Tag: Open Source
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Open Source in the CERN Courier
Open Source in the CERN Courier The CERN Courier is the magazine hosted at CERN to report on international high energy physics. In its latest issue (July/August 2026), two major Open Source projects are featured. The first story, written by Szymon Łopaciuk, Giacomo Broggi, Frederik Van der Veken and John Salvesen, explains how an open source software suite,
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CERN’s KiCad component library now open source
CERN’s KiCad component library now open source CERN has released its complete KiCad component library, which consists of more than 17 000 electronic components, under an open source licence. The library, maintained by the Design Office in BE-CEM-EPR, complements the hardware designs already published in the Open Hardware Repository. The release was guided by CERN’s
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CERN’s Open Source Programme Office Publishes First Report
CERN’s Open Source Programme Office Publishes First Report Openness is at the heart of how CERN works. The Open Source Programme Office (OSPO) helps teams at CERN make their software and hardware openly available and easier to share. It has now published its first report, available on the CERN Repository. The OSPO was established in
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Northwestern and CERN Step into Collaborative Leadership Role, Fostering Innovation in Open Science
Northwestern and CERN Step into Collaborative Leadership Role, Fostering Innovation in Open Science Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) are stepping into a dynamic leadership position in the third year of the National Institutes of Health Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI) as Co-Chair through Zenodo. Coordinated by
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CERN launches Open Source Programme Office
CERN launches Open Source Programme Office CERN launches its Open Source Program Office to help you with the release of your software and hardware designs Have you ever considered making your software or hardware designs publicly available? Sharing your work with collaborators in research and industry has many advantages, but it may also present some
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ICRC & CERN: open source technologies for humanitarian action
ICRC & CERN: open source technologies for humanitarian action On March 24th, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives from its Delegation for Cyberspace came to CERN for the first in a series of knowledge-sharing sessions on using free and open source technologies to support the vital humanitarian work they carry out across the