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, open-source development groups at CERN, and the

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(OSI). It has also been active in promoting

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and inclusive terminology within the open source hardware movement.

History

The OSHWA was established as an organization in June 2012 by engineer Alicia Gibb, who had been working on the Open Hardware Summit during graduate study. After some debate about

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with the OSI, in 2012 the OSHWA and the OSI signed a co-existence agreement.

Open Source Hardware Summit

The Open Source Hardware Summit is the annual gathering organized by OSHWA for the

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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. 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.

Open Source Hardware Certificate

In 2016 OSHWA announced its certification program for open-source hardware at the Open Hardware Summit in

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. The certification aims to offer a simple process for producers of

to indicate that their products meet a uniform and well-defined standard for open-source compliance.

References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.oshwa.org/ Open-source hardware Non-profit organizations based in Delaware 2013 establishments in Delaware Information technology organizations based in North America Intellectual property activism