“This definition has been managed by the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) and expanded in detail and scope. In this episode, I talk with Alicia Gibb, Executive Director of OSHWA and board president, Michael Weinberg, about the growth of open source hardware, its certification program, and the role of open source hardware in the maker response to COVID-19. Michael has also written an article in the current issue of Make: Volume 75, titled “OSHW Turns 10.” Along with Clarissa Redwine, Michael has written the “Open Source Hardware Weather Report 2020,” published in October in association with the Engelberg Center for Innovation Law and Policy at NYU.”
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