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[[File:Oshw-logo.png|thumb|[[#Logo repository|The Open Source Hardware Logo]]]]
This page hosts the current proposed Open Source Hardware (OSHW) Statement of Principles and Definition v1.0.  The statement of principles is a high-level overview of the ideals of open-source hardware.  The definition is an attempt to apply those ideals to a standard by which to evaluate licenses for hardware designs.
This page hosts the current proposed Open Source Hardware (OSHW) Statement of Principles and Definition v1.0.  The statement of principles is a high-level overview of the ideals of open-source hardware.  The definition is an attempt to apply those ideals to a standard by which to evaluate licenses for hardware designs.


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If you would like to propose changes to the statement of principles or definition, please do so on the [[OSHW draft|work-in-progress draft]]. And, please edit while signed in, not anonymously.
If you would like to propose changes to the statement of principles or definition, please do so on the [[OSHW draft|work-in-progress draft]]. And, please edit while signed in, not anonymously.


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'''4. Derived Works'''
'''4. Derived Works'''


The license shall allow modifications and derived works, and shall allow them to be distributed under the same terms as the license of the original work.  The license shall allow for the manufacture, sale, distribution, and use of products created from the design files, the design files themselves, and derivatives thereof.
The license shall allow modifications and derived works, and shall allow them to be distributed under the same terms as the license of the original work.  The license shall allow for the manufacture, sale, distribution, and use of products created from the design files, the design files themselves, and derivatives therof.
   
   
'''5. Free redistribution'''
'''5. Free redistribution'''
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== Logo repository ==
== Logo repository ==


The open source hardware logo lives at [http://www.oshwa.org/open-source-hardware-logo/ oshwa.org].
The open source hardware logo lives at [http://oshwlogo.com oshwlogo.com].
 
== Endorsements ==
 
OSHW Draft Definition 1.0 has been endorsed by the following persons and/or organization as of {{REVISIONYEAR}}/{{REVISIONMONTH}}/{{REVISIONDAY}}.
 
Please feel free to add (''your own'' names) to this section. Listing your affiliation is optional for personal endorsements, and endorsements are presumed to be personal unless the organization name is listed separately.
 
''Please join the conversation about the definition [http://openhardwaresummit.org/forum here]''


{{:OSHW/endorsements}}
* Abhimanyu Singh Udawat, [http://www.explorelabs.com/ Explore Labs]
* Adam Mayer, [http://www.makerbot.com/ Makerbot Industries]
* Andrew Meyer
* Adam Wolf, [http://www.wayneandlayne.com Wayne and Layne]
* Addie Wagenknecht and Stefan Hechenberger [http://labs.nortd.com/ Nortd Labs]  [http://www.eyebeam.org Eyebeam]  [http://lasersaur.com/ Lasersaur]
* Akiba, [http://www.freaklabs.org/ FreakLabs]
* Alexander Ruiz [http://www.ingeniosolido.com Ingenio Sólido S.A.S]
* Alexis Sánchez [http://www.pinguino.org.ve PingüinoVE]
* Alicia Gibb [http://www.buglabs.net Bug Labs]
* Alok Prasad
* Amanda Wozniak, [http://www.ninjas.org/ Ninja Networks]
* Amon Millner [http://scratch.mit.edu/ Scratch & MIT], [http://www.olin.edu/ Olin College], and [http://modk.it/ Modkit]
* André Menks [http://multilogica-shop.com/ Multilógica-shop]
* Andrew Back [http://oshug.org Open Source Hardware User Group]
* Andrew Katz [http://www.moorcrofts.com Moorcrofts LLP]
* Andrew Plumb, [http://clothbot.com/wiki/Main_Page ClothBot Designs]
* Andrew Sliwinski [http://www.omnicorpdetroit.com/ OmniCorpDetroit]
* Andrew Stone, [http://www.toastedcircuits.com Toasted Circuits]
* Anthony Clay, [http://www.zarthcode.com ZarthCode LLC]
* Andy Gelme, [http://hackmelbourne.org Connected Community HackerSpace], Melbourne, Australia and [http://geekscape.org Geekscape Pty. Ltd.]
* Anil Kumar Pugalia ([http://profession.sarika-pugs.com Pugs' Passion])
* Asim Baig, [http://www.tinkeract.com/ Tinkeract]
* Ayah Bdeir, [http://www.littleBits.cc littleBits.cc]/[http://www.eyebeam.org Eyebeam]/[http://www.creativecommons.org Creative Commons]
* Bastian Bittorf [http://bittorf-wireless.de/ bittorf wireless ))]
* Benjamin Gaulon, [http://www.recyclism.com/ Recyclism]
* Ben Leduc-Mills [http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/~ctg/Craft_Tech.html Craft Technology Lab]
* Ben Lipkowitz, [http://gnusha.org/skdb/ SKDB] [http://reprap.org/ reprap]
* Bernard Pratz, [http://hackable-devices.org hackable:Devices]
* Bernt Weber, [http://www.splashelec.com/ Splashelec]
* Bertrand Le Roy [http://www.nwazet.com Nwazet]
* Bhagyashri Sharangpani, [http://www.bhasha.co.cc/ Bhasha Technologies]
* Bill Shaw [http://inanimatereason.com/ Inanimate Reason]
* Bob Jacobsen [http://jmri.org JMRI]
* Boseji [http://m8051.blogspot.com Electronics For Bharat]|[http://adharlabs.in A.D.H.A.R Labs]
* Brandon Stafford, [http://rascalmicro.com Rascal Micro]
* Brett Hagman, [http://roguerobotics.com/ Rogue Robotics], [http://wiring.org.co/ Wiring]
* Bryan Bishop, [http://gnusha.org/skdb/ SKDB] [http://humanityplus.org/ Humanity+]
* bunnie [http://bunniestudios.com/ bunniestudios]
* Cécile Montagne, [http://open-devices.com open-devices]
* Carmen Gonzalez, [http://opensolarcircuits.cc] DreamAddictive
* Carmen Trudell [http://www.fluxxlab.com Fluxxlab]
* Carson Reynolds [http://www.k2.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/members/carson/carson-e.html University of Tokyo]
* Catarina Mota, [http://openmaterials.org openMaterials]
* Cathal Garvey, [http://www.indiebiotech.com Indie Biotech]
* Charles Collis, [http://www.adciv.org AdCiv.org]
* Charles Edward Pax, [http://www.makerbot.com/ Makerbot Industries]
* Charles Yarnold
* Chris Anderson, [http://www.diydrones.com/ 3D Robotics/DIY Drones]
* Chris Novello, [http://www.illucia.com/ illucia instruments]
* Chris Jefferies, Tinaja Labs
* Christopher Lee, [http://www.australianrobotics.com.au/ Australian Robotics]
* Chris Walker, [http://www.netduino.com Netduino] [http://www.secretlabs.com Secret Labs]
* Christian Siefkes, [http://www.keimform.de/ keimform.de]
* Constantin Craciun [http://harkopen.com/ Harkopen.com - open source hardware community]
* Dan Clark [http://gzero.org GroundZero Labs]
* Daniel Garcia [http://www.protostack.com Protostack]
* Daniel Harrigan
* Daniel Reetz [http://www.diybookscanner.org DIY Book Scanner]
* Daniel Yucra [http://www.somoslibres.org SomosLibres.org Perú]
* Dave Borghuis [http://tkkrlab.nl TkkrLab hackerspace]
* Dave Hrynkiw [http://www.solarbotics.com/ Solarbotics Ltd.], [http://www.hvwtech.com/ HVW Technologies]
* David A. Mellis, [http://arduino.cc Arduino]
* David Ankers & James Cotton, [http://www.OpenPilot.org The OpenPilot Foundation]
* David Carrier, [http://www.parallax.com Parallax Inc.]
* David Cuartielles, [http://arduino.cc Arduino] [http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,52581.0.html OSHW_Spanish]
* David Gascón, [http://www.libelium.com Libelium], [http://www.cooking-hacks.com Cooking-Hacks]
* David L. Jones, [http://www.eevblog.com EEVblog]
* David Lang, [http://www.OpenROV.com OpenROV]
* David Reyes Samblás Martínez [http://www.tuxbrain.com/ Tuxbrain]
* Deepak Shrivastava
* Demetris Rouslan Zavorotnitsienko [http://www.gizmoforyou.com/ GizmoForYou]
* Henrik Denhart [http://denhart.dk Denhart]
* David Siren Eisner, [http://www.inmojo.com InMojo]
* Diego Spinola [http://www.hackeneering.com/ Hackeneering]
* Dilshan R Jayakody [http://jayakody.info jayakody.info]
* Dumitru Stama [http://dics.voicecontrol.ro/ dicsEE]
* Dustyn Roberts, [http://www.dustynrobots.com/ dustynrobots]
* Ed Minchau, [http://www.magicalrobotics.com/ Magical Robotics]
* Emanuele Bonanni aka EmanueleEMC, [http://it.emcelettronica.com/ Elettronica Open Source]
* Eric Anderson [http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~andersoe/ Carnegie Mellon University]
* Eric Boyd [http://www.sensebridge.net/ sensebridge]
* Eric Herman [http://freesa.org/ FreeSA]
* Eric Michaud [http://www.i11industries.com i11 Industries]
* Eric Pan [http://seeedstudio.com/ Seeed Studio]
* Eric Thompson [http://lowvoltagelabs.com/ Low Voltage Labs]
* Fabien Royer [http://www.nwazet.com Nwazet]
* Federico Lucifredi [http://www.novell.com/linux/ SUSE Linux]
* Francisco Malpartida [http://www.electrofunltd.com/ electroFUN]
* Freddy Deniau
* Frédéric Jourdan, [http://shop.snootlab.com Snootlab]
* Frank Piller, [http://tim.rwth-aachen.de/ rwth-aachen university]
* Guo haoyun [http://bjmakerspace.com/]
* Gabriella Levine, [https://sites.google.com/a/opensailing.net/protei/ Protei], [http://itp.nyu.edu/itp/ ITP]
* Geoffrey L. Barrows, [http://www.centeye.com Centeye, Inc.] and [http://www.embeddedeye.com Embedded Eye]
* George Hadley, [http://nbitwonder.com NBitWonder]
* Gilles Reyna
* Giovanni Lostumbo, [http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Giovanni_Lostumbo GNUBioPhotoVoltaic]
* Graham Bicknell
* Greg Grossmeier, [http://grossmeier.net Open Evangelist]
* Greg Krsak
* Hélio Pereira
* Helio Ribeiro da Silva Filho
* Hans Scharler [http://iobridge.com ioBridge] [http://thingspeak.com ThingSpeak]
* Hao Zhang [http://bjmakerspace.com BJMakerspace]
* Hong Phuc Dang [http://fossasia.org/ FOSSASIA]
* Ivan Jorge Boesing, [http://www.brfirst.org FIRST Brazil]
* J. Simmons [http://mach30.org/ Mach 30: Foundation for Space Development]
* Jakub Kákona, [http://www.mlab.cz MLAB] [http://www.ust.cz UST]
* James Grahame, [http://reflexaudio.com Reflex Audio] [http://meeblip.com MeeBlip]
* James Ronald [http://www.MiRobotClub.org/ Michigan Robot Club]
* Jarryd Bekker [http://www.lattra.com/ Lattra]
* Jason Huggins [http://bitbeam.org Bitbeam]
* Jason Veneman, [http://intelligenate.com Intelligenate]
* Jasmin Skenderi [http://www.alpha-board.de/ alpha-board Elektronik-Design und Fertigungsservice Berlin]
* Jatinderjit Singh, [http://www.embisys.com Embisys]
* Jayson Tautic, [http://www.tautic.com TAUTIC ELECTRONICS LLC]
* Jean Demartini, [http://www.demtech.net DEMTECH - Sophia-Antipolis - France]
* Jean-Marc Giacalone, [http://www.emakershop.com eMAKERshop]
* Jeff Karney [http://jkdevices.com JK Devices]
* Jeff Keyzer [http://mightyohm.com MightyOhm Engineering]
* Jeff Moe, [http://www.alephobjects.com/ Aleph Objects, Inc.]
* Jeff Saltzman, [http://jmsarduino.blogspot.com/ Jeff's Arduino Blog]
* Jeremy Blum, [http://www.jeremyblum.com/ JeremyBlum.com] [http://www.creativemachines.org Cornell University Creative Machines Lab]
* Jeremy Saglimbeni, [http://thecustomgeek.com/ thecustomgeek.com]
* Jim Barkley, [http://www.mitre.org/ The MITRE Corporation]
* Jimmie P. Rodgers [http://jimmieprodgers.com/ JimmiePRodgers.com]
* Joan Espinoza [http://www.pinguino.org.ve PingüinoVE]
* Joel Murphy [http://www.rachelselectronics.com/ Rachel's Electronics] [http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/mfa-design-technology/ Parsons D+T]
* John Tarbox [http://www.bitsconnect.com/ BitsConnect.com]
* John  Wilbanks, [http://www.creativecommons.org Creative Commons]
* John Lejeune, [http://hackable-devices.org h:D]
* John M. De Cristofaro
* Johnny Russell [http://ultimachine.com/ UltiMachine]
* Jon Kuniholm, [http://openprosthetics.ning.com/ The Open Prosthetics Project]
* Jon Masters [http://www.jonmasters.org/ www.jonmasters.org]
* Jonathan Dahan, [http://www.islandlabs.org/ Island Labs]
* Jonathan Oxer, [http://www.freetronics.com/ Freetronics]
* Jose M. de la Fuente [http://n00b0t.tikitake.com/ n00b0t]
* Joseph H Althaus
* Joseph Di Carlo
* Josef Průša [http://josefprusa.cz] RepRap developer
* Josh Boughey [http://www.soundwidgets.com The Stribe Project]
* Joshua D. Johnson [http://sites.google.com/site/protobotindustries/ Protobot Industries] physical prototyper/inventor
* Juan Gonzalez-Gomez [http://www.iearobotics.com/ Iearobotics.com] Researcher on robotics
* Juergen Neumann, [http://www.ohanda.org/ OHANDA - Open Source Hardware and Design Alliance]
* Julien Rouviere, [http://openscb.org/ OpenSCB]
* Keith Braafladt
* Ken Burns, [http://www.akrosense.com/ AkroSense]
* Kevin Townsend, [http://www.microbuilder.eu/ www.microBuilder.eu]
* Kyle Wiens, [http://www.ifixit.com/ iFixit]
* Koichi Takagi, [http://www.nagoya-cu.ac.jp/ Nagoya City University]
* Lawrence "Lemming" Dixon [http://hsbne.org/ HSBNE.org] Hackerspace Brisbane
* Lenore Edman, [http://evilmadscience.com/ Evil Mad Science]
* Limor Fried, [http://www.adafruit.com/ Adafruit Industries]
* Leah Buechley, [http://hlt.media.mit.edu/ MIT Media Lab, High-Low Tech]
* Leslie Garcia, [http://opensolarcircuits.cc/ DreamAddictive]
* Louis Montagne, [http://bearstech.com Bearstech]
* Lubos Medovarsky, [http://accelera-networks.com Accelera Networks]
* Luigi Carnevale, [http://www.droids.it/ Droids]
* Marcus A. Link [http://www.manupool.de Manupool - A Product Development Community]
* Mario Behling, [http://mbm.vn/ MBM]
* Mario Vernari, [http://highfieldtales.wordpress.com/ Highfieldtales]
* Mark McComb, [http://www.hacktronics.com/ hacktronics]
* Massimo Banzi [http://www.arduino.cc Arduino]
* Matthew Beckler, [http://www.wayneandlayne.com Wayne and Layne]
* Matthew Slater [http://communityforge.net Community Forge]
* Matthieu Quadrini [http://openscb.org OpenSCB]
* Michael James [http://opensourcehardwarejunkies.com OSHJunkies]
* Michael Krumpus [http://nootropicdesign.com/ nootropic design]
* Michael McPherson
* Michael Ossmann, [http://greatscottgadgets.com/ Great Scott Gadgets]
* Michael Ruppe
* Mike Provenzano, Progunn Industries
* Mitch Altman [http://cornfieldelectronics.com/ Cornfield Electronics]
* Mitch Patterson(mitpatterson) [http://mitchstechblog.wordpress.com/ Mitch's Tech Blog]
* Morgaine Dinova [[User:Morgaine_Dinova|[1]]], lecturer and consultant
* Moritz von Buttlar [http://www.opensource-solar.org/ Opensource-Solar]
* Morten I. Larsen
* Nathan Seidle [http://www.sparkfun.com SparkFun Electronics]
* Nicholas C Lewis [http://reprapbreeding.blogspot.com/ A RepRap Breeding Program]
* Nicolas Lassabe [http://www.artilect.fr Artilect FabLab Toulouse]
* Nicolas Saugnier [http://xevel.org XD Team blog]
* Noah Shibley [http://www.n0m1.com Nomi Design]
* Noel Bautista [http://www.makerdude.com Maker Dude]
* Nis Sarup
* Patrick Korkuch
* Patrick Lloyd
* Paul Badger, [http://moderndevice.com Modern Device]
* Pavol Rusnak, [http://brmlab.cz hackerspace brmlab]
* Pete Brown [http://10rem.net 10rem.net]
* Peter Kirn, [http://createdigitalmusic.com Create Digital Music] [http://meeblip.com MeeBlip]
* Phillip Torrone, [http://www.makezine.com/ MAKE magazine] [http://www.adafruit.com/ Adafruit Industries]
* Pierce Nichols [http://logos-electro.com Logos Electromechanical LLC]
* Pierrick Boissard [http://igrebot.fr/ I-Grebot robotics association]
* Pip Jones [http://www.deepend.com.au Deepend]
* Rafael Barmak [http://www.ovnilab.com.br OVNI Lab]
* Raphaël Rousseau [http://www.atelierlaser.com Atelier Laser]
* Raúl Oviedo [http://ayudaelectronica.com/ Ingenieria Electronica]
* Raghavan Nagabhirava
* Richard Anderson [http://fubarlabs.com Fair Use Building and Research Labs]
* Robert Fitzsimons [http://partfusion.com/ Part Fusion Electronics]
* Robit Technology [http://www.robitshop.com/ Parts of Electronics and Robotics]
* Ronen Kadushin [http://www.ronen-kadushin.com/Open_Design.asp Open Design]
* Ron K. Jeffries, Jeffries Research
* Roy Mohan Shearer, [http://www.openthing.org/ Openthing]
* R. Scott Plunkett, [http://www.openqi.com/ The OpenQi Project]
* Ryan Pulkrabek, [http://cstart.org/ Collaborative Space Travel and Research Team (CSTART)]
* Samuel Sayer, [http://www.mitre.org The MITRE Corporation]
* Samuel Vale, [http://holoscopio.com Holoscópio Tecnologia]
* Sascha Meinrath, [http://oti.newamerica.net/ Open Technology Initiative]
* Scot Kornak, [http://www.busboard.us/ BusBoard Prototype Systems Ltd.]
* Shannon Morrisey
* Shigeru Kobayashi [http://www.iamas.ac.jp/E/index.html IAMAS] [http://funnel.cc Funnel] [http://gainer.cc Gainer]
* Simone Marzulli [http://onioncoding.altervista.org Onioncoding]
* Stacy L. Devino, [http://doesitpew.blogspot.com/ Does it Pew?][http://www.stacydevino.com/ aka childofthehorn]
* Sterling Pickens, [http://www.linuxsociety.org/ linuxsociety]
* Steve Dickie, [http://www.arduinoeducation.com/ ArduinoEducation.com]
* Steve Gifford, [http://www.chipstobits.com Chips To Bits]
* Steve Hoefer [http://grathio.com/ Grathio Labs]
* Stewart Dickson [http://makerspaceu.org  Makerspace-Urbana]
* Tassos Natsakis [http://kuleuven.be KU Leuven]
* Terry King, [http://www.arduino-direct.com/sunshop/ YourDuino.com]
* Thalis Antunes [http://www.facit.edu.br FACIT]
* Theodore Ullrich, [http://tomorrow-lab.com Tomorrow Lab™]
* Thomas Gokey, [http://thomasgokey.com/ artist]
* Tim Lossen, [http://evercu.be Evercube]
* Tom Igoe, [http://www.arduino.cc Arduino] [http://itp.nyu.edu ITP, NYU]
* Tomasz Młoduchowski [http://www.xlogic.pl XLogic] [http://blattaria.co.uk Blattaria, Ltd.]
* Troy Dowling [http://www.troydowling.org TroyDowling.org]
* Tully Gehan, [http://samuraicircuits.com/ Samurai Circuits]
* Tuomo Tammenpää, [http://www.ohanda.org/ OHANDA - Open Source Hardware and Design Alliance]
* Usman Haque, [http://www.pachube.com/ Pachube]
* Vlad Trifa, [http://www.webofthings.com Web of Things] [http://vladtrifa.com ETH Zurich]
* Will Cleaver [http://www.youtube.com/user/Willcleaver?feature=mhee OS Economy - Science & Art]
* Will Pickering, [http://www.FunGizmos.com FunGizmos]
* William Morris, [http://www.iheartrobotics.com I Heart Robotics]/[http://www.iheartengineering.com I Heart Engineering]
* Wim Vandeputte, [http://kd85.com kd85]
* Windell Oskay, [http://evilmadscience.com/ Evil Mad Science]
* Yannick Avelino, [http://www.electrolab.fr/ Electrolab]
* Ramón Martínez, [http://www.tenderoo.com/ Tenderoo Mobile Payment]
* Gregor Gross [http://www.alpha-board.de/ alpha-board Elektronik-Design und Fertigungsservice Berlin]
* Joseph Gray [http://www.911media.org/ 911 Media Arts Center, Seattle] [http://projbox.org projBox]
* Viento [http://flydendeby.dk/ Floating City Copenhagen]
* Cesar Harada [http://protei.org/ Protei, sailing drones]
* Glyn Hudson, Trystan Lea and Suneil Tagore [http://openenergymonitor.org OpenEnergyMonitor]
* Pete Prodoehl [http://rasterweb.net/raster/ RasterWeb!]
* Nuri Erginer [http://www.gnexlab.com/ gnexlab]
* Darsh Shah [http://darshshah.blogspot.com/ Blog]
* Ravichandra Seveelavanan [http://www.LZRDM.org/ LZRDM]
* Bob Waldron [http://makerplane.org/ MakerPlane]
* Naoufel Razouane [http://www.facebook.com/pages/FLVM-Tunisie-Tunisia-DIY-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3-%D8%A5%D8%B0%D9%86/167757549921914 Tunisia-DIY]
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