-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Timothy Miller wrote: > Just to toss in a few thoughts I have specifically about OGA, > TRV10, etc. > > [deleted]
> > If a TRV10 chip were placed on a board with other components that > are not defined as part of OGA, they should not be affected by the > GPL. That is mere aggregation. > The equivalent therefore of runtime linking of shared object libraries? > The OGC1 PCB is a design that is copyrightable. But that copyright > does not spread to the components on it. If someone were to > fabricate OGC1 or OGD1 or whatever PCB and release any mods they > made, that would be legal, as long as they conform to the license. > This is irrespective of what they put on the board. If they copy > TRV10, that's okay too, as long as the licensing is respected. The equivalent in the HW world for static linking therefore (Which AIUI requires GPL releasing) would be to take the OGA, TRV10 etc definition & create a new chip or chipset that extends it's functionality, and is unable to be separated out from it by an end-user... (Even if the end-user has a soldering iron & wire cutters). Hamish. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFJTj+/3QXwQQkZYwRAo0HAJ0WyYB3gggqVIsl9lR4W1rBaNCVwQCdGqzS TvQnaCyY1+dMKUUX4l0e0qs= =/YLE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
