Re: gEDA-dev: Rant on GPL confussion in regards to geda symbols

[DJ Delorie <dj-at-NOSPAMdelorie_dot_com>]

> Why not state, these symbols may be incoroprated into designs
> without requiring the design to fall under the GPL. However, upon
> request of either the symbols author or a user of the electronics
> any changes in the symbol must be given out freely. Any symbols
> which are modifications of symbols which originated from the
> gedasymbols.org repocitory must be submitted back to gedasymbols.org
> for the use of others.

Even the strictest interpretation of the GPL does not require this,
and in fact, such a restriction would be incompatible with the GPL
because it reduces your freedoms.  Other groups have tried such terms
in their "public licenses" but the FSF has determined they're GPL
incompatible.

We can certainly *request* it, but cannot *require* it.


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