What if you wanted to sell the schematics/rights, but not give them away?
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:44:19 +0000, steve cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Surly the GPL IS the correct licence for the symbols / footprints. > > The GPL would only come into play if you decide to DISTRIBUTE your > schematics / PCB files, and if you were to do this then a copy of the symbol > and footprint files would be essential anyway. > If your designs were to stay internal to your company there would be no need > to release your symbols to anyone outside. > > Your finished PCBs could be thought of as a printed page, you do not supply a > copy of your fonts and word processor if you sell a book! > > Steve >
