On June 12, 2014 Elon Musk caused a stir by announcing Tesla's decision to open its patents. To many, Tesla's bold move signaled the beginning of an era and an open call for open source.
In that same blog entry Musk writes, "Technology leadership is not defined by patents, which history has repeatedly shown to be small protection indeed against a determined competitor, but rather by the ability of a company to attract and motivate the world’s most talented engineers."Developments in open source are not just exciting as viable and marketable options, but as a real boon for innovation. Growing interest along with shared goals to create and better developments in science and technology inspired a team at CERN to create the Open Hardware Repository and Open Hardware License. Additionally, open source hardware groups hope to inspire more people from diverse backgrounds to join the innovation.
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