Forum Link: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog-specific/eevblog-333-unwritten-rules-of-oshw<br /><br />Dave lists the 5 unwritten rules of Open Source Hardware (OSHW), that have essentially been around since the very early electronics magazine project days.<br />These are over an above the legal obligations under whatever license is used.<br /><br />#1 Don't clone. Innovate.<br />#2 If you sell it, you support it.<br />#3 Consider giving the original author a cut<br />#4 Respect the wishes of the original author<br />#5 Don't use the original authors name or project name (but do credit them)<br /><br />EEVblog Main Web Site:<br />http://www.eevblog.com<br />EEVblog Amazon Store:<br />http://astore.amazon.com/eevblogstore-20<br />Donations:<br />http://www.eevblog.com/donations/<br />Projects:<br />http://www.eevblog.com/projects/<br />Electronics Info Wiki:<br />http://www.eevblog.com/wiki/
