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LydByDissing / stroem

The Strøm open source speaker project have been started with the main goal of creating a fully functional "wifi speaker", but as an open sourced product.
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Please use a license that meets the Open Source Hardware Definition #29

Closed penyuan closed 2 years ago

penyuan commented 2 years ago

Thanks for creating the Strøm! What an exciting project, really looking forward to seeing it grow.

I see that this project is currently licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. This is not an open source license. It does not meet the Open Source Hardware Definition, nor does it meet the Open Source Definition, both of which are the widely adopted industry standards.

Please change to a license that meets those definitions, such as one of the three industry-standard CERN OHLv2 licenses. Here is an example on how to apply the CERN OHL v2 license.

Otherwise, the term "open source" should not be used to describe this product.

Thanks!

TooDissing commented 2 years ago

Thank you for mentioning this @penyuan. You are completely correct. We are currently looking into the matter and the various open source licenses. We will choose a new license soon and update everything accordingly.

penyuan commented 2 years ago

Great to know that a true open source license is coming soon! Thank you @TooDissing! Looking forward to it.