The repo's LICENSE is GPLv3 — strong copyleft, originally designed for software.
For open hardware, more standard choices are:
- CERN-OHL-S (strong copyleft) — designed specifically for hardware; "derivative work" rules map cleanly to PCBs and schematic revisions
- CERN-OHL-W (weakly reciprocal) — similar but less strict
- CC-BY-SA 4.0 — common across DIY synth community
- CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 — matches the rest of the DIYSynthMNL catalogue (used on VCDO1, etc.) — blocks anyone from white-labelling and selling without contributing back
GPLv3 on hardware is unusual and has some interpretation issues — "distribution of object code" doesn't have an obvious analogue for PCBs.
Action:
The repo's LICENSE is GPLv3 — strong copyleft, originally designed for software.
For open hardware, more standard choices are:
GPLv3 on hardware is unusual and has some interpretation issues — "distribution of object code" doesn't have an obvious analogue for PCBs.
Action: