Re: gEDA-user: More footprint stuff

[Mario Klebsch <mario@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Am 27.01.2005 um 10:44 schrieb steve cole:

> Surly the GPL IS the correct licence for the symbols / footprints.

> The GPL would only come into play if you decide to DISTRIBUTE your
> schematics / PCB files, and if you were to do this then a copy of the 
> symbol
> and footprint files would be essential anyway.
> If your designs were to stay internal to your company there would be 
> no need
> to release your symbols to anyone outside.
>
> Your finished PCBs could be thought of as a printed page,

Printoujt does no undo copyright. If material is copyrighted prior to 
printout, it will be copyrighted, too after printout. If a font is 
copyrighted, the copyright remains intact, even after printout, same 
aplies to symbols.

>  you do not supply a
> copy of your fonts and word processor if you sell a book!

Because the license of the font allows you to do so.

A GPLed font would not allow you to do so.

73, Mario
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