TAPR introduces open source hardware license, OSI skeptical

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Feb 23, 2007 8:48 PM EDT
Ars Technica; By Ryan Paul
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The Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR) organization is sponsoring a new open-source license intended for hardware components. Authored by lawyer John Ackermann, the Open Hardware License (OHL) is a share-alike license that developers can apply to documentation and schematics associated with hardware projects. The license stipulates that those who distribute products based on OHL-licensed hardware specifications may not file patent infringement lawsuits against others who use the same hardware specifications.

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