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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/10/17/co-existence/" title="Permalink to OSHWA and OSI enter Co-Existence Agreement" rel="bookmark">OSHWA and OSI enter Co-Existence Agreement</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/10/17/co-existence/" title="12:08 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-10-17T12:08:34+00:00" pubdate>October 17, 2012</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/author/windell/" title="View all posts by windell" rel="author">windell</a></span></span> </div> <div class="comments-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/10/17/co-existence/#comments" title="Comment on OSHWA and OSI enter Co-Existence Agreement">2</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oshwmark.png"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-421" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434im_/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oshwmark.png" alt="OSHW Mark" width="534" height="410"/></a></p> <p> Following discussions about the Open Source and Open Source Hardware logos, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) have worked together to compose a co-existence agreement on behalf of their representative communities.</p> <p>We are pleased to announce that the co-existence agreement has now been approved and signed by both organizations. This agreement means that each group separately has control of their respective logo and in particular that the Open Source Hardware community will be able to continue to use the Open Source Hardware logo.</p> <p>As per the agreement, OSHWA will (in the near future) publish guidelines for the use of the OSHW logo, designed to promote its use in compliance with the Open Source Hardware Definition. Until then, if you are using the OSWH logo, please make sure that you are following <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/definition/">the OSHW definition</a>. And, to use the OSI logo, please refer to OSI’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://opensource.org/trademark" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://opensource.org']);">trademark usage guidelines</a>.</p> <p>Working with other organizations is just one of the ways we serve the community. Through your membership support, both OSHWA (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/membership/">join now</a>!) and OSI (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://opensource.org/join" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://opensource.org']);">join now</a>!) hope to continue representing your needs.</p> <p>View the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/OSI-OSHWA-Agreement.pdf" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','download','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/OSI-OSHWA-Agreement.pdf']);">OSI OSHWA Agreement</a>.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> </span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/10/17/co-existence/#comments" title="Comment on OSHWA and OSI enter Co-Existence Agreement"><b>2</b> Replies</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-375" class="post-375 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-annoucements"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/10/02/oshwas-psa-what-is-open-source-hardware/" title="Permalink to OSHWA’s PSA: What Is Open Source Hardware?" rel="bookmark">OSHWA’s PSA: What Is Open Source Hardware?</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/10/02/oshwas-psa-what-is-open-source-hardware/" title="2:10 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-10-02T02:10:33+00:00" pubdate>October 2, 2012</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/author/alicia/" title="View all posts by alicia" rel="author">alicia</a></span></span> </div> <div class="comments-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/10/02/oshwas-psa-what-is-open-source-hardware/#comments" title="Comment on OSHWA’s PSA: What Is Open Source Hardware?">2</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><strong>What Is Open Source Hardware?</strong></p> <p><iframe width="584" height="329" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434if_/http://www.youtube.com/embed/9xGRaPrcvVg?fs=1&feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>We have released a video to further education of open source hardware as a public service to the OSHW movement. Please share this video, spread it around and spread the education of open source hardware.</p> <p>Thanks to the creative team at SparkFun Electronics for volunteering to produce the video on our behalf.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/category/annoucements/" title="View all posts in Annoucements" rel="category tag">Annoucements</a> </span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/10/02/oshwas-psa-what-is-open-source-hardware/#comments" title="Comment on OSHWA’s PSA: What Is Open Source Hardware?"><b>2</b> Replies</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-341" class="post-341 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ohs"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/09/27/2012-open-hardware-summit-badges/" title="Permalink to 2012 Open Hardware Summit Badges" rel="bookmark">2012 Open Hardware Summit Badges</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/09/27/2012-open-hardware-summit-badges/" title="2:19 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-09-27T14:19:57+00:00" pubdate>September 27, 2012</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/author/windell/" title="View all posts by windell" rel="author">windell</a></span></span> </div> <div class="comments-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/09/27/2012-open-hardware-summit-badges/#respond" title="Comment on 2012 Open Hardware Summit Badges"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a title="ohs lego badge 012 by oskay, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.flickr.com/photos/oskay/8028754587/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.flickr.com']);"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434im_/http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/8028754587_3e91ce971d_z.jpg" alt="ohs lego badge 012" width="640" height="480"/></a></p> <p>Here are the conference badges at this year’s Open Hardware Summit— made of Lego. </p> <p>You can read a bit more about how they were designed and built over at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2012/ohs2012badge/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.evilmadscientist.com']);">Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories</a>. Fittingly, it’s an open (if simple) design, and the CAD files are available for download.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/category/ohs/" title="View all posts in OHS" rel="category tag">OHS</a> </span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/09/27/2012-open-hardware-summit-badges/#respond" title="Comment on 2012 Open Hardware Summit Badges"><span class="leave-reply">Leave a reply</span></a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-334" class="post-334 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ohs"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/09/27/its-summit-time/" title="Permalink to It’s Summit Time!" rel="bookmark">It’s Summit Time!</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/09/27/its-summit-time/" title="1:02 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-09-27T13:02:55+00:00" pubdate>September 27, 2012</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/author/nseidle/" title="View all posts by nseidle" rel="author">nseidle</a></span></span> </div> <div class="comments-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/09/27/its-summit-time/#respond" title="Comment on It’s Summit Time!"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Today is the Open Hardware Summit! Starting around 9:15AM EDT you can watch the summit live over on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ohs2012" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.ustream.tv']);">USTREAM</a>. Be sure to checkout the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://summit.oshwa.org/schedule/">lineup of speakers</a> and give us any feedback in the chat room. #ohsummit</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/category/ohs/" title="View all posts in OHS" rel="category tag">OHS</a> </span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/09/27/its-summit-time/#respond" title="Comment on It’s Summit Time!"><span class="leave-reply">Leave a reply</span></a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-284" class="post-284 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/09/24/oshwa-got-a-facelift/" title="Permalink to OSHWA got a facelift!" rel="bookmark">OSHWA got a facelift!</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/09/24/oshwa-got-a-facelift/" title="9:47 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-09-24T21:47:09+00:00" pubdate>September 24, 2012</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/author/alicia/" title="View all posts by alicia" rel="author">alicia</a></span></span> </div> <div class="comments-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/09/24/oshwa-got-a-facelift/#comments" title="Comment on OSHWA got a facelift!">1</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The association has its own logo! Our shiny new logo echos a circle of the same Pantone 3135C color blue we all know and love from the OSHW logo. Also note how the circles look like derivatives of one another. We thought that was pretty neat. Special thanks to our graphic designer, David Steele Overholt, who worked with our schedule to release the new design in time for the Summit!</p> <p>Some history: OSHWA decided to create its own logo as we began thinking deeper about what the OSHW logo meant to our community. We wanted to differentiate ourselves as an organization and avoid confusion with regard to whether the current OSHW logo stood for the definition or the organization. </p> <p>And speaking of logos, thank you everyone for being patient while OHSWA continues to work with OSI to come up with a solution beneficial to everyone. I’m happy to report that OSI’s lawyer and OSHWA’s lawyer have been working hard on a co-existence agreement. </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> </span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/09/24/oshwa-got-a-facelift/#comments" title="Comment on OSHWA got a facelift!"><b>1</b> Reply</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-256" class="post-256 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/08/24/survey-of-member-benefits/" title="Permalink to Survey of member benefits" rel="bookmark">Survey of member benefits</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/08/24/survey-of-member-benefits/" title="5:40 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-08-24T17:40:35+00:00" pubdate>August 24, 2012</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/author/alicia/" title="View all posts by alicia" rel="author">alicia</a></span></span> </div> <div class="comments-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/08/24/survey-of-member-benefits/#comments" title="Comment on Survey of member benefits">2</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Please take the survey created by community member Malcolm Stanley to help OSHWA benefit you!<br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6MRQQY9" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.surveymonkey.com']);">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6MRQQY9</a> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> </span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/08/24/survey-of-member-benefits/#comments" title="Comment on Survey of member benefits"><b>2</b> Replies</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-233" class="post-233 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ohs"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/08/07/open-hardware-summit-2012/" title="Permalink to Open Hardware Summit 2012" rel="bookmark">Open Hardware Summit 2012</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/08/07/open-hardware-summit-2012/" title="5:26 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-08-07T17:26:53+00:00" pubdate>August 7, 2012</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/author/catarina/" title="View all posts by catarina" rel="author">catarina</a></span></span> </div> <div class="comments-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/08/07/open-hardware-summit-2012/#comments" title="Comment on Open Hardware Summit 2012">1</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div style="width:195px; text-align:center;"><iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434if_/http://www.eventbrite.com/countdown-widget?eid=4007871652" frameborder="0" height="332" width="195" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true"></iframe> <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial; font-size:10px; padding:5px 0 5px; margin:2px; width:195px; text-align:center;"><a style="color:#ddd; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.eventbrite.com/r/ecount" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.eventbrite.com']);">Online event registration</a><span style="color:#ddd;"> for </span><a style="color:#ddd; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://http//ohsummit.eventbrite.com?ref=ecount" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://ohsummit.eventbrite.com?ref=ecount']);">Open Hardware Summit 2012</a> <span style="color:#ddd;">powered by</span> <a style="color:#ddd; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.eventbrite.com/?ref=ecount" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.eventbrite.com?ref=ecount']);">Eventbrite</a></div> </div> <p>Have you seen the incredible <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://summit.oshwa.org/2012/07/23/2012-speaker-lineup/">lineup of speakers</a> for this year’s Open Hardware Summit? We have a lot of fresh blood mixed in with a few names you’ll probably recognize, and we are extremely excited to host such a diverse group. </p> <p>For more information about the OHS check <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://summit.oshwa.org/">summit.oshwa.org</a>. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://ohsummit.eventbrite.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://ohsummit.eventbrite.com']);">Tickets</a> include breakfast, snacks, beer/wine, plus an amazing goodie bag from our fabulous sponsors.</p> <p>Looking forward to seeing you in September!</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/category/ohs/" title="View all posts in OHS" rel="category tag">OHS</a> </span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/08/07/open-hardware-summit-2012/#comments" title="Comment on Open Hardware Summit 2012"><b>1</b> Reply</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-218" class="post-218 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/08/02/an-important-question-on-the-open-source-hardware-mark/" title="Permalink to An Important Question on the Open Source Hardware Mark" rel="bookmark">An Important Question on the Open Source Hardware Mark</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/08/02/an-important-question-on-the-open-source-hardware-mark/" title="6:35 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-08-02T18:35:07+00:00" pubdate>August 2, 2012</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/author/alicia/" title="View all posts by alicia" rel="author">alicia</a></span></span> </div> <div class="comments-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/08/02/an-important-question-on-the-open-source-hardware-mark/#comments" title="Comment on An Important Question on the Open Source Hardware Mark">167</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><em>An open letter to the open source hardware community from OSHWA, the Open Source Hardware Association, oshwa.org</em></p> <p>The current leadership of the Open Source Initiative (OSI, opensource.org) has brought to our attention that they feel the Open Source Hardware ‘gear’ logo infringes on their trademark.</p> <p>The open source hardware logo was chosen by the community and has become a de facto standard over the past year and a half. As the founding board members of OSHWA, we feel that it is not our right nor our place to decide this issue for the community without further input. This “founding” OSHWA board was elected by the OSHWA organizers simply to do the hard work of the bootstrapping the organization: to get a bank account, to fill out IRS paperwork, to clear other organizing hurdles, and (finally) to establish membership so that we can legally vote in board members by future membership. We had hoped and envisioned that any real business to serve the open source hardware community could wait after our organization was more firmly established.</p> <p>We would like to work on behalf of the community. We have before us several options, and we are interested in your feedback:</p> <p><strong>1) License the open source hardware ‘gear’ logo from OSI. </strong><br/> US Trademark law requires OSI to protect their mark and to notify potential infringers when they become aware of them. OSI has indicated that they would grant a trademark license to OSHWA. This would give OSI the means to protect their trademark. However, accepting such a license would establish OSI as the owner of the crowdsourced ‘gear’ logo. It would make OSI responsible for deciding where and when the logo can be used, effectively giving OSI control of defining what can and cannot be labeled as open source hardware. It could also place OSHWA in the uncomfortable position of needing to enforce OSI trademarks. We are further concerned that future OSI boards may have different opinions concerning the use of their logo and license agreements.</p> <p><strong>2) Continue to recommend the use of the ‘gear’ logo against OSI’s wishes. </strong><br/> This may lead OSHWA to a legal battle before we even get off the ground. While it is theoretically possible that we could successfully argue against this in court, we do feel it would be wasteful to spend our limited resources and time “infighting” with one of the few other organizations that exists to serve the open source community. Nor do we wish to drive a wedge between ourselves and the OSI, who may be important allies in battles ahead.</p> <p><strong>3) Crowdsource a new logo to represent Open Source Hardware. </strong><br/> A change to our current logo must include removing the keyhole shape inside the gear as this is the problematic feature according to OSI’s lawyer. But a new logo need not be similar at all. In any case, OSHWA would begin to recommend the new logo in its list of best practices for labeling Open Source Hardware. The myriad products and projects with the original ‘gear’ marks could be revised over time.</p> <p> </p> <p>We encourage you to leave your comments at the bottom of this post.</p> <p><em><br/> Update 1: </em>Per request, here is the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/233124698_1.pdf" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','download','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/233124698_1.pdf']);">license from OSI</a>, which has been brought up in the comments.</p> <p><em>Update 2:</em> Please voice your opinion by Aug. 16. OSHWA will reconvene to discuss these issues after that date.</p> <p><em>Update 3:</em> Thanks to everyone for their comments and especially to OSI for engaging with the open source hardware community. We are encouraged by the renewed dialog with OSI and we are going to take the conversation with them offline for the moment. We’re hopeful that the outcome will be an agreement that benefits the whole OSHW community. Thank you again for your help! <em> (Note Added Wednesday August 8)</em></p> <p><em>Update 4: </em>OSHWA and OSI are currently working together on a co-existence agreement. In the mean time, continue to build cool stuff and share it! Thanks to Jim Jagielski for sharing this link about co-existence agreements: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2006/06/article_0007.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.wipo.int']);" target="_blank">http://www.wipo.int/<wbr>wipo_magazine/en/2006/06/<wbr>article_0007.html</wbr></wbr></a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> </span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/08/02/an-important-question-on-the-open-source-hardware-mark/#comments" title="Comment on An Important Question on the Open Source Hardware Mark"><b>167</b> Replies</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-198" class="post-198 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/06/20/were-official/" title="Permalink to We’re Official!" rel="bookmark">We’re Official!</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/06/20/were-official/" title="8:49 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-06-20T20:49:01+00:00" pubdate>June 20, 2012</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/author/alicia/" title="View all posts by alicia" rel="author">alicia</a></span></span> </div> <div class="comments-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/06/20/were-official/#respond" title="Comment on We’re Official!"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div>We’re official! After getting denied (a couple times) in NY State, we successfully incorporated in Delaware. Yay! Step 1 accomplished <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434im_/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley"/> (Step 2 will be to tackle the paperwork for IRS non-profit status.)</div> <div></div> <div> <br/></p> <div>We also created a mailing list for the Open Source Hardware Association. Sign up here please: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/mailing-lists/" target="_blank">www.oshwa.org/mailing-lists/</a> <wbr>We will use this list to update folks on our progress, discuss directions for our goals and purposes, and use the list as our communication method to best serve you all. We’ll also be cross posting our news and updates to the Updates list (also found in the mailing lists link) as well. </wbr></div> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> </span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/06/20/were-official/#respond" title="Comment on We’re Official!"><span class="leave-reply">Leave a reply</span></a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-94" class="post-94 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-metrics"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/04/24/oshw-survey-2012-first-numbers/" title="Permalink to OSHW Survey 2012 – First Numbers" rel="bookmark">OSHW Survey 2012 – First Numbers</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/04/24/oshw-survey-2012-first-numbers/" title="7:19 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-04-24T19:19:07+00:00" pubdate>April 24, 2012</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/author/catarina/" title="View all posts by catarina" rel="author">catarina</a></span></span> </div> <div class="comments-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/04/24/oshw-survey-2012-first-numbers/#comments" title="Comment on OSHW Survey 2012 – First Numbers">10</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/OHSurvey2012_Q4.png"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434im_/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/OHSurvey2012_Q4.png" alt="" title="OHSurvey2012_Q4" width="800" height="600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-119"/></a></p> <p>The open hardware community survey received <strong>2091 responses from 70 countries</strong>! A big thank you to all those who took the time to fill out the questionnaire. We’re now sorting the data and will publish the aggregate results in the coming weeks. We hope that the information and insights you shared will help us better serve this community and make the case for open source hardware.</p> <p>And a special thanks also to those who provided feedback on the questionnaire itself. Your input is greatly appreciated and will help us do better next time. Initially we launched the survey with a question about race/ethnicity, but while this is a common demographics question in the USA, feedback from respondents in other countries informed us that this is not the case in several other regions. So, out of respect for different sensibilities, we pulled that question shortly after the survey launched and purged the data collected until then. You can download the feedback report <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/OHSurvey2012_Feedback_verified1.pdf" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','download','https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/OHSurvey2012_Feedback_verified1.pdf']);">here</a>.</p> <p>Stay tuned for the results!</p> <div id="attachment_116" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 728px"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/OHSurvey2012_Q291.png"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434im_/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/OHSurvey2012_Q291.png" alt="" title="OHSurvey2012_Q29" width="718" height="387" class="size-full wp-image-116"/></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Answered question: 1502 out of 2091. Breakdown by country: Algeria - 1, Argentina - 9, Australia - 54, Austria - 9, Bahamas - 1, Belarus - 1, Belgium - 16, Brazil - 23, Brunei - 1, Bulgaria - 4, Canada - 78, China - 7, Colombia - 2, Croatia - 1, Czech Republic - 5, Denmark - 7, El Salvador - 1, Estonia - 2, France - 43, Finland - 16, Germany - 51, Greece - 5, Hungary - 4, India - 32, Indonesia - 1, Iran - 1, Ireland - 6, Israel - 4, Italy - 32, Japan - 4, Jordan/Palestine - 1, Kazakhstan - 1, Kyrgyzstan - 1, Latvia - 2, Lithuania - 2, Luxembourg - 1, Macedonia - 1, Malaysia - 2, Mexico - 10, Morocco - 1, Netherlands - 21, New Zealand - 18, Norway - 7, Pakistan - 3, Panama - 1, Paraguay - 1, Peru - 3, Philippines - 5, Poland - 7, Portugal - 31, Romania - 4, Russia - 3, Saudi Arabia - 1, Scotland - 3, Singapore - 5, Slovakia - 3, Slovenia - 1, South Africa - 3, Spain - 37, Sri Lanka - 1, Sweden - 23, Switzerland - 14, Syria - 2, Taiwan - 3, Thailand - 4, Turkey - 4, UK - 59, Ukraine - 4, USA - 779, Venezuela - 3.</p></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/category/metrics/" title="View all posts in Metrics" rel="category tag">Metrics</a> </span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/04/24/oshw-survey-2012-first-numbers/#comments" title="Comment on OSHW Survey 2012 – First Numbers"><b>10</b> Replies</a></span> </footer> </article> <nav id="nav-below"> <h3 class="assistive-text">Post navigation</h3> <div class="nav-previous"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/page/2/"><span class="meta-nav">←</span> Older posts</a></div> <div class="nav-next"></div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="secondary" class="widget-area" role="complementary"> <aside id="archives" class="widget"> <h3 class="widget-title">Archives</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/10/" title="October 2012">October 2012</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/09/" title="September 2012">September 2012</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/08/" title="August 2012">August 2012</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/06/" title="June 2012">June 2012</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/04/" title="April 2012">April 2012</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/2012/03/" title="March 2012">March 2012</a></li> </ul> </aside> <aside id="meta" class="widget"> <h3 class="widget-title">Meta</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://www.oshwa.org/wp-login.php">Log in</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </div> <footer id="colophon" role="contentinfo"> <div id="site-generator"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225234434/http://wordpress.org/" title="Semantic Personal Publishing Platform" rel="generator">Proudly powered by WordPress</a> </div> </footer> </div> </body> </html>