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[Rene Pöschl <poeschlr@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 19/09/17 00:59, José Ignacio wrote:
> The GPL with font exception is probably the better of the two, as it 
> is the least restrictive one contributors seem to agree on


Well we use this already for the 3d model lib.
https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-packages3D/wiki/Model-Licencing

So it would actually suite us as well.

And back in 2015 Wayne also suggested the gEDA route in this message:
https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg21732.html 
<https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg28181.html>

This is the reason we went down that route for the 3d models.


> On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 5:47 PM, Oliver Walters 
> <oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     A further issue that has cropped up twice in the last hour:
>     Library licensing
>
>     https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-library/issues/1259#issuecomment-330374095
>     <https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-library/issues/1259#issuecomment-330374095>
>
>     https://forum.kicad.info/t/default-libraries-gpl-licencing-vs-proprietary-designs/140/8
>     <https://forum.kicad.info/t/default-libraries-gpl-licencing-vs-proprietary-designs/140/8>
>
>
>     We have been discussing this for a while in this thread -
>     https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg28181.html
>     <https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg28181.html>
>
>     It initially looked like we had a consensus but then it quickly
>     devolved and never reached a conclusion.
>
>     *Without entering into the same back-and-forth again, *and with
>     the following stipulations:
>
>     a) All libraries will have the same license agreeement
>     b) A single LICENSE.md file will suffice
>
>     What license should we be using?
>
>     1. CC-BY-SA - This is what Wayne originally suggested IIRC
>     2. modified GPL similar to gEDA license?
>
>
>     I need a consensus on this so I can add the license files to the
>     repositories and add the information to the website.
>
>     Cheers,
>     Oliver