[En-Nut-Discussion] Open Source Hardware...

[John Lin]

Hi Haraid,

Thank you very much!  for your answers and your great Ethernut design...

We are the designer/manufacture of AMC branded Hi-End A/V systems.  We are
trying to get Ethernut into our existing product lines to enable Ethernet
capabilities.  The first stage would be to include the Ethernut without
changes, then we will change the design to fit our needs.  If we add some
new features to it, we will surely feedback to the community.  However, we
got to try it out first....


Best regards,

John


On 12/13/05, Harald Kipp <harald.kipp at egnite.de> wrote:
>
> John,
>
>
> At 12:16 10.12.2005 +0800, you wrote:
> >Hi! If I am to manufacture Ethernut hardware, what is the license of such
> >use? I saw the license on the PCB layout.  There are few questions:
>
>
> >1.  Do I have to remove the "www.egnite.de" on the PCB since on the
> >license it said should not promote the brand without written permission.
>
> The board itself should contain the name or logo of the
> manufacturer. The brand name "Ethernut" is a trademark of
> egnite and should not be used by others for commercial
> purposes.
>
> >2.  Without any modifications, or even minor modifications, can I place
> >our company's website or name on the PCB?
>
> Yes, you should place your companies name on the board.
>
> >3.  Do I have to keep "www.egnite.de" on the PCB layout?  (This is
> >opposite of point 1)
>
> No, you should not keep our name. The only thing that is required:
>
> The best thing would be to place the copyright in the accompanied
> material, possibly the hardware manual or any similar document.
>
> Harald
>
>