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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] Interesting blog post from a commercial EDA vendor
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Am 04.09.2015 um 02:05 schrieb John Griessen:
> It seems odd to me how the blog post from the one founder is implying
> open open open, and yet the business they do is closed licensed.

No surprise on this one. "Open Source" is the current big marketing buzz
in the small scale hardware industry. Open Source software always came
with the implication of collaboration. With hardware this no longer
works, because you have to have the equipment to make the hardware,
which is usually a lot more than just a generic computer. These
companies buzzing "Open Source" all keep their work close to their
chest. No independent development community, no design for easy
replication, no portability.

A non-commercial licence is something which plays a role only with
hardware. With software it doesn't, because one can't sell binaries,
which can be reproduced in a few minutes for free, anyways. Some Open
Source hardware enthusiasts are extremely upset about NC clauses. For my
part I consider them to be crucial for success. Collaboration and
replicability would be much more important, but this doesn't happen.
Hardware is far too easy to re-design from scratch. At least it looks
like it is, which is why many do, if just to have their "own" product.

In addition to this there are many foul-players. Like "Yes, we licenced
it GPL, but we don't publish sources, because the licence doesn't demand
this". Citation from one of the players.


Markus

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