Yes, while I still strongly dislike the idea of a FOSS project encouraging that sort of licensing behavior, legally speaking that would work.
Personally I would rather Mentor get stuffed with that restriction, but your 5 cents are worth more than my two. :D On Sep 12, 2015 12:11 PM, "Tomasz Wlostowski" <tomasz.wlostow...@cern.ch> wrote: > On 12.09.2015 18:04, Chris Pavlina wrote: > > Not GPL-compatible because the restriction would apply to anyone making > > a derivative of KiCad as well. The only way I can see to do this is a > > clean-room reverse engineering, which does not appear to be feasible. > > Use plugins. The ODB++/IPC-2581 ones could be kept outside mainline > Kicad if we would ensure they can be easily installed by a non-programmer. > > - my 5 cents, > Tom > > > > > > > On Sep 10, 2015 12:48 PM, "Mark Roszko" <mark.ros...@gmail.com > > <mailto:mark.ros...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Nope, you don't have to advertise for Mentor Graphics > > > > Here are the terms: > > > > 4. PROMOTION. > > > > Participant agrees to promote the integration between the ODB++ > Format > > and the Participant Products by: (i) joining the ODB++ Solutions > > Alliance as a “solutions development partnering” member, via the > ODB++ > > Website, including providing a quote about Participant’s ODB++ Format > > implementation for use in Mentor Graphics’ promotional materials and > > on the ODB++ Website; (ii) allowing Mentor Graphics to use > > Participant’s logo in Mentor Graphics promotional materials and on > the > > ODB++ Website; (iii) including a brief factual statement on the ODB++ > > Format implementation in Participant’s promotional materials and a > > link from Participant’s website to the ODB++ Website; (iv) making a > > visible acknowledgement in the Participant’s Products (user-interface > > and documentation) of the support received from Mentor Graphics under > > this Agreement for the implementation of the ODB++ Format; and (v) > > agreeing to the publication by Mentor Graphics of the existence of > > Participant’s membership in the ODB++ Solutions Alliance. > > > > > > > > > > I highly doubt Altium and Cadence (both large EDA developers) would > be > > supporting ODB++ if they have to advertise their competitor. Its just > > really slapping the logo on the supported products page for ODB++ and > > some marketing FUD for ODB++ because they really want it to take off > > for some reason. > > http://www.odb-sa.com/partners/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > >
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