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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: Lennert Buytenhek <>
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 14:35:36 +0200
On Sat, May 06, 2006 at 07:47:51AM -0400, Dave Cramer wrote:

> As a company I can tell you that if I want to put this board into a 
> product and it is licensed under the GPL I have to do weigh the 
> following. How much will it cost me to defend the licensing of my 
> product

Why would you have to?


> vs how much will it cost me to pay someone to design one. Off the top
> of my head I'm betting that designing it is cheaper (for some reason
> lawyers get paid more :( ).

I don't see how you not liking the license on board A's design prevents
you from paying someone to design board B and licensing it under the
BSD license?


> Don't assume that because it is free they will simply use it
> without giving back. In fact the opposite is true.

You mean like with OpenSSH?


cheers,
Lennert


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