Re: [avr-gcc-list] Bootloader Wierdness

[Reza Naima]

Well, the bootloader itself (the thing that goes on the AVR) is
unrestricted, so use where you want -- commercial included.  The
avreflash is GPL'ed, but it's only the PC program used to do the
reflashing.  You can use it as it is in a commercial setting, but if you
add to (or modify) the code, then that resulting code is also under the GPL.  

I set it up this way so as not to limit it's use in commercial settings.


Reza

On Sat, Aug 21, 2004 at 06:16:47AM -0400, Bob Paddock sent me this...
> On Saturday 21 August 2004 05:38 am, Reza Naima wrote:
> 
> > weekend.  I've also talked to Bryce who wrote the avr terminal program
> > (generic terminal program) -- he said he's willing to incorporate the
> > bootloader reflashing code into his terminal program which will be
> > great...
> >
> > http://www.reza.net/avr
> 
>  "The source for the bootloader programmer, avreflash, is protected under the 
> GPL."
> 
> I wanted to ask to be sure; that excludes me from using it in a commercial 
> embedded system?   You only said the source was GPL, not the resulting output 
> code.
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