, 2012, 01:46:23 pmI'm using Creative Commons.I just couldn't be bothered looking into all the legalese with all these licenses, as it doesn't really interest me much.I come from the school of open products that didn't have licenses, you simply "played nice", and that system worked just fine.Dave.

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 18, 2012, 10:01:01 pm
content: Just GPL everything people!Alexander.

author: Warhawk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2018, 07:40:03 am
content: I know that this is an extremely old thread but why to start a new one..I am just about to release a small design on the web and would like to use one of the OSHW licenses. Honestly, I found dealing with licenses rather frustrating. So many variants and cryptic language to read. So far, I like the CERN OSH license because the documentation is simple and short.My considerations:- small but proven and handy device for R/C models hobbyists- don't care about profit- would like to eventually get credit if somebody starts selling it (this is not a part of the CERN license, right?)- I provide no warranty or liability (this is standard, also for the public domain, right?)- if somebody modifies the board and starts selling it, I want his/her version being open (this is the principle of the open source, right?)Additional questions:- do I need to upload the data somewhere? For example towww.ohwr.org? I assume that my webpage is good enough....But maybe, I'll just found the process so annoying that I'll make it public domain.