[hpsdr] Wrong license applied to projects on HPSDR web site

[Bruce Perens]

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Hi,

It seems that the projects on the HPSDR website uniformly have the 
Non-Commercial license listed as their license.
This just seems to be a mistake.

1. We should not represent ourselves as an Open Source project while 
using the Non-Commercial License, which doesn't qualify as Open Source. 
The Open Hardware License does.
2. The Non-Commercial License will scare potential manufacturers away.
3. If you have not actually taken out a patent on your device, you can'  
enforce the Non-Commercial License against manufacturers in a court, as 
schematics are not copyrightable. You can potentially enforce it against 
parties that commercially distribute copies of the plans. But you might 
as well use the Open Hardware License if you don't have a patent. Even 
this would be difficult to enforce.
4. All of the above seem not to be part of any sensible strategy for HPSDR.

     Thanks

     Bruce


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