GEDA development .... was:Re: gEDA-dev: pcb FAQ: how many layers?

[Svenn Are Bjerkem]

On 5/11/07, Igor2 <igor2 at inno.bme.hu> wrote:
> On Sun, 6 May 2007, Bob Paddock wrote:
>
> >Of course he never read the 52+ pages of the commercial
> >compiler license we are using, at $4k per seat, that says the same
> >thing in a lot more words.  It appears he just assumes it
> >is a commercial company so they can be sued.
>
> Probably offtopic, but some time ago I've spent some time on acquiring
> licenses of commercial software and read them to find the tricky
> points. (It was just for fun since I do not use non-free software.)
> For some mechanical CAD program, the license says that the result of the
> calculations done by the software should not be trusted and if something
> designed with the program goes wrong the user is responsible. It's
> explicitly stated that the user should recalculate everything by hand
> after using the program. It's really sad that nearly none of the users
> read the license :)

Licenses are legal documents. They are supposed to be used by lawyers
and not by engineers. As an engineer you should not worry about
licenses, and you should not discuss about it. What would make the
difference if the users read the license? Should the engineer walk up
to the CEO and say: "I do not agree with the Microsoft EULA?" What
would happen? It's a do or die business for employed engineers.
Consultants and contractors can do what they want. Sometimes I envy
them......

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Svenn