> * We wish to distribute the symbols and footprints under a licencing > scheme which encourages that you give back to the community if you > make changes to the symbols or footprints. The GPL ensures this.
The GPL does *not* do anything about giving back if you make changes. It only prevents you from stopping people from making changes. This is a common misconception; the GPL is about freedoms for the *user*, not benefits for the *developer*. > * We wish to specifically prohibit anybody from building our > symbols or footprints into their products, Replace "symbols or footprints" with "symbol or footprint libraries" and replace "products" with "EDA products". Let's not confuse distribution-as-library with distribution-in-board. > If we distribute symbols or footprints with a licence contained > within the symbol/footprint file, then the file should contain the > entire GPL along with the above text. The gedasymbols.org way is to include a reference to the license, not the license itself, in the symbol/footprint file. For footprints, there are three cases: * The footprint library. * Footprints embedded in .pcb files. * The resulting copper expression on a board. We use "dist-license" for the first, and "use-license" for (ambiguously) the second and/or third, depending on your interpretation of copyright law. _______________________________________________ geda-dev mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-dev
