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From: marcus.erlandsson at opencores.org<marcus.erlandsson@o...>
Date: Fri May 9 08:22:59 CEST 2008
Subject: [oc] How to sell an open core?
Providing OpenSource IP (OSIP) is necessary in order to take the next
step up in design methodology, we can’t re-invent the wheel for every
design.
Another beauty with OSIP is that if the core is frequently used, then
this core is more verified then commercial cores, since its being
tested by so many different engineers world-wide in different ways.
The benefits from a developer standpoint are to get help with the
extensive work in verifying the core. We all know that the design
proportion of an IP is 10-20% and the rest is simulation/verification.
Another benefit is the credit which is given to the developer by the
header-text in all the design files. To have a track record working
towards OpenCores is very good when looking for job opportunities for
commercial companies.
So, my comments to some of your questions are:
Regardless who uses your OSIP, your header-text is always included,
providing credit too the engineer, presenting the license form and
that it’s from OpenCores.
To make commercial products in the end is vital for the OpenSource
growth, basically there are allot of commercial companies that put
allot of time/resources in verification which brings the OCIP up to
another level. It also creates a bigger demand for commercial support
which can benefit the developing engineer.
Regards,
Marcus Erlandsson
----- Original Message -----
From: Víctor López<victor.lopez@o...>
To:
Date: Thu May 8 20:40:55 CEST 2008
Subject: [oc] How to sell an open core?
> I was wondering that with the LGPL license I am letting anybody
> make
> profit out of my cores as long as they leave my name in the
> author's
> field... would that permit the obscene situation in which an
> enterprise
> sells my core to other enterprise without even making any changes
> to
> it? Or am I wrong?
> I mean, acting as a devil's advocate, what if I take all the LGPL
> cores at OpenCores and sell them thru Xilinx's coregen program? I
> do
> know I can get them for free at opencores.org... but who else does?
> I'd
> like to know anybody's thoughts about this.
> Personally, I don't mind about other people making money by
> integrating my opencore in a bigger system (JPEG encoder core as a
> part
> of a digital camera, for instance), but I'd like to know who is
> using
> it, just for the sake of it. What license would make sense for
> that?
> Regards,
> Víctor López
>
>
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