On Wed, 4 May 2005 13:04:09 -0400
Timothy Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "behavioral code". Here's what
> the pieces are:
>
> (1) Software source code, models, and documents -- all public licenses
> (2) Minimal RTL for the prototype board -- all LGPL
> (3) Complete OGP RTL -- combination of LGPL and proprietary code
>
> At a later date, all proprietary code will be converted to GPL.
Ok, another misunderstanding ^^'
> > If i read the chart right, then the latest date would be Jan '06,
> > but knowing that the amount of money needed is at least 5 digits
> > i do not think that the community can raise such a big found in
> > this short time. Especialy as there is no "product" to buy.
> > And even after the card is on sale, i think it would be still
> > very hard to raise enough money to pay you adequatly.
>
> Money that buys us out would not be a donation. It would be equity in
> a company. The community and other investors would OWN it. They
> would decide where the money goes, hire people, pay salaries, elect
> board members, etc.
>
> The instant a useful amount of money came in, we would immediately
> incorporate and hand out shares to those who provided money.
I more thought about the way how blender was bought. After
NaN went bancrupt there was a big found raising in the community
that got the 10k USD together to buy the code. Ok, now there
is a legal organisation behind it getting more founding, but
the main part of the project is a mere OSS thing.
I know that this is not fully possible as we are discussing
hardware. I know that we first need a prototype board which
needs real money to be build. And then we need the software
and other tools, not to talk about what is involved in
doing an ASIC.
Attila Kinali
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