My own thoughts...
>I don't think you should need to release the Verilog code for the
firmware of
>your FPGA, even if you link the binary firmware in the kernel. But I do
think
>you should include the source of the C code that loads the bitstream
into the
>FPGA. However, it would increase your sales if you did include the
Verilog
>code, as students could now use the TS-7300 as a learning tool, And
people
>could extend the FPGA in meaningfull ways.
I purchased the TS-7300 specifically because it was advertised as having
the
FPGA. My interpretation of that in the advertisement was that it was
there for
me to make use of, and I expected the deliverable would include
documentation
and data (Verilog or binary form) to allow me to add additional
functionality,
perhaps remove existing functionality (for space), etc. I was rather
disappointed
to learn the current truth (and I'm hopeful that my expectations will
eventually
be met with this product). Not only would this allow people to extend
the FPGA
in meaningful ways, it could bring the value of "Open Source" to a whole
new
level (and with TS hardware being at the center of it).
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