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CERN

Also known as: European Organization for Nuclear Research

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Open-source hardware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia smoothieware.github.io Smoothieware Apr 15, 2016 6 facts

quoteJavier Serrano, an engineer at CERN’s Beams Department and founder of the Open Hardware Repository, stated: “By sharing designs openly, CERN expects to improve the quality of designs through peer review and to guarantee their users – including commercial companies – the freedom to study, modify and manufacture them, leading to better hardware and less duplication of efforts”.

claimCERN released the CERN Open Hardware License (OHL) in March 2011, which is intended for use with the Open Hardware Repository and other projects.

accountCERN launched an Open Hardware initiative in 2011.

claimCERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) released the CERN Open Source Hardware License (CERN OHL) in July 2011.

claimCERN created an open source hardware license known as the CERN OHL in July 2011.

claimThe CERN Open Source Hardware License, while initially drafted to address CERN-specific concerns such as tracing the impact of the organization’s research, can be used by anyone developing open source hardware in its current form.

Brief History of Open Source Hardware Organizations and ... oshwa.org Open Source Hardware Association 3 facts

accountIn 2008, a team of hardware designers led by Javier Serrano in the Beams Department at CERN began collaborating with industry to develop the Open Hardware Repository, which went online in January 2009.

claimCERN issued a press release in July 2011 announcing the creation of the CERN Open Source Hardware License (CERN OHL).

claimThe Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) aims to serve as a hub for open source hardware activity across all genres while collaborating with organizations such as TAPR, CERN, and the Open Source Initiative (OSI).

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measurementBuilding 774 at CERN serves as the gateway to CERN for more than 100,000 visitors each year.

referenceThe CERN facilities include a building that houses offices, laboratories for creating Control Center computer programs, management headquarters for the French side, and a public-access area with a conference hall, cafeteria, and VIP restaurant for visiting heads of state and Nobel prize-winning scientists.

referenceThe book 'Fundamental Particles: EA774 at Cern' by Francesco Soppelsa and Octavi Mestre describes the design and construction of building 774 at CERN, which is located next to the CERN Control Center.

Exploring Open-Source Software Ecosystems for Hardware ... link.springer.com Springer May 1, 2024 2 facts

claimCERN launched an open hardware initiative in 2023.

referenceAyass and Serrano (2012) published an analysis of the CERN open hardware license in the International Free and Open Source Software Law Review.

Seven observations and research questions about Open Design ... cambridge.org Cambridge University Press Oct 19, 2021 1 fact

claimThe White Rabbit project, part of CERN’s open source experimental physics facilities development strategy, is the largest known Open Source Hardware development project.

Open Source Hardware Association - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

claimThe Open Source Hardware Association acts as a hub for open-source hardware activity and cooperates with initiatives including the TAPR Open Hardware License, open-source development groups at CERN, and the Open Source Initiative (OSI).

Open Hardware Licenses - P2P Foundation Wiki wiki.p2pfoundation.net P2P Foundation Jun 17, 2015 1 fact

perspectiveJonathan Kuniholm argues that efforts to create open hardware licenses, such as those by TAPR, CERN, OHANDA, and OSHW, fail because they do not address the lack of clarity regarding what is being licensed and whether such licenses would withstand a legal challenge.

Open-source hardware - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

claimThe CERN OHL was initially drafted to address CERN-specific concerns, such as tracing the impact of the organization's research, but in its current form, it can be used by anyone developing open-source hardware.

Open Source Hardware - JHU OSPO - Johns Hopkins University ospo.library.jhu.edu Johns Hopkins University 1 fact

claimThe European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) maintains a set of open hardware licenses that support both permissive and reciprocal sharing models.