[LUGSB] The Swearing Idiot's Summary to Open Source Hardware Compliance (cursing ahead!)

[Richard Yao]

Am I the only person who gets a headache when reading expletives?

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Jonathan Dahan <jedahan at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/2010/10/27/towards-a-1-0-compiled-feedback-for-the-oh-definition/
> We are trying to define what Open Source Hardware is, and are closer to a
> 1.0. Feedback is appreciated through the appropriate channels, though if you
> are lazy you can reply and tell me to forward (with attribution) your
> thoughts.
> Heres a short (and inaccurate) summary I made, whereas you could probably
> replace the word 'shit' with 'Open Source Hardware and Software
> [Product/Design]'
> The Swearing Idiot's Understanding of OSHW Compliance
> 1: Document your shit so that others can read it
> 2: Be clear on what shit is being covered by your license
> 3: Make sure people can use your shit with Open Source Software, even if
> they gotta write it themselves
> 4: Let others build off your shit with the same terms
> 5: Do not charge royalties or fees for redistribution of your shit
> 6: Your shit or derived shit may require attribution, and may have
> name/version restrictions
> 7-8: Let anyone use your shit for any purpose
> 9: Do not bundle other licenses with your shit
> 10: Your shit's license must remain valid even when broken up from its
> original bundle
> 11: You must allow your shit to be bundled with anyone else's shit
> regardless if their shits licenses
> 12: Your shit's license must be valid even when replacing components of that
> shit
>
> Note that there is no GPL style viral clause, and there will never be so
> please do not get into that argument or even ask why, it will just derail
> this thread. It has already been discussed and decided upon, with a small
> portion or why explained in the
> forums http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/forum .
> We are mainly looking for loopholes in the spirit of the license, ambiguous
> wording, redundancies and the like. If you know anyone familiar with the law
> in this area who has the time and inclination to look over the definition
> that would be appreciated as well.
> - Jonathan
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