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[Javier Serrano <javier.serrano.pareja@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 10:00 PM, Martijn Kuipers <martijn.kuipers@xxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

> Awesome work!
>
> On Sep 18, 2013, at 8:50 PM, Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> On 09/18/2013 09:48 PM, Miguel Angel wrote:
>
> Just one question, what's the license for GAL/geometry/tool framework?.
>
> GPL V2. Only the router (pcbnew/router/*) is V3.
>
>
No Tom, it's GPLv2+ as the rest of KiCad. And the router is GPLv3+, not V3.


>
> Kicad has the following license (copyright.txt)
>
 Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as KiCad
>  is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not
>  v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated.
>
>
The headers in all files are GPLv2+, and that's what counts legally. I
think copyright.txt is misleading and should probably be changed. I
discussed extensively with Dick, Wayne and Jean-Pierre about this, and we
agreed that v3+ is OK for the router.


> Unfortunately GPLv3+ code is not compatible with GPLv2 code (not to mix
> with GPLv2+, which it is compatible with).
> At least that is my understanding from:
> https://www.gnu.org/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html
> (Interesting text is just below the diagram).
>
> Now, I am no license freak, but as this popped up, I thought I'd mention
> it.
>
> Please let this not distract you from your KiCad work :-)
>

Agreed. Tom, Orson, congratulations! This is amazing work.

Cheers,

Javier