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Alex Mykyta
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Re-distribution of the PeakRDL-regblock code generator tool shall adhere to the
terms outlined by the GNU GPL v3 license. For a copy of the license, see:
terms outlined by the GNU LGPL v3 license. For a copy of the license, see:
https://github.com/SystemRDL/PeakRDL-regblock/blob/main/LICENSE
Why GPL?
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GPL was chosen because my intent is to promote a thriving ecosystem of free and
open source register automation tools. GPL discourages this tool to be bundled
into some commercially sold closed-source software, as that would be contrary to
this project's philosophy.
Why LGPLv3?
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LGPLv3 was chosen because my intent is to promote a thriving ecosystem of free and
open source register automation tools. The license terms discourage this tool from
being bundled into some commercially sold closed-source software, as that would
be contrary to this project's philosophy.
What is covered by the GPL v3 license?
What is covered by the LGPL v3 license?
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The GPL license is intended for the code generator itself. This includes all
The LGPL license is intended for the code generator itself. This includes all
Python sources, Jinja template files, as well as testcase infrastructure not
explicitly mentioned in the exemptions below.
What is exempt from the GPL v3 license?
What is exempt from the LGPLv3 license?
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Don't worry. Not everything that the PeakRDL-regblock project touches is
considered GPL v3 code.
considered LGPLv3 code.
The following are exempt and are free to use with no restrictions:
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Absolutely!
Sometimes it may be necessary to integrate this into a larger toolchain at your
workplace. This is totally OK, as long as you don't start distributing it
outside your workplace in ways that violate the GPL v3 license.
outside your workplace in ways that violate the LGPLv3 license.
That said, I'd encourage you to check out the `PeakRDL command line tool <https://peakrdl.readthedocs.io/>`_.
It may already do everything you need.