Paul,
You are simply wrong in your interpretation of the GPL here.
The linuxcnc.org project is not alone in applying the GPL to software
that runs on FPGAs and is compiled by proprietary tools. The GNU
project "gnuradio" is another (and you can bet that official GNU
projects have a high level of
On Tue, 2008-11-25 at 08:58 +, paul_c wrote:
> Quartus does not qualify as a "major component", nor is it free, neither is
> it's output - Please read Altera's T&C.
If we're in trouble, so is the GNU Radio project. As an example, if you
download their latest version and look in the archive fi
On Saturday 22 November 2008, Jeff Epler wrote:
> As described in the gpl version 2 faq, the use of a proprietary
> toolchain is not problematic in gpl2 software:
> Q: Can I release a program under the GPL which I developed using
> non-free tools?
>
> A: Which programs you used to edit
