Hello,
First of all, I acknowledge this list is mainly about free software, but
I believe hardware is closely related so I am risking a question about
it here. If there's a better place for this question, please accept my
apologies and let me know where to go!
I really like the idea of copyleft and licenses such as the GPLv3. What
is the closest equivalent of GPLv3 for hardware?
There's lots of talk about "open source hardware" but I haven't seen
anything about free hardware (as in freedom, of course). I understand
that software is more in the realm of copyright and hardware more about
patents, but regardless of the RMS's or FSF's official stance on the
issue, of all the existing "open" hardware licenses, is there one that
most closely matches the GPLv3?
My follow up question is: Since software and hardware are often closely
integrated, if I develop free (as in freedom) hardware, should I license
the hardware under a free hardware license, while separately licensing
the accompanying software under the GPLv3?
Thank you.
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