When Your Community is Atoms Rather Than Bits - Understanding Open Source Hardware

Learn about open source hardware development and community building in this keynote address from Community Over Code North America 2024. Explore how the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) supports diverse hardware projects and products through shared principles derived from open source software licensing. Discover the evolution from software to hardware open source communities, examining key milestones and future opportunities in the field. Gain insights from Alicia Seidle, Executive Director of OSHWA, hardware hacker, and researcher, who has been instrumental in developing the open source hardware community since 2008, including founding both OSHWA and the Open Hardware Summit conference.