Re: gEDA-dev: About GPL/LGPL and gEDA's symbols/fonts/schematics

[DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> If you distribute the schematic file it doesn't need to be under the
> GPL. However, I'm not sure if the same is true when you _load_
> it. The GPL

The GPL doesn't restrict use at all.  What you can't do is
*distribute* a combination of GPL and non-GPL works that are intended
to only be used together.  You can if they're "mere aggregates".  IMHO
this means if you distribute geda symbols as geda symbols, such that
anyone can use them with geda programs, any schematic can use them,
because that's the intended purpose of geda symbols, and they're not
"part of" your schematic (as long as you don't embed them).  If,
however, you embed a GPL'd symbol into a non-GPL'd schematic (or
visa-versa), you can no longer distribute that schematic under any
terms.  But you can still use it locally.


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