Re: [avrdude-dev] RE: avrdude-dev Digest, Vol 13, Issue 1

[E. Weddington]

On 5 Feb 2004 at 16:39, Jan-Hinnerk Reichert wrote:

> On Thursday 05 February 2004 08:25, address@hidden wrote:
> 
> > For what it's worth, I tested the binary avrdudew32_20040204.zip
> > ("avrdudew32 Version 0.3 for CYGWIN build environment") with the
> > futurlec board under Win2k and it worked perfectly. Actually, it
> > was surprisingly fast, so at first I thought it crapped out. But
> > no, it did what it had to do, just quicker than I expected.
> >
> > Guys, since my addition to avrdude.conf didn't make it to the 4.3.0
> > build, would you object if I made available the modified
> > avrdude.conf file on my website?
> 
> My main concern is generating confusion among the users. You should 
> also wait if one of the elders (SCNR) has something to say about it.
> 
> IMHO, we have no right to forbid you publishing something, as long as 
> you comply with the GPL. However, we might be angry with you, if it 
> turns out badly...
> 
> ----------
> 
> Here's my two cents:
> 
> Safest way is to redirect visitors to the CVS-archive. You can also 
> access the CVS over a webinterface. The link below is a page with all 
> versions of "avrdude.conf.in".
> http://savannah.nongnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/avrdude/avrdude/avrdude.conf.in
> 
> The next one is a download link for the current version of this file:
> http://savannah.nongnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/avrdude/avrdude/avrdude.co
> nf.in?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/plain
> 
> ----------
> 
> If you think this is too complicated for your visitors, you should at 
> least mention that "futurlec"-support is added in CVS and will appear 
> in the next release.
> 
> I also suggest that you don't publish the whole "avrdude.conf", but 
> only the futurlec-definition and/or a .diff there. If you make a diff 
> make sure you include "4.3.0" somewhere in the file name. Saves a lot 
> of space and traffic, too.
> 

IANAL
But since the whole source code (including the configuration file) is published 
under GPL, you're free to do whatever you want with it, including publishing a 
derived configuration file on a website.

It was unfortunate timing that 4.3.0 was being released at the same time as 
your submission for the config file. But, of course, it will be included in the 
next avrdude release. Sorry for any hassle.

My 2 centavos.

Eric