10 years ago, the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) kicked off the process of creating an open source hardware certification. In the decade since, OSHWA has certified thousands of pieces of hardware from over 50 countries on 6 continents [1] as compliant with the community definition of open source hardware.[2]

This presentation will discuss why the certification program was created in the first place, how it is being used today, and what lessons other communities might be able to learn from its success.

[1] https://certification.oshwa.org/list.html [2] https://www.oshwa.org/definition/