I am all for community symbols, but please leave the GPLv3 out of it. Working in industry, we now have a rule that we should avoid GPLv3 like the plague, and I need to get the companies lawyers involved if I want to consider that software.
Rules like that prevent me from using software and contributing back. I like John's license at http://luciani.org/geda/pcb/pcb-footprint-list.html its clean simple and unambigous Steve On May 16, 2009, at 6:22 AM, Jelle de Jong wrote: > Duncan Drennan wrote: >>> What are good books that explain how to create good save >>> footprints from >>> datasheet specs. I am searching for best practices, math rules and >>> so forts. >> >> IPC-7531A, >> http://portal.ipc.org/Purchase/ProductDetail.aspx?Product_code=81B562C1-B8F8-DB11-8A6A-005056875B22 > > If I buy this document and let somebody make software around it, > released > under GPLv3 and developed in community style will this be possible and > legal? > > What are the alternatives? > > Would it be realist to develop a open standard for the creation and > data > storage for footprints that will be accepted by all open EDA tools, > like > gEDA, pcb, KiCad etcetra? > > Best regards, > > Jelle > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > geda-user@moria.seul.org > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user