--- kmk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dan McMahill wrote: > > > - what about selling a proprietary layout? pcb embeds the footprint > > in the .pcb file so can I offer a .pcb file for sale to someone if the > > footprints are GPL? Probably not. > > The GPL explicitly allows reselling: > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney > > (I guess, this is the reason why John Luciani insist on the "No fee > license")
But not of a proprietry layout. You'd need the equivalent of a 'runtime exception': http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/17_intro/license.html ...although I've no idea what you'd call it here. > > - desire to promote free footprint libraries to work with our free > > layout tool > > ack. The libs are really an indispensable part of the tool set. If they > were proprietary with a relevant fee it would smell like "Give away > printers and cash in for the ink." > > Just my 2cents > > ---<(kaimartin)>---- > > -- > Kai-Martin Knaak > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Blog: http://lilalaser.dyndns.org/blog > ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com
