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Inappropriate License
by hellwig on Mar 7, 2014
hellwig
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This new project on OpenCores caught my attention:
http://opencores.org/project,kvcordic
The author says in the description:
"IMPORTANT: Please go through the license agreement (CORDIC-EULA.txt)
to ensure proper use of the CORDIC IP CORE." I browsed through the
project files, and found the following (in doc/CORDIC-EULA.txt):

"3. Non-Disclosure
Licensee shall keep the Licensed Materials in confidence. Licensee shall not
make the Licensed Materials available in any form to any person other than
Licensee."

As I understand this, I'm not allowed to redistribute the project, not even
to openly discuss its contents. I deem this license totally inappropriate
here and absolutely not compatible with the goals of the OpenCores platform.

Hellwig
RE: Inappropriate License
by kavi on Mar 9, 2014
kavi
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Joined: Apr 14, 2004
Last seen: Feb 27, 2020
Dear Hellwig,

thanks for bringing this into my attention. I will modify the license to be in accordance with OpenCores goals.

I will just need a few more hours to deal with this issue.

Thanks!
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