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Someone *please* correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the general

You are completly right. At first sigh, because it's what happen in the
software world.

GPL force "derivative form of work" to be release under GPL. That means
that if you build a programm that is based under mysql, it must be GPL.
BUT if you use something "beside" it, it's ok.

It's what's happen with closed source Nvidia code inside the Linux kernel.
The driver was first maid for windows not targeting only linux, as for the
code of one old fiel system. That's a very specific case.

A more annoying things, is that you mix copyright/source/GPL with real
things that are not inside the copyright law. So i don't realy know the
obligation towards the source code when you have the object in your hand.

In the SW world, if you have a GPL binarie, your provider must provide you
the source code as said by the GPL. But GPL is a licence on copyrighted
material which not apply to goods. So i don't know what could happen.

> Someone *please* correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the general
> difference is:
>
> If your cores were LGPL, anyone could use it in whatever design they
> wanted, but if they changed any of the cores you released in the
> process, they would have to release their changes.
>
> If your cores were GPL, and someone used them in a design, their
> entire design would have be released under the GPL.
>
> At least, that's my understanding (or misunderstanding).
> Mike
>
> On 11/16/05, Nicolas Boulay <nico@s...> wrote:
>> If you maid a difference between student and XYZ Corp in your licence,
>> you
>> don't do 'free software'  anymore.
>>
>> You could  use GPL or LGPL to force user to publish there modification
>> to your
>> core. If you own all the copyright, you could also sell "closed" version
>> of
>> your code, like Trolltech do for Qt and MySQL Labs with Mysql.
>>
>> Nicolas Boulay
>>
>> Le mercredi 16 Novembre 2005 19:40, dsp@m... a écrit :
>> > I've read over both GPL and GNU Lesser licenses, and have one concern.
>> > Hopefully someone here has experience or can offer an explanation.
>> >
>> > My concern is this:
>> > I've written/am writing core modules for my TI Dev board project, and
>> > want to release these cores as 'free software' to individuals,
>> > however, would like those that would use this set of cores in a
>> > profitable way to contribute back to QorTek in one form or another.
>> >
>> > I have no problem with students/individuals using these cores for
>> > school/personal projects, in fact I encourage them to do so. But if
>> > XYZ Corp wants to use the cores in verbatim/modified form and sell
>> > that software based on these cores, is there a way to impose fees on
>> > them? Is there another license that covers this?
>> >
>> > I dont want to start any flame wars, I'm just new to GNU GPL/Lesser
>> > and general software licenses.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> > Brian
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