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The LibreSilicon Public License further extends the dynamic linking policy of the GNU Lesser General Public License by applying the same terms and conditions to PDK components, generated by LibrePDK, LibreCell and other IP cores, licensed under the LSPL. The license also grants users the right to access and modify the source code of any open source components, including PDK components, generated by LibrePDK, LibreCell and other IP cores, licensed under the LSPL.
The LibreSilicon Public License, LSPL for short, should:
 
# be based on the AGPL
By providing protection for users and open source software, HDL code, schematics, layouts and netlists, the LibreSilicon Public License strives to keep the cost of software and hardware development low, and enable users to access the latest technologies.
# cover software, HDL code, schematics, layouts and netlists
The LibreSilicon Public License, LSPL for short, should ensure the following:
# allow dynamic linking of libraries in closed-source projects, like in the LGPL
a) It should be based on the GNU Affero General Public License
# extend the dynamic linking policy from the LGPL to IP-cores licensed under the LSPL
b) Besides software it should also cover HDL code, schematics, layouts and netlists
# make use of the legal protection of topographies (layout designs) of semiconductor products
c) It should incorporate the following aspects of the GNU Lesser General Public License, under the terms of the LGPL:
    1) Allow dynamic linking of libraries in closed-source projects
    2) Extend the dynamic linking policy from the LGPL to PDK components, generated by LibrePDK, LibreCell and other IP cores, licensed under the LSPL, with the same terms and conditions applying as for dynamically linked libraries in the LGPL.

Latest revision as of 21:31, 29 January 2023

The LibreSilicon Public License, LSPL for short, should:

  1. be based on the AGPL
  2. cover software, HDL code, schematics, layouts and netlists
  3. allow dynamic linking of libraries in closed-source projects, like in the LGPL
  4. extend the dynamic linking policy from the LGPL to IP-cores licensed under the LSPL
  5. make use of the legal protection of topographies (layout designs) of semiconductor products
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