Open Hardware at CERN - a quick introduction by Javier Serrano
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Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions Open Hardware at CERN A quick introduction Javier Serrano CERN, Geneva, Switzerland Gathering for Open Science Hardware CERN, Geneva, Switzerland 2 March 2016 Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
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Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Open Hardware at CERNA quick introduction
Javier Serrano
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Gathering for Open Science HardwareCERN, Geneva, Switzerland
2 March 2016
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Open Source Hardware
3 Past challenges
4 Future challenges
5 Conclusions
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Open Source Hardware
3 Past challenges
4 Future challenges
5 Conclusions
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
CERN’s mission
Do basic scienceComponents of matterInteractions
Communicate!Results of researchAny other developments of use to society, coordinated bythe Knowledge Transfer group
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
CERN’s mission
Do basic scienceComponents of matterInteractions
Communicate!Results of researchAny other developments of use to society, coordinated bythe Knowledge Transfer group
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Science and Open Source
Open Source is good. . .For avoiding duplication of effortFor getting peer reviewFor maximizing impact on societyFor avoiding vendor lock-inFor guaranteeing basic freedoms to the users
And isn’t this how fundamental research works too?
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Science and Open Source
Open Source is good. . .For avoiding duplication of effortFor getting peer reviewFor maximizing impact on societyFor avoiding vendor lock-inFor guaranteeing basic freedoms to the users
And isn’t this how fundamental research works too?
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Accelerators
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
The LHC
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
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Detectors
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
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An international organization
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
The CERN Convention
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
CERN and openness
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Beams – Controls – Hardware & TimingOur place at CERN
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Beams – Controls – Hardware & TimingOur place at CERN
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Open source and the unexpected
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
A basic question
Could hardware design be as easy to share as software?
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Open Source Hardware
3 Past challenges
4 Future challenges
5 Conclusions
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
There is an OSHW definition!
Check out http://www.oshwa.org/definition/
Inspired by the Open Source definition for software.Focuses on ensuring freedom to study, modify, distribute,make and sell designs or hardware based on thosedesigns.Now we know exactly what we mean when we say OSHW!
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Layers of openness
Openness is more important when the freedoms it affordscan be easily used by many.Free access to knowledge and the ability of many to dosomething useful with it can trigger “revolutions”, like theprinting press, the industrial revolution and the Internet.
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Empowerment
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
So could this trigger a revolution?
Distributed design and manufacturing has becomeavailable to many.Mass production still means big players can manufacturemore cheaply.But other motivations (ecology, independence. . . ) couldtrigger a customer-driven change of scenario in the future.
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Open Source Hardware
3 Past challenges
4 Future challenges
5 Conclusions
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Example of a project in the Open HardwareRepository (ohwr.org)
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
SPEC: Simple PCI Express FMC carrierMade in Spain, The Netherlands & Poland
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
CERN Open Hardware License – ohwr.org/cernohl
Provides a solid legal basis
Developed in collaboration with Knowledge Transfer Groupat CERN.Better suited than non-HW licenses (GNU GPL, CreativeCommons. . . )Defines conditions for using and modifying licensedmaterial.
Provides a clear legal environmentWritten in a clear, concise style.Easy for licensors to evaluate if it is good for them.
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
CERN Open Hardware License – ohwr.org/cernohl
Provides a solid legal basis
Developed in collaboration with Knowledge Transfer Groupat CERN.Better suited than non-HW licenses (GNU GPL, CreativeCommons. . . )Defines conditions for using and modifying licensedmaterial.
Provides a clear legal environmentWritten in a clear, concise style.Easy for licensors to evaluate if it is good for them.
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
CERN Open Hardware License – ohwr.org/cernohl
Inspired by FOSS licensesAnyone can see the source (design documentation).Anyone is free to study, modify, manufacture and share.Any modification and distribution must happen under samelicense.Persistence makes everyone benefit from improvements.
Takes into account hardware production and distributionWhen producing and distributing licensee is invited toinform the licensor.Distributed HW must come with documentation.
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
CERN Open Hardware License – ohwr.org/cernohl
Inspired by FOSS licensesAnyone can see the source (design documentation).Anyone is free to study, modify, manufacture and share.Any modification and distribution must happen under samelicense.Persistence makes everyone benefit from improvements.
Takes into account hardware production and distributionWhen producing and distributing licensee is invited toinform the licensor.Distributed HW must come with documentation.
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Business modelsDispelling the commercial vs open myth
Commercial Non-commercial
Open
Proprietary
Winning combination.Best of both worlds.
Whole support burdenfalls on developers.Not scalable.
Vendor lock-in.Dedicated non-reusable projects.
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Free-as-in-freedom design tools
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Open Source Hardware
3 Past challenges
4 Future challenges
5 Conclusions
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Economic
Some people would like to but cannot afford to work on opensource. Can some bright economist work out a solution? Whatscarcity should be monetized?
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Legal
Licensing of free software is mostly based on copyright. Thishas limits when applied to hardware. We may need to exploreother instruments, like trademarks.
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
What role for public institutions?
The goal of many public institutions is not to maximize their ownprofit, but impact on society. We need tools to quantify impactof OSHW and free software, and a bit of organization.
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Open Source Hardware
3 Past challenges
4 Future challenges
5 Conclusions
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Interplay between public and private actorsSeven years of experience at CERN
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
Introduction Open Source Hardware Past challenges Future challenges Conclusions
Looking forward to discussing with you all!
Javier Serrano Open Hardware at CERN
