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The LibreSilicon Public License, LSPL for short, should ensure the following:
The LibreSilicon Public License, LSPL for short, should:
 
# be based on the AGPL
# It should be based on the GNU Affero General Public License
# cover software, HDL code, schematics, layouts and netlists
# Besides software it should also cover HDL code, schematics, layouts and netlists
# allow dynamic linking of libraries in closed-source projects, like in the LGPL
# It should incorporate the following aspects of the GNU Lesser General Public License, under the terms of the LGPL:
# extend the dynamic linking policy from the LGPL to IP-cores licensed under the LSPL
## Allow dynamic linking of libraries in closed-source projects
# make use of the legal protection of topographies (layout designs) of semiconductor products
## Extend the dynamic linking policy from the LGPL to PDK components 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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