Licensing Open Hardware

This lesson introduces licensing considerations and concepts for open hardware projects.

By the end of this lesson you should be able to

• Choose an appropriate license for your open hardware project
• Understand what rights and responsibilites you have when you use a licensed project

Learning objectives

• Understand the basis for licenses
• The real world standing of open source hardware licenses
• Know the considerations involved in choosing a license
• Limitations in using open hardware licenses