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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/15/2015 5:13 PM, "Torsten Hüter" wrote:
> 
> Hi Wayne,
> 
> thank you very much for your efforts. I'm guessing that this is not an easy topic and takes thus more time. 
> Hopefully a good solution can be found this way.

As soon as I hear back from the FSF, I will forward the license to the
website devs for inclusion on our website and as part of the library repo.

> 
> Maybe it makes then sense to announce this change on the KiCad homepage, I could also imagine to add a definition of the "audience" - just like on the FreeCad homepage. 
> 
> Quote from http://www.freecadweb.org/:
> 
> "[..] 
> Who is FreeCAD for? A couple of user cases:
> The home user/hobbyist. 
> Got yourself a project you want to build, have built, or 3D printed? Model it in FreeCAD. No previous CAD experience required. Our community will help you get the hang of it quickly!
> 
> The experienced CAD user. 
> If you use commercial CAD or BIM modeling software at work, you will find similar tools and workflow among the many workbenches[http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/?title=Workbenches] of FreeCAD. 
> [..]"
> 
> Thanks,
> Torsten
> 
>> I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that I did not forget about
>> our library license issue.  I sent a modified version of the gEDA symbol
>> library (GPL font exception) to the FSF for comment on November 20.  I
>> received a reply that they are looking at and will get back to me.  I'm
>> not sure what is taking so long but as I'm not a lawyer, I would rather
>> get some feedback before making it public.  As soon as I hear back from
>> the FSF and we have an acceptable license, I will forward the license to
>> the library and website devs.  Who knows, if I did a good enough job,
>> maybe I can start my second career as lawyer. 
> 
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