Our policy is that any code added to LinuxCNC has to be compatible with the license terms "GPL version 2 or any later version". https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses
Anything that imposes a restriction on how the software can be used (for example, if it is claimed that using the software requires an additional license, as Beckhoff Automation GmbH reportedly does) cannot be incorporated. For a rather old thread on exactly the same topic, see this one from 2013: https://sourceforge.net/p/emc/mailman/emc-developers/thread/20131022150751.GB2631%40unpythonic.net/ Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
