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Re: [ts-7000] Re: new GNU openhardware ep9302 based SBC

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] Re: new GNU openhardware ep9302 based SBC
From: "Mark Carlson" <>
Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 20:19:18 -0600
On 5/5/06, pickanameanditstakensoihavethis <> wrote:
> well the licencing has been set to gnu gpl in order to cover  the
> software , ip cores and hardware , but the hardware may have to
> change to a more bsd like licence as it looks like a gpl will
> prevent  manufactuers form making a profit from manufactureing it,
> and as without profit it would not be worth making, that will need
> to be checked and changed to allow it, if it is the case

Quick question:
I'm no licensing expert, but since you've already released the
hardware as GPL, don't you have to keep it that way now?  (Derivative
works and such)  Or am I incorrect?  Is there a way to release it
under the BSD license now?

-Mark


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