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CERN Open Hardware License

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The CERN Open Hardware License (OHL or CERN OHL) is a license used in open-source hardware projects. It was created by CERN, which published version 1.0 in March 2011. Version 1.1 was published in July 2011. Version 1.2 was published in September 2013.

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Projects using the CERN OHL

On the CERN OHL website they have a list of projects using their license. These projects include:

  • Most projects in the Open Hardware Repository OHR
  • Gizmo For You Ltd
  • SimpleMachines
  • Tinkerforge Bricks and Bricklets
  • AXIOM – digital cinema camera
  • SatNOGS
  • Mycroft Mark 1 – smart speaker with open-source digital assistant (design files available here)
  • A Free Beer variation, brewed for the RMLL 2012 and recipe placed under the CERN OHL 1.1

    • Reception

    The Cern OHL is an accepted free content license according to the Free Cultural Works definition.

    References

    CERN Open Hardware License Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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