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Giacomo Bernardi wrote:

Le dimanche 9 Janvier 2005 12:28, John Sheahan a écrit :
> Giacomo Bernardi wrote:
> > I can't understand very well why the hardware would require a different
> > license from software.
>
> its worth remembering the GPL is based in copyright law, which does not
> actually apply to a hardware product. I see little point in choosing a

copyright law apply to hdl source code. There is some more special protection 
for "silicon improvement" but i never find somebody to explain about this 
special protection.

> license that is unlikely to stand up to serious challenge (for a
> physical product that is).
> Thats only going to dissuade those likely to assist, (and the converse)
>
> > The GPL license, and the LGPL too, defends not only the rights of the
> > author, but especially the rights of the author as  a part of a
> > community.
>
> surely the author gets to choose. Hardware is different to software,
> I see these as very software oriented arguments...
> While the GPL suits some things fine, its not appropriate for many things.
>
> > An example is the spice program of Berkeley. It was first developed at
> > Berkeley and realesed with BSD license.
>
> I never actually found an explicit license for the original spices.
>
> john
>
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