Mark, I'm not surprised. Without a license, we would potentially skating on thin legal ice. I'm not comfortable with this kind of dubious licensing arrangement. There may also be licensing compatibility issues with using GPL code to generate a licensed file format. One way to get around the issue would be to maintain a Python script outside of the project to generate the odb++. Any takers to put their own personal name on that one? I'll pass.
Cheers, Wayne On 9/9/2015 4:27 PM, Mark Roszko wrote: > Wayne, > > ODB++ is now "open". > http://www.odb-sa.com/resources > > (You just have to register a simple account that does not require an NDA). > > But yes the shitty part is this: > "Download of the ODB++ Specification does not grant a license to > develop software interfaces based on the format specification. We > openly encourage users to apply for a license to develop ODB++-based > software as a Solutions Development Partner within the ODB++ Solutions > Alliance at www.odb-sa.com" > > Though they argue they have never rejected anyone for a license but we > could always test that hehe. > > Regards, > Mark > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp