On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 06:22:07PM -0500, Matt Shaver wrote: > I'm not sure there is a problem here, but here goes... If you go to this > website: > http://dynomotion.com/ > and download this file: > http://dynomotion.com/Software/KMotion418.exe > and run it (I used WINE), it installs some CNC control software that > incorporates some of EMC's source code. It requires user agreement to > the EULA below which contains all sorts of non-GPL type restrictions. > > There is actually a bunch of source code included with the program, but > not enough to build the entire program (I don't think...). I also > suspect that the EMC code is "linked" in the GPL sense. Either way, the > EULA, wow...
I see parts of the original PD EMC interpreter, plus a trajectory planner that is like neither EMC or EMC2's, plus lots of other stuff that has nothing to do with EMC2. It looks to me like a combination of PD EMC code, and a bunch of original work. I do see 3D_chips_2.ngc which says something about GPL in a comment: N05 ( This program is copyright of Rab Gordon, Gary Drew, and Paul Corner.) N10 ( It is released here under a GPL without warranty to do with as you may.) Since a gcode file is its own source (?) I don't see how this can be any violation. It is an odd license statement and the "do with as you may" seems to grant additional privileges and sure makes it hard to fault anyone for anything. I don't see a problem here (yay). Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return on Information: Google Enterprise Search pays you back Get the facts. http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
