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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, while I still strongly dislike the idea of a FOSS project encouraging
that sort of licensing behavior, legally speaking that would work.

Personally I would rather Mentor get stuffed with that restriction, but
your 5 cents are worth more than my two. :D
On Sep 12, 2015 12:11 PM, "Tomasz Wlostowski" <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On 12.09.2015 18:04, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> > Not GPL-compatible because the restriction would apply to anyone making
> > a derivative of KiCad as well. The only way I can see to do this is a
> > clean-room reverse engineering, which does not appear to be feasible.
>
> Use plugins. The ODB++/IPC-2581 ones could be kept outside mainline
> Kicad if we would ensure they can be easily installed by a non-programmer.
>
> - my 5 cents,
> Tom
>
>
>
> >
> > On Sep 10, 2015 12:48 PM, "Mark Roszko" <mark.roszko@xxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:mark.roszko@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >     Nope, you don't have to advertise for Mentor Graphics
> >
> >     Here are the terms:
> >
> >     4. PROMOTION.
> >
> >     Participant agrees to promote the integration between the ODB++
> Format
> >     and the Participant Products by: (i) joining the ODB++ Solutions
> >     Alliance as a “solutions development partnering” member, via the
> ODB++
> >     Website, including providing a quote about Participant’s ODB++ Format
> >     implementation for use in Mentor Graphics’ promotional materials and
> >     on the ODB++ Website; (ii) allowing Mentor Graphics to use
> >     Participant’s logo in Mentor Graphics promotional materials and on
> the
> >     ODB++ Website; (iii) including a brief factual statement on the ODB++
> >     Format implementation in Participant’s promotional materials and a
> >     link from Participant’s website to the ODB++ Website; (iv) making a
> >     visible acknowledgement in the Participant’s Products (user-interface
> >     and documentation) of the support received from Mentor Graphics under
> >     this Agreement for the implementation of the ODB++ Format; and (v)
> >     agreeing to the publication by Mentor Graphics of the existence of
> >     Participant’s membership in the ODB++ Solutions Alliance.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     I highly doubt Altium and Cadence (both large EDA developers) would
> be
> >     supporting ODB++ if they have to advertise their competitor. Its just
> >     really slapping the logo on the supported products page for ODB++ and
> >     some marketing FUD for ODB++ because they really want it to take off
> >     for some reason.
> >     http://www.odb-sa.com/partners/
> >
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