Make:Cast - Ten Years of Open Source Hardware

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Ten years ago, a community came together around a definition of open source hardware to be clear about what it means to share designs for physical things, and doing so in a way that allows others to make, modify, distribute or use those things. This definition has been managed by the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA). In this episode, I talk with Alicia Gibb, Executive Director of OSHWA and board president, Michael Weinberg about the growth of open source hardware, its certification process and the role of open source hardware in the maker response to COVID-19.

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Re: 11:45 as much as Open Source software licenses aren't litigated, I do know of instances where investors walk because of Open Source dependencies (it sounds like MakerBot is an example). I really hope micropayment business models take off so the distance between commercial and Open Source breaks down. People forget that, historically at least, patent is an open source (small font) strategy! Thank you for the video.