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Re: BSD License
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Rudolf Usselmann schrieb:
Hmm, I don't think this is going anywhere. I personally will never use a license that restricts my end users on the usage of my IP Cores. That includes forcing them to contribute anything back. I made a few slight changes to the original BSD style license I posted here. What do you people think of it ? I think this is a good license for your purpose. It seems compatible with LGPL and GPL, so there will be no problems for users that want to combine your cores with other free cores. There is only a small problem: The term "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY". I would replace it with "COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL" for clarification, since the license later refers to "COPYRIGHT HOLDERS" and "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" is a vague term that can mean anything: copyrights, trademarks, patents, etc. Philipp |
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Re: BSD License
by Unknown on Jan 6, 2005 |
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On Thu, 2005-01-06 at 19:46, Philipp Klaus Krause wrote:
Rudolf Usselmann schrieb:
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> Hmm, I don't think this is going anywhere. I personally will > never use a license that restricts my end users on the usage > of my IP Cores. That includes forcing them to contribute > anything back. I made a few slight changes to the original BSD > style license I posted here. What do you people think of it ? I think this is a good license for your purpose. It seems compatible with LGPL and GPL, so there will be no problems for users that want to combine your cores with other free cores. Sorry I get hang up on the "compatibility" as I think GPL and LGPL are very restrictive and as such not compatible with what I am shooting for.
There is only a small problem: The term "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY".
I would replace it with "COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL" for clarification, since the license later refers to "COPYRIGHT HOLDERS" and "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" is a vague term that can mean anything: copyrights, trademarks, patents, etc. Thanks good point !
Philipp
Regards,
rudi
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Re: BSD License
by Unknown on Jan 6, 2005 |
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Sorry I get hang up on the "compatibility" as I think GPL and LGPL are very restrictive and as such not compatible with what I am shooting for. True, (L)GPL isn't compatible with what you're shooting for. But your license is compatible with (L)GPL. Get the difference??? So it may not be worthwhile to use an (L)GPL core in a system that's using your license, as it requires the system to be more open than initially required by your license. However it is worthwhile to add your core to an (L)GPL system, as your license does not add any additional restrictions, nor violate the (L)GPL license. Cheers, Richard |
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