About DIN SPEC 3105

From OHO - search engine for sustainable open hardware projects

What is DIN SPEC 3105

[[File: about Grafik DIN11.jpg|thumb|' The standard is kept strictly compatible with the OSHWA definition and also cooperates with other standardization projects.] DIN SPEC 3105 is the only official standard in the open-source area. There are a lot of free/open standards in the IT segment (internet protocols etc.). In the hardware sector, we are only aware of the generally recognized OSHWA definition cited above (which, however, does not set an actual standard) and the Open-Know-How metadata standard. We cooperate closely with both initiatives.

DIN SPEC 3105-1 describes an unambiguous and workable definition of OSH and breaks it down into objective criteria for assessing the compliance of a piece of hardware with this definition. The document sets requirements for technical documentation. It is designed as a supplement to existing standards for technical documentation (e.g. VDI 4500) and is not intended to replace them. It focuses on those aspects of technical documentation that relate to compliance with the principles of open source.

The document builds on the OSHWA Definition 1.0 and the Open Source Definition. The standard is kept strictly compatible with the OSHWA definition and also cooperates with other such standardization projects as the Open Know-How Initiative, which developed the first metadata standard for open source hardware.

Die Norm besteht aus zwei Teilen:

DIN SPEC 3105-1

DIN SPEC 3105-1 definiert den Begriff “Open-Source-Hardware” und stellt den Rahmen für eindeutige, zertifizierbare, technologiespezifische Anforderungen an die technische Dokumentation.

DIN SPEC 3105-2

Die Grundsätze und Definitionen der DIN SPEC 3105-1 bilden den Rahmen für die DIN SPEC 3105-2, die wiederum konkrete und praxisnahe Anforderungen an die Einrichtung von Zertifizierungsverfahren stellt.DIN SPEC 3105-2 legt einen community-basierten Zertifizierungsprozess fest, der auf dem wissenschaftlichen Peer-Review-Prozess aufbaut. Das soll ein verlässliches, transparentes Zertifikat schaffen und gleichzeitig Machtkonzentration und Korruption, soweit möglich, ausschließen.

OPEN HARDWARE OBSERVATORY 2020
| |
|||