On Sun, Feb 04, 2018 at 08:29:53PM +0100, Nicklas Karlsson wrote:
> https://openethercatsociety.github.io/doc/soem/index.html
> ...
> Features as of 1.2.0 :
>     Changed license to GPLv2 only. Adresses leagal concerns about master 
> licensing.
> ...
> 
> So I guess it is OK.
> 

On this date, that page still contains the text

| You can use SOEM for the sole purpose of creating, using and/or
| selling or otherwise distributing an EtherCAT network master provided
| that an EtherCAT Master License is obtained from Beckhoff Automation
| GmbH.

restricting how the software may be used, modified, and distribured in
contradiciton of other terms of the GPL.

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