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The CERN Open Hardware Licence

Dane Tacchini · CERN

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About

The CERN Open Hardware Licence ("CERN OHL") was developed in 2011 to promote collaboration among hardware designers and to provide a legal tool which supports the freedom to use, study, modify, share and distribute hardware designs and products based on those designs. The second version of CERN OHL released in 2020 provides additional flexibility by introducing three CERN OHL variants – the permissive, the weakly-reciprocal and the strongly-reciprocal, thus enabling the selection of a licence adapted to the needs of each project. This presentation offers a legal perspective on CERN OHL key features, including its approach to derivative works, documentation, and obligations for redistribution..

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  1. The CERN Open Hardware Licence 2025-05-09 · 14 min · CERN's player

Credits and licence

Institution
CERN
Department
Open Source
Speaker
Dane Tacchini
Year
2025
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
CERN
Licence
CERN, as CERN states it. CERN's terms
Attribution
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