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Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:59:42 -0400
From: Joshua Lansford <Joshua DOT Lansford AT laserlinc DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] use-license: unlimited, dist-license: GPL
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Thank you sir.
~Joshua

On 03/22/2012 12:55 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
>> Now ... what about this ... is sending pdfs of the schematics out for
>> quote by board houses considered a distribution?
> I think any time the symbol/footprint is not "extractable" you're
> clearly in the use-license case.  The grey area is if you distribute a
> *.sch file, from which a symbol could be extracted.  The clearly
> dist-use case is distributing the symbol and/or library on its own.
>
> My personal opinion is, if it's in your schematic, it's use-license.
>
>> I would think not because it understood that they won't keep the
>> schematic for their own purposes.  Thus we aren't "selling" the
>> schematic just the boards.
> Money has no bearing on how the licenses are applied.  The GPL only
> cares about "distribution".
>