gnupic: Thread: PIC USB firmware project on github (was: Traffic lights as extreme feedback device ...)

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On 11.08.2012 02:40, Peter Stuge wrote:
> Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
>> I hope to be able to start adapting it to my project within the next
>> couple of days -- one of the most interesting things that will come
>> out of that will be a good notion of how well it moves across
>> projects.
> 
> Optimizing for that, making the code a library of sorts, is basically
> why I suggest making it a separate project, or product if you will.

OK, I created a new project with only the USB firmware in it at github:

https://github.com/holgero/PicUsbFirmware

>> From my perspective, the license isn't important -- I'll be releasing
>> my code under the GPL anyway.  But I can certainly see an argument for
>> making libraries available under LGPL.
> 
> My argument is for something even more permissive, such as MIT, BSD
> 2-clause or such. LGPL is still too restrictive for a proprietary
> project developer to be able to use the code and contribute, then
> it's fine to stay on GPLv3+. I'm not pushing this very hard, but I
> do think it's worthwhile to consider. If it were my code I would
> go for more permissive, anything embedded is already very niche, so
> I think it's important to gather as many contributors as possible.

And I licensed the new project under the Apache License 2.0, which is
(according to the FSF) "a permissive, non-protective software license".
(AFAIK, it should be permissive enough for proprietary projects to be
able to use the code. But IANAL, so please correct me if I am wrong.)

Best Regards,
Holger.
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