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From: Attila Kinali<attila@k...>
Date: Thu Aug 2 11:03:39 CEST 2007
Subject: [oc] GPLv3 usable for open HW
On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:01:34 +0200
"Richard Herveille" <richard@h...> wrote:
> This discussion keeps popping up.
> So far the only clean (as in non-controversial) license for hardware is a
> BSD style license.
> Why does everybody try to enforce (L)GPL style licenses on people?
Because i want that if a company uses something i wrote, that
they give also something back. Yes, GPL might be not the right
thing (not even for software). But in the current world, where
it isn't hip for companies to share what they did with open source
software/hardware with the rest of the world, i'd like to have
some kind of protection that i might get something back.
> We are not developing software, we are developing hardware here.
> People should understand that hardware is more costly than software (in
> development, testing and production), therefore it should be fine for
> companies to use the code provided as they feel fit.
Yes and no. Yes, we are developing hardware, yes, it' costs a
lot more to produce and distribute it. But i definitly do not
like to be ripped of by a company if i wrote something non-trivial.
I don't care if they use it, but i care if they make money with it
and do not give anything back.
> Any license that is somewhat vague limits the usability of a core.
ACK.
Attila Kinali
--
Praised are the Fountains of Shelieth, the silver harp of the waters,
But blest in my name forever this stream that stanched my thirst!
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