

imo i wouldn’t overlook CERN too much due to apparent obscurity. that’s CERN as in WWW & LHC.
plus it’s specifically designed for hw, unlike most of the others which are more likely to lean sw centric?
if your hw is very sw-heavy you could even consider splitting the license types between firmware and hardware if it helps.
not saying what the right choice is for you, just the apparent obscurity i think isn’t such a big issue. but welcome correction.
anywhere shit gets cliquey it gets toxic real fast - and that goes for ANY and ALL organisations.
safe-space concepts often inherently deals with an “us/them” dichotomy, which is unfortunately fertile ground for things getting cliquey.
it’s not that one must lead to the other, its just that the foundation is there so the risk is higher if it’s not managed properly.
this is why safe-spaces need to be protected from within and without. regardless of whether you’re in the clique or out of it, it hurts everyone in the end.