Re: [Kicad-developers] Library License

2012-03-24 Thread Opendous Support
>[components] --A--> [KiCad board file] --B--> [pcb hardware] >The point is that you cannot restrict A, B, C or D with copyright. Ah, thank you! You have now clearly defined the core concern: A. Altium is a well lawyered-up EDA company and if you read their EULA they seem to believe they

Re: [Kicad-developers] Library License

2012-03-24 Thread Brian F. G. Bidulock
Dick, The point is that you cannot restrict A, B, C or D with copyright. --brian On Sat, 24 Mar 2012, Dick Hollenbeck wrote: > [components] --A--> [KiCad board file] --B--> [pcb hardware] > > [components] --C--> [Commercial software board file] > > > Seems we have universal agreement tha

Re: [Kicad-developers] Library License

2012-03-24 Thread Brian F. G. Bidulock
Fabrizio, On Sat, 24 Mar 2012, Fabrizio Tappero wrote: > Brian, > > On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 12:10 AM, Brian F. G. Bidulock > wrote: > > Karl, > > > > On Fri, 23 Mar 2012, Karl Schmidt wrote: > > > >> There is a very easy solution to all this - use the LGPL for anything > >> that gets distribute

Re: [Kicad-developers] Library License

2012-03-24 Thread hauptmech
I think that while C would be a concern if KiCAD were a commercial effort, it is in fact desirable for an open source project to be thus pillaged. Either true value added is provided by a good company and KiCAD get's some credit; or you sic the EFF on them and get some publicity. Anyway, here's my

Re: [Kicad-developers] Library License

2012-03-24 Thread Dick Hollenbeck
[components] --A--> [KiCad board file] --B--> [pcb hardware] [components] --C--> [Commercial software board file] Seems we have universal agreement that we are not trying to restrict A or B. [pcb hardware] --D--> [pcb hardware] There is some question as to whether anyone can restrict cop

Re: [Kicad-developers] Library License

2012-03-24 Thread Fabrizio Tappero
Brian, On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 12:10 AM, Brian F. G. Bidulock wrote: > Karl, > > On Fri, 23 Mar 2012, Karl Schmidt wrote: > >> There is a very easy solution to all this - use the LGPL for anything >> that gets distributed with kicad and don't think or talk about it any >> more. - Ever. > > An LGP