[sdiy] Monowave goes GPL

[James Patchell]

You mean the ladder filter???....The patents have run out on that a while 
ago...they are in the public domain now....no restrictions I know of...

At 08:53 PM 8/24/2005 -0700, tomg wrote:
>To clarify things, that filter was never suppost to be
>sold by anyone. I have a non-profit, for personal
>use only policy on all of my work because that's
>what I promised to do. No one is allowed to use
>anything from my site for a commercial product.
>
>After taking it out I thnk that it's best not to break
>my policy or my promise. The great man has only
>been gone for moments....
>
>That said, please replaced the EFM Moog filter with
>something else if you are going to be selling a new
>Monowave kit.
>
>This has no effect on DIYing one for yourself. If you're
>making your own version for your personal use then
>you are free to use the EFM Moog filter.
>
>Thanks again Paul it's a terrific project that many
>DIYers will have a great time building.
>
>Regards
>Tom
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> > I'm assuming that Paul used the GPL because there is
> > a least one circuit in the Monowave that I reconized
> > right away : )
> >
> > At the time of it's release it was a GPL sort of thing
> > even though it wasn't presented that way at all.
> >
> > Be aware that any modification to the existing platform
> > will also have to be avalible to all under this agreement.
> > Good luck with the MonowaveII.
> >
> > Regards
> > Tom
> >

         -Jim
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