> I think the question is the other way around, what happens if you > use GPL/ed footprints/components in an commerical design, Will > somebody come along and say that you'll have to give the > schematics/pcb files to the public becuase you used GPL'ed > Symbols/Footprints to produce the board.
Well, they *can*. So far, it's been a question of *will* they. > Maybe it would be possible to get the footprints/symbols under a > license similar to the one of the libc, which allows you to use it > in commercial projects without having to release the source of your > project. Bad example. Linux's libc is GPL'd also.
