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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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OHO has a certification process, through which it is possible to formalize the documentation of each project, this provides technical and administrative support to the quality of the work done, through the application of internationally recognized standards, such as [[DIN Spec 3105]]. | OHO has a certification process, through which it is possible to formalize the documentation of each project, this provides technical and administrative support to the quality of the work done, through the application of internationally recognized standards, such as [[DIN Spec 3105]]. | ||
When a project is certified, it undergoes a review process and, after a positive examination, a document is issued that certifies or validates the information contained in it. | When a project is certified, it undergoes a review process and, after a positive examination, a document is issued that certifies or validates the information contained in it. | ||
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== Participants == | |||
[[File:Applicant_project_certificate-request.JPG|thumb|<small>'''Certification request'''</small>]] | |||
[[File:project_comments2.jpg|thumb|<small>'''Reviews in a project'''</small>]] | |||
[[File:Project_aproved.JPG|thumb|<small>'''Item marked as Approved'''</small>]] | |||
For the certification process to be carried out, the action of the following entities, all active users of the OHO platform, is necessary: | |||
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=== | === Applicant === | ||
This is the person or organization interested in certifying their project. | |||
* | * Must present a Project [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_libre Open Hardware]. | ||
* | * Must provide the technical information of the Project, necessary for its realization. | ||
* | * Must have the [[Technical drawings]] of the Project, which will be submitted for review. | ||
* | * In case the Applicant does not have the [[Technical drawings]], OHO can provide the [[#benefits|CAD design service]]. | ||
<div id="reviewers"></div> | <div id="reviewers"></div> | ||
=== | === Reviewers === | ||
It is a group of people, accredited by OHO, who are in charge of examining in detail the Project documentation, especially the [[Technical drawings]], in order to indicate to the [[#applicant|Applicant]], which aspects must be corrected in the project. | |||
* | * They must have a ''certification_reviewer'' role on the OHO platform. | ||
* | * They must have general or specific knowledge about the project to be reviewed. | ||
* | * The number of reviewers depends on the length and complexity of the project, a minimum of three (03) is established. | ||
<div id="coordinator"></div> | <div id="coordinator"></div> | ||
=== | === Coordinator === | ||
Is the person or authority in OHO, in charge of activating, monitoring and controlling the certification process. | |||
* | * Must have an ''administrator'' role in the OHO platform. | ||
<div id="cab-team"></div> | <div id="cab-team"></div> | ||
=== | === Conformity assessment team (CAB) === | ||
It is a group of people, accredited by OHO, who are in charge of validating the information of the [[#applicant|Applicant]] and the [[#reviewers|Reviewers]], as well as issuing the certification document. | |||
* | * They must have a ''certification_body'' role on the OHO platform. | ||
* | * They must have general knowledge about the project to be reviewed. | ||
* | * The number of conformity assessors depends on the extension and complexity of the project, a minimum of one (01) is established. | ||
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== Start of the process == | |||
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* | The certification process starts with: | ||
* | * The request of the [[#applicant|Applicant]] of the Project who must fill in the [[Request certification for your project]] form, and then proceed with the [[#reviewers|Reviewers]] and the [[#cab_team|Compliance assessment team]]. | ||
* Designation of the [[#reviewers|Reviewers]] and the [[#cab_team|Conformity Assessment Team (CAB)]] by the [[#Coordinator|Coordinator]]. | |||
* From this starts the [[Certification processes]] | |||
<div id="benefits"></div> | <div id="benefits"></div> | ||
== Benefits == | |||
* | [[File:crowd4.png|thumb|<small>''''''</small>]] | ||
* | Many projects with great potential lack good technical documentation and even more so a document that provides international validation. | ||
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* | In this sense, the OHO platform offers any developer the possibility to certify or validate his project under the [[DIN Spec 3105]] standard, bringing with it the following benefits: | ||
* | * A certified Open Hardware project can be clearly differentiated from other initiatives that do not lead to real solutions, which increases the chances of being found by the internet public. | ||
* Certification according to [[DIN Spec 3105]] makes it possible to know the requirements necessary to designate a project as Open Hardware and to update its documentation. | |||
* The certification of more and more projects defines and clarifies a frame of reference for the Open Hardware community about the concept and trends in this type of projects, a frame of reference backed by a globally recognised authority. | |||
* Both the certification process and the CAD design service and technical documentation, provided by OHO, are completely free of charge. | |||
* A certified project has greater possibilities of networking in different groups of the Open Hardware community, which generates opportunities to scale the project and access possible sources of funding. | |||
Latest revision as of 16:35, 23 July 2021
Description
OHO has a certification process, through which it is possible to formalize the documentation of each project, this provides technical and administrative support to the quality of the work done, through the application of internationally recognized standards, such as DIN Spec 3105.
When a project is certified, it undergoes a review process and, after a positive examination, a document is issued that certifies or validates the information contained in it.
Participants
For the certification process to be carried out, the action of the following entities, all active users of the OHO platform, is necessary:
Applicant
This is the person or organization interested in certifying their project.
- Must present a Project Open Hardware.
- Must provide the technical information of the Project, necessary for its realization.
- Must have the Technical drawings of the Project, which will be submitted for review.
- In case the Applicant does not have the Technical drawings, OHO can provide the CAD design service.
Reviewers
It is a group of people, accredited by OHO, who are in charge of examining in detail the Project documentation, especially the Technical drawings, in order to indicate to the Applicant, which aspects must be corrected in the project.
- They must have a certification_reviewer role on the OHO platform.
- They must have general or specific knowledge about the project to be reviewed.
- The number of reviewers depends on the length and complexity of the project, a minimum of three (03) is established.
Coordinator
Is the person or authority in OHO, in charge of activating, monitoring and controlling the certification process.
- Must have an administrator role in the OHO platform.
Conformity assessment team (CAB)
It is a group of people, accredited by OHO, who are in charge of validating the information of the Applicant and the Reviewers, as well as issuing the certification document.
- They must have a certification_body role on the OHO platform.
- They must have general knowledge about the project to be reviewed.
- The number of conformity assessors depends on the extension and complexity of the project, a minimum of one (01) is established.
Start of the process
The certification process starts with:
- The request of the Applicant of the Project who must fill in the Request certification for your project form, and then proceed with the Reviewers and the Compliance assessment team.
- Designation of the Reviewers and the Conformity Assessment Team (CAB) by the Coordinator.
- From this starts the Certification processes
Benefits
Many projects with great potential lack good technical documentation and even more so a document that provides international validation.
In this sense, the OHO platform offers any developer the possibility to certify or validate his project under the DIN Spec 3105 standard, bringing with it the following benefits:
- A certified Open Hardware project can be clearly differentiated from other initiatives that do not lead to real solutions, which increases the chances of being found by the internet public.
- Certification according to DIN Spec 3105 makes it possible to know the requirements necessary to designate a project as Open Hardware and to update its documentation.
- The certification of more and more projects defines and clarifies a frame of reference for the Open Hardware community about the concept and trends in this type of projects, a frame of reference backed by a globally recognised authority.
- Both the certification process and the CAD design service and technical documentation, provided by OHO, are completely free of charge.
- A certified project has greater possibilities of networking in different groups of the Open Hardware community, which generates opportunities to scale the project and access possible sources of funding.