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The Open Know-How Specification is a specification and format for how to communicate information about products. The specification is open source, [[OSHWA]] compliant. The specification is used to communicate how to communicate about hardware knowledge. | The Open Know-How Specification is a specification and format for how to communicate information about products. The specification is open source, [[OSHWA]] compliant. The specification is used to communicate how to communicate about hardware knowledge. | ||
=Authors= | |||
Jérémy Bonvoisin University of Bath | |||
Richard Bowman University of Bath | |||
Andre Maia Chagas The University of Sussex, Mozilla Fellow 18/19 | |||
Kaspar Emanuel Kitspace.org | |||
Martin Häuer OSE Germany | |||
Brynmor John Field Ready | |||
Andrés Barreiro Wikifactory | |||
Kshitiz Khanal Kathmandu Living Labs | |||
Andrew Lamb (Chair) Field Ready, Shuttleworth Fellow | |||
Anna Lowe Manufacturing Change | |||
Jenny Molloy University of Cambridge | |||
Neil Noble ex-Practical Action | |||
Nathan Parker MakerNet.Work | |||
Jon Schull e-Nable | |||
Balthas Seibold GIZ | |||
Julian Stirling University of Bath | |||
Emilio Velis Appropedia | |||
Michael Weinberg Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) | |||
Tobey Wenzel Docubricks | |||
Diderik van Wingerden Think-innovation.com | |||
=Pros= | =Pros= | ||
Revision as of 16:01, 3 June 2020
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What is it?
The Open Know-How Specification is a specification and format for how to communicate information about products. The specification is open source, OSHWA compliant. The specification is used to communicate how to communicate about hardware knowledge.
Authors
Jérémy Bonvoisin University of Bath Richard Bowman University of Bath Andre Maia Chagas The University of Sussex, Mozilla Fellow 18/19 Kaspar Emanuel Kitspace.org Martin Häuer OSE Germany Brynmor John Field Ready Andrés Barreiro Wikifactory Kshitiz Khanal Kathmandu Living Labs Andrew Lamb (Chair) Field Ready, Shuttleworth Fellow Anna Lowe Manufacturing Change Jenny Molloy University of Cambridge Neil Noble ex-Practical Action Nathan Parker MakerNet.Work Jon Schull e-Nable Balthas Seibold GIZ Julian Stirling University of Bath Emilio Velis Appropedia Michael Weinberg Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) Tobey Wenzel Docubricks Diderik van Wingerden Think-innovation.com
Pros
A universal format for information about products makes them discoverable. It allows one to assess the license of projects readily. It is a general purpose tool that facilitates open source collaboration.
Cons
The specification does not apply only to open source projects, so the 'open' in the 'Open Know-How' is misleading. Ethical-economy open source organizations such as OSE are not well-served, in that OSE focuses on collaboration with supercooperators only. Doing less is a compromise when aiming for creating the open source economy.