On Saturday 17 March 2007 03:29, Matthew Glenn Shaver wrote: > OK, that I didn't know. The original copyright header says: > > # Copyright (C) 1991-2006 Altera Corporation > # Your use of Altera Corporation's design tools, logic functions > # and other software and tools,
Note " Altera Corporation's design tools" > and its AMPP partner logic > # functions, and any output files any of the foregoing > # (including device programming or simulation files), and any > # associated documentation or information are expressly subject > # to the terms and conditions of the Altera Program License > # Subscription Agreement, Altera MegaCore Function License > # Agreement, or other applicable license agreement, including, > # without limitation, that your use is for the sole purpose of > # programming logic devices manufactured by Altera and sold by > # Altera or its authorized distributors. Even without the MegaCore section, this would seem to suggest that any work using this toolchain is subject to restrictions.. Certainly sufficient grounds for concern. On Saturday 17 March 2007 03:51, Jon Elson wrote: > A VHDL file that is synthesized to program the Mesa board's FPGA isn't > likely to contain Xilinx's IP, but may require something like a PCI macro. It *may* be possible that a snippet of IP *might* be present, certainly not a PCI core. That was not the point being made - The toolchain EULA would appear to restrict what the user can do with the tools. The Altera header quoted would indicate terms that are in conflict with GPL. It could be argued that any HDL files edited under Quartus are "output files".. On Saturday 17 March 2007 06:09, John Kasunich wrote: > As Matt found, that license is here: > https://www.altera.com/support/software/download/license/lic-weprog_lic.htm Sec. 2b "use the Licensed Program for the sole purpose of programming logic devices manufactured by ALTERA" On Saturday 17 March 2007 16:28, Matthew Glenn Shaver wrote: > Programmable logic makers could do a better job of explaining what data > _can_ be redistributed by their customers. More importantly, under what terms - Can we assume HDL output to be free from restrictions (as long as no proprietary IP is included)... What other files lurk in CVS with dubious terms & conditions ?? On Saturday 17 March 2007 14:55, Dale wrote: > Just an opinion and there's no need to have a long drawnout discussion > of the matter. consider it some thing to think about None the less, this issue will keep slapping people in the face with a wet kipper until there is a policy of regular auditing from within. One would have hoped that lessons were learnt from the first time round.. But as can be seen elsewhere, nothing will get done until one of "the few" gets a kick in the knackers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
