Open source: Difference between revisions

The most commonly used open hardware licenses are the [https://web.archive.org/web/20151205072743/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Creative Commons Licenses] and the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License] (GNU GPL). You must understand what your entitlements and responsibilities are, read and understand the terms of the licencing for any hardware, firmware and software that you re-use or adapt. Diffrerent licences may not be mixed together unless under one umbrella license.

Any material that can be copyrighted can be licensed under the GPL.<ref>[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLHardware Can I use the GPL to license hardware?]</ref> The GNU people encourage people to charge as much as they wish or can, as an opportunity to raise funds for development.<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UJlNAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51#v=onepage&q&f=false Selling Free Software], ''Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman'' by Richard Stallman, p. 51</ref><ref>[http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html Selling Free Software], gnu.org</ref>

The Open Source Hardware (OSHW) license is specifically designed for open hardware.<ref>[http://freedomdefined.org/OSHW OSHW definition]</ref>

=== Others ===

* [[ListOpen of open-source music hardware projects]]

* ''The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary'' by Eric S. Raymond, O'Reilly Media, 2001, {{ISBN 0596001088|0-596-00108-8}}

* [http://www.ladyada.net/library/openhardware/license.html Open Hardware Licenses], ladyada.net

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160228023854/http://www.inmojo.com/licenses/ OSHW License Guide], InMojo

* [https://enweb.wikipediaarchive.org/wikiweb/Open-source_hardware20150324010614/http://www.opencircuits.com/Main_Page Open-source hardware],Circuits Wikipediawiki]