Re: [oc] RE: [pci] PCI core ( LICENSING )

[nico <nico@seul.org>]

On 04 Apr 2003 23:37:15 +0700
Rudolf Usselmann <rudi@asics.ws> wrote:

> On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 21:42, Kevin Kilzer wrote:
> > Joachim Strömbergson <Joachim.Strombergson@InformAsic.com> provided
> > important information on Fri, 04 Apr 2003 14:29:20 +0200...
> > >Not to start a license-war, but I usually prefer a BSD-style
> > >license in favor of the (L)GPL types. The BSD-license is an "AS
> > >IS", disclaimer style license that protects *me* from any problems
> > >caused to someone using my kludge. Also, it gives the user the
> > >right to do whatever he/she/it wants with the code, including
> > >keeping all changes to himself. The only restriction is the need to
> > > retain/produce the copyright notice itself.
> > 
> > OK, suppose that I use an open core in an FPGA.  Where shall I then
> > post the copyright notice?  What will it look like?
> > 
> > I could imagine it on the chip label (using rather small type), on a
> > sticker near the chip (slightly larger type), prominently on the
> > product label (probably small type here, too), or in the manual.
> > 
> > It might look something like a movie credit:
> > 	PCI core provided by Victor H. DeLicense <vhdl@cores-r-us.com>	:->
> > 
> > Is this line of reasoning correct?
> 
> 
> Kevin,
> 
> I believe all that "duplication" and "maintaining" of
> the license/copyright is mostly intended for source
> code (re)distributions of the IP cores. As you point
> out it is unreasonable to expect a license to be
> duplicated/posted on a final product containing the
> IP core. Perhaps somewhere in the user documentation
> it might be "nice" to mention that "The PCI Interface
> was provided by John Doe Developer through
> OpenCores ...."
> 

Beside that, such licences are for copyrighted product. But copyright
don't apply to manufactured product. But this is still a derivated
work of a copyrighted material. The licence apply to the code.

That's a bit tricky but that's the law.
(and there are specific law about "silicium" product but i don't know
precisely about it)

nicO

> Just my HO ...
> 
> Regards, 
> rudi
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