> Rich Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > We've been putting together some robot-related software and hardware. We > > want to release this with a DFSG-compliant license set. For the > > software, GPL, no problems. For the hardware we propose to include .pcb > > files for pcb, .sch files for gschem, and .asm files for the PIC > > firmware. What licenses are appropriate for hardware releases? > > If it's got source code of some sort, then it would seem to me that > the GPL is just fine. Alternatively, you could just use a BSD-style > license.
Umm; the .sch and .pcb files are not really source code; they are more like .pdf files. Also, I'm using a GPL rather than BSD license for the traditional philosophical reasons: this is an addition to the commons, rather than a gift to the public domain. cheers, Rich. -- rich walker | technical person | Shadow Robot Company | [EMAIL PROTECTED] front-of-tshirt space to let 251 Liverpool Road | London N1 1LX | +UK 20 7700 2487