CERN Open Source Program Office

Welcome to the technical documentation of CERN’s OSPO.

Are you a developer thinking of diving into the open-source world, or have inquiries regarding your open-source software, gateware, or hardware designs? You will find the necessary information within these pages. From contact details for the OSPO, to the nitty-gritty on copyright, licensing, and doing your due diligence. We have also sprinkled in some wisdom on best practices for steering your open-source project towards success.

For those interested in flagship open-source projects at CERN, check out our outreach website.

This site is written with CERN developers and designers in mind, but much of its content should be useful even if you are not working at CERN. Whether something is CERN-specific should be clear from the context. Questions or comments? They are all welcome in our forum.