looking at the following to allow for a better solution for the geep
licencing
still just sorting out the fine points spelling and full stops etc
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licence notes
commertial use licence
the geep project is hardware , software , ip cores and
documentation
the GNU GPL relates to any software / ip core supplyed with the
project
and documentation for them
the hardware/ schematics/ pcb artwork and hardware documentation is
GNU GPL but also the following BSD licence can apply for commertial
use if the following conditions are met
if the hardware is sold as a genaral purpous device then the GNU GPL
applies
but a charge for hardware is permitted as well as profit
if the hardware is used as an embedded device for a spesific
aplication
and modification of the schematics and pcb are reqiuired for this
then the hardware / schematic and pcb is avalable for use under the
BSD
licence but the unit must not be marketed for use other than that
aplication
or set of associated aplications and must not fall into the
catogory of
beeing a " genaral purpous" single board computer
and must not be marketed as such and the name geep may not be used
to describe the
product , but credit must be given to the geep project
---------------------------------
it keeps the main geep project active and open to development
while offering totaly embedded modified use should be good for all
--- In "Don W. Carr" <> 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?
> > Simple, someone says I want you to open source all of your code
> > because you have used a GPL'd product.
> > They take the company to court, I have to defend myself
regardless.
> >
> > You can get frivolous lawsuits no matter what license you
choose,
> > proprietary, BSD, GPL, MIT, you name it. There are really very
few lawsuits
> > involving GPL. Typically, the person is notified that they used
GPL code and
> > are not in compliance, and they apologize and do what is
necessary to be
> > compliant. End of story.
> >
>
>
> --
> Dr. Don W. Carr
> J. G. Montenegro 2258
> Guadalajara, Mexico
> +52-333-630-0704
> +52-333-836-4500 ext 2930
>
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