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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mark,

I'm not surprised.  Without a license, we would potentially skating on
thin legal ice.  I'm not comfortable with this kind of dubious licensing
arrangement.  There may also be licensing compatibility issues with
using GPL code to generate a licensed file format.  One way to get
around the issue would be to maintain a Python script outside of the
project to generate the odb++.  Any takers to put their own personal
name on that one?  I'll pass.

Cheers,

Wayne


On 9/9/2015 4:27 PM, Mark Roszko wrote:
> Wayne,
> 
> ODB++ is now "open".
> http://www.odb-sa.com/resources
> 
> (You just have to register a simple account that does not require an NDA).
> 
> But yes the shitty part is this:
> "Download of the ODB++ Specification does not grant a license to
> develop software interfaces based on the format specification. We
> openly encourage users to apply for a license to develop ODB++-based
> software as a Solutions Development Partner within the ODB++ Solutions
> Alliance at www.odb-sa.com"
> 
> Though they argue they have never rejected anyone for a license but we
> could always test that hehe.
> 
> Regards,
> Mark
>