>[components] --A--> [KiCad board file] --B--> [pcb hardware]
>The point is that you cannot restrict A, B, C or D with copyright.
Ah, thank you! You have now clearly defined the core concern: A.
Altium is a well lawyered-up EDA company and if you read their EULA
they seem to believe they
>My point of view is not firm yet, other than that I know I am not a communist.
>I don't ever see communism working, no where, no how.
>So if what we have is communism, this explains why there
>are no significant parts in our libraries.
Having attempted to contribute I think it is mostly due to
As an example of how lawyered-up EDA companies treat libraries,
refer to section 3.1 and 3.2 of the Altium EULA:
http://www.altium.com/products/eula.cfm
Their EULA restricts use of libraries to their products. You cannot
restrict the use of something you do not own so I assume Altium's
lawyer
>>>Footprints are not subject to copyright either.
>>>They are not creative: ... they are simple data
>>>gathered from JEDEC, IPC and manufacturer sources.
Copyright is designed to protect the "original expression of ideas,
and not the ideas themselves". For example, if you take a photograph
of
> all are welcome to improve the overall experience anyway they can
Here is what I was thinking would have helped me. Place a "Getting
Started" link on the front page (https://launchpad.net/kicad) which
links to a FAQ page. If the FAQ front page
(https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+faqs) can
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